Disrupción: Mi desventura en la burbuja de las starups

Disrupción: Mi desventura en la burbuja de las starups

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  • Author:Dan Lyons
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Durante veinticinco años, Dan Lyons fue redactor de Newsweek hasta que un viernes por la mañana recibió una llamada: su trabajo ya no existía。 «Quieren contratar a gente más joven», le dijeron。 Con cincuenta años, esposa y dos niños pequeños, estaba jodido。 Pero le vino una idea a la cabeza: había escrito mucho sobre Silicon Valley y la explosión tecnológica, ¿por qué no unirse? Pronto contactó con HubSpot, una startup de Boston y le ofrecieron muchas acciones a cambio de aceptar un extraño rol: «asociado de marketing»。 ¿Qué podía salir mal? Los HubSpotters eran verdaderos creyentes: estaban haciendo del mundo un lugar mejor… vendiendo spam。 El ambiente de la oficina era una mezcla entre una fraternidad universitaria y una secta: las fiestas duraban hasta bien entrada la noche, las cabinas de las duchas eran guaridas donde tener sexo, un «club de flexiones» se reunía a mediodía en el vestíbulo, mientras en la «fábrica de contenidos» otros jugaban a pegarse tiros en un videojuego。 Y en medio de todo esto estaba Lyons, con el doble de edad del empleado promedio de HubSpot, sentado en su escritorio sobre una pelota hinchable que se suponía que era su silla。 Pero este libro va más allá de HubSpot。 Es una historia sobre lo que es tratar de reinventarse y comenzar una nueva carrera a los cincuenta años, en una industria hostil a los trabajadores mayores。

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Luke X

I think this book has a lot of valuable content in terms of exposing the world of tech to the average reader, but I'm not sold on the perception of certain ideas。 The author seems to have a hard time adapting, but brings about an extremely harsh and negative attitude toward a lot of institutions that are commonplace and exist everywhere。 Much of tech is built initiatively on the back of sales, and the "lack of substance" the author describes is tangibly a "hustle" until you are able to make it。 I think this book has a lot of valuable content in terms of exposing the world of tech to the average reader, but I'm not sold on the perception of certain ideas。 The author seems to have a hard time adapting, but brings about an extremely harsh and negative attitude toward a lot of institutions that are commonplace and exist everywhere。 Much of tech is built initiatively on the back of sales, and the "lack of substance" the author describes is tangibly a "hustle" until you are able to make it。 As well, it seems the author is really negative about the CRM space in general。 While the value is oversold in a lot of ways, it does, in reality, help run large businesses in ways that technology had not in the past。 It's not pretty or sexy, but going from ledgers and pocketbooks to a system is something that takes time。 。。。more

