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Description of The Internet Entrepreneurs

It takes guts to lose money. Particularly when it's other peoples. Especially when it adds up to $4 billion. That is roughly the sum the 13 internet entrepreneurs featured in this book lost in 1999. Maybe the pain is eased by the knowledge that despite these hefty losses, the 12 companies had a combined market capitalization of $170bn, giving the 13 entrepreneurs a combined wealth of more than $35bn. The people in this book represent the leading managers in the Internet industry. They are quizzed about their strategies, their motivations and their ambitions at this crucial point in the evolution of the new medium.
Bob Davis - Lycos Searching Out The Next Deal Jerry Yang - Yahoo Underlining That Size Matters Jay Walker - Priceline Storming The Barricades Of Commerce Jim Barksdale - Netscape Proof that Adult Supervision Works Jeff Bezos - Amazon Building The Net's Biggest Brand Christos Cotsakos - E*Trade Courage Under Fire David Hayden - Critical Path Innovation As A Way Of Life Steve Kirsch - Infoseek Altruism Born Of Technology Talent Rod Schrock - AltaVista From Big Business To Net Start-Up Joe Kraus - Excite Passion And Commitment To A Business Ideal Candice Carpenter and Nancy Evans - iVillage A Different Vision Of Net Success Pierre Omidyar - eBay Bidding To Distance The Competition These are the original internet business gurus, and their views on how they got there, and, crucially, where web business is going next. This title is essential reading for everyone in e-World. Rules are good: these people break them.

Title Information

ISBN:

9780273649212

Pages:

224 pages

Format:

Paperback

Product Code:

12467

Publisher:

Pearson Education Limited

Published:

27/07/2000

Edition:

1st Edition

Press and Industry Reviews

'A fascinating account of how the biggest names on the web made their millions'
Chris Ayres, The Guardian

'Completely compelling.'
Andrew Baxter, The Times

'Outstanding. Price's book reveals chapter-by-chapter how these pioneers of the internet defied business logic to get to the top. A wonderful addition to our understanding of the new economy.'
Dominic Rushe, Sunday Times

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About Chris Price

Christopher Price was the information technology correspondent of the Financial Times, until March 2000. Prior to that, he held a variety of editorial posts over a ten-year period for the FT, Including financial reporter, where he specialised in the media and communications industries. He is currently editor of Eonews.net, a financial services web site. The Internet Entrepreneurs is his first book. He lives and works in London.

Contents of The Internet Entrepreneurs

The Internet Entrepreneurs

1. Searching out the next deal (Bob Davis - Lycos)

2. Underlining that size matters (Jerry Young - Yahoo)

3. Storming the barricades of commerce (Jay Walker - Priceline)

4. Proof that adult supervision works (Jim Barksdale - Netscape)

5. Building the net's biggest brand (Jeff Bezos - Amazon)

6. Courage under fire (Christos Cotsakos - E*trade)

7. Innovation as a way of life (David Hayden - Critical Path)

8. Altruism born of technology talent (Steve Kirsch - Infoseek)

9. From big business to net start-up (Rod Schrock - Altavista)

10. Passion as commitment to a business ideal (Joe Kraus -
Excite)

11. A different vision of net success (Candice carpenter and Nancy Evans - iVvillage)
12. Bidding to distance the competition (Pierre Omidyar - eBay)