Sophia of Silicon Valley, Anna Yen
Sophia of Silicon Valley, Anna Yen
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Sophia of Silicon Valley
A Novel

Author: Anna Yen

Narrator: Emily Woo Zeller

Unabridged: 10 hr 59 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperAudio

Published: 04/10/2018

Categories: Fiction, Women, Satire


Synopsis

Sharp, dramatic, and full of insider dish, SOPHIA OF SILICON VALLEY is one woman’s story of a career storming the corridors of geek power and living in the shadow of its outrageous cast of maestros.During the heady years of the tech boom, incorrigibly frank Sophia Young lucks into a job that puts her directly in the path of Scott Kraft, the eccentric CEO of Treehouse, a studio whose animated films are transforming movies forever. Overnight, Sophia becomes an unlikely nerd whisperer. Whether her success is due to dumb luck, savage assertiveness, insightful finesse (learned by dealing with her irrational Chinese immigrant mother), or a combination of all three, in her rarified position she finds she can truly shine.As Scott Kraft’s right-hand woman, whip-smart Sophia is in the eye of the storm, sometimes floundering, sometimes nearly losing relationships and her health, but ultimately learning what it means to take charge of her own future the way the men around her do. But when engineer/inventor Andre Stark hires her to run his company’s investor relations, Sophia discovers that the big paycheck and high-status career she’s created for herself may not be worth living in the toxic environment of a boys-club gone bad.

About Anna Yen

Anna Yen has worked at a wide range of tech companies. She spearheaded investor relations for industry leaders such as Tesla Motors, Market Watch, and Pixar Animations Studios, and reported directly to some of Silicon Valley's most respected leaders. She has co-founded several tech start-ups and is currently Managing Director at Ellipsis, an investor relations firm. She lives in San Francisco.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Caro on June 01, 2018

This is a quirky, contemporary story featuring a young Asian professional working in the technological world of Silicon Valley. Sophia is a recent graduate who becomes employed by the greatest people in the field. Her first boss Scott has a fictional resemblance to Steve Jobs, while her second boss'......more

Goodreads review by Miri on July 03, 2018

This book was presented to me as a novel about a woman taking on the sexist boys’ club of Silicon Valley. Mainly it’s a lightly fictionalized memoir about a woman justifying to everyone around her why she wants to please Steve Jobs/Elon Musk and then becoming powerful enough to verbally abuse the wo......more

Goodreads review by Stewart on March 29, 2018

I won a free ARC of this book in a Goodreads giveaway. Your mileage may vary … Sophia Young is the daughter of Taiwanese immigrant parents who manages to be working for Steve Jobs as Pixar’s first animated feature is released, and for Elon Musk at the debut of the Tesla. This is a fictionalized versi......more

Goodreads review by Jamie Rosenblit on April 16, 2018

Being a young female in an industry that is also male dominated (finance/investment banking), it was so interesting to follow Sophia’s journey in Silicon Valley alongside her. As Sophia grows and changes, I saw so many experiences and thought patterns that crossed my life in my early 20s and I have......more

Goodreads review by Lee on April 11, 2018

This breezy read reminded me of a combo of “Where’d You Go Bernadette” and “Crazy Rich Asians.” It’s the Cinderella story with Prada boots and a ball gown in Silicon Valley. Part memoir mingled with a little fiction, brassy Sophia is a Chinese American graduate who has the moxie and the smarts to ju......more