Jazzy

Disclaimer: I wrote this review at the 75% mark of this book。 I'm going to finish it in the next couple of days, but I wanted to get this out now。 If the final quarter changes my mind, I'll revise this review。 What a whiny, self-absorbed, entitled, hypocritical SOB Dan Lyons is。 I don't know the guy, so all I have to make that determination are his own words in the form of this book。I could take his hot takes, his winding shifting morality, his illogical decisionmaking/rationalizing, and most ev Disclaimer: I wrote this review at the 75% mark of this book。 I'm going to finish it in the next couple of days, but I wanted to get this out now。 If the final quarter changes my mind, I'll revise this review。 What a whiny, self-absorbed, entitled, hypocritical SOB Dan Lyons is。 I don't know the guy, so all I have to make that determination are his own words in the form of this book。I could take his hot takes, his winding shifting morality, his illogical decisionmaking/rationalizing, and most everything else if only he didn't look at everything through the green-eyed glasses of a myopic 8-year old。 Everything is filtered through the simple logic of: "If it helps me, it's good - if it doesn't help me, either it's bad or it okay to ridicule it。"There are some good passages here。 Quite a few, and some are extremely enjoyable to read。 But it's like dropping a bag of peanuts in the mud, then trying to convince yourself it's worth the trouble to pick them out and wipe them clean。 Hint: It's not worth it。I spent 5 years working for a couple of tech startups。 A lot of what Lyons says here rings true。 I just wish it was another voice making those observations。 This voice that wrote this book is too much like an older version of what Dan spends 60% of this book complaining about - 20something frat boys with limited self awareness and unlimited id。 Was this review too harsh? Dan, call me。 We'll talk it out over a drink。EDIT:After completing this, my opinion remains the same。 While the author is not incorrect in most of his statements, his personality grates on me。 I don't want that to come off as a personal assessment, because it could be only the persona he wishes to use for this memoir。 For all I know, he could be a great guy。 But between the covers of this book, he comes off as an entitled maniputalistit sob that I couldn't work up any sympathy for, and believe me, he tries very hard to generate sympathy for his horrible plight foisted upon his undeserving self。One material thing that bothered me a lot is Lyons attempt to present his situation as some sort of discrimination event on par with racism and misogyny。 It was subtle at first, but before long he was swinging that discrimination stick all over place。 Our poor hero feels out of place in a workplace where 95% of the employees are under 30, and he wants to convince us the reason is because of age discrimination。 However, the guy that takes over as his boss midway through the book is over 40 and seems to have no trouble fitting in。 And later we learn of other 40+ employees who seemingly have no problems at the job。While trying to play up his age-discrimination angle, Lyons repeatedly mentions how there are no URMs at the company, and practically no (white) women in upper management。 it all comes off as a ridiculous attempt generate sympathy or vilify the company。 Yes, the lack of women and minorities at such companies is terrible, should be called out, and should be corrected。 However, that has nothing to do with the author's personal troubles at the company and it was shamefully pathetic for Lyons to make repeated attempts to convince us he was making a legitimate claim。 Besides, it was unnecessary。 His experiences stood on their own。 The company's personnel missteps don't need to be contrasted against his experiences, and are completely aside from his experience。 。。。more

Radhika

Tongue in cheeks。 I could relate to my own short stint at a company with a totally wrong team。

Järvi

Very entertaining book, funny and tragic at the same time。 An antropologic research with rather depressing outcomes, visible also in some ratings here。

Егор Домачук

It’s a story about a new step of the office culture。 Era of startups is characterized by many disappointing and ridiculous managing moves which divide world on two different parts。 Calm and predictable part and materialistic and boastful part with thirst of money。 I hope these times were ended and new similar on the first view corporative structure has another viewpoints and purposes Ой, забыл раскладку поменять на русский…

Lena

Books about working in the tech industry are like catnip for me, especially when they're about how weird and bad it is to work there。 This guy, however, comes off as kind of a jerk, but his experiences were still interesting。 Books about working in the tech industry are like catnip for me, especially when they're about how weird and bad it is to work there。 This guy, however, comes off as kind of a jerk, but his experiences were still interesting。 。。。more

Shona Chambers

Brilliant read, really kept things moving and compelling story。

alyssa_cook5 Cook

Had to read this before I took a job working for “Cranium” this year。 It was an easy read but not very shocking or interesting。 , maybe I’m jaded from being in tech for 15 years but I was a little bored with Lyons’ bitterness and near-pearl-clutching about the inner workings of an aggressive tech startup。

Kirk

There are two sides to this book。 One is an outsider journeying into start-up-world and naming the excesses, idealism and naivete of the young, inexperienced employees。 This is the story the book purports to tell。 There is also a story of person entering a corporate role for the first time, and showing utter ineptitude in this environment。 This is the unintended B side to the book。 I think the 'misadventures' of this author split nearly 50/50 into theses two buckets。 On the one hand, yes start-u There are two sides to this book。 One is an outsider journeying into start-up-world and naming the excesses, idealism and naivete of the young, inexperienced employees。 This is the story the book purports to tell。 There is also a story of person entering a corporate role for the first time, and showing utter ineptitude in this environment。 This is the unintended B side to the book。 I think the 'misadventures' of this author split nearly 50/50 into theses two buckets。 On the one hand, yes start-ups are weird。 The intense pressure for growth over profits, products claims that vastly exceed capabilities, cultