More Awesome Than Money, Jim Dwyer
More Awesome Than Money, Jim Dwyer
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More Awesome Than Money
Four Boys and Their Heroic Quest to Save Your Privacy from Facebook

Author: Jim Dwyer

Narrator: Pete Larkin

Unabridged: 12 hr 22 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 10/16/2014


Synopsis


Their idea was simple. Four NYU undergrads wanted to build a social network that would allow users to control their personal data instead of surrendering it to big businesses like Facebook. They called it Diaspora. In days they raised $200,000, and reporters, venture capitalists, and the digital community's most legendary figures were soon monitoring their progress. Max dreamed of being a CEO. Ilya was the idealist. Dan coded like a pro. And Rafi tried to keep them all on track. But as the months passed and the money ran out, the Diaspora Four fell victim to errors, bad decisions, and their own hubris. In November 2011, Ilya committed suicide.

Diaspora has been tech news since day one, but the story reaches far beyond Silicon Valley to the now urgent issues about the future of the Internet. With the cooperation of the surviving partners, New York Times bestselling author Jim Dwyer tells a riveting story of four ambitious and naive young men who tried to rebottle the genie of personal privacy—and paid the ultimate price.

About Jim Dwyer

Jim Dwyer is a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist who writes the "About New York" column for the New York Times. He is also the author or coauthor of several books, including Actual Innocence and 102 Minutes, which was a finalist for the 2005 National Book Award. He lives in New York City.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Darren

This book matches perfectly many startup businesses I have seen. A great concept, an interesting story and a fair bit going for it, yet it falls over with its execution and runs slightly out of steam. The story is undeniably interesting. Four young people wanted to build a social network that would g......more

Goodreads review by L.A.

A well-written, well-researched book set in places with which I've become more familiar. I recommend it, in part because it shows the fast pace of tech ideas, the difficulty in developing competitive advantage, and the problems sudden fame and money can bring to a start-up. Looks like Diaspora itself......more

Goodreads review by Kevin

I received this book as a firstread, my thanks to the publisher for sending it. A very interesting and informative book.......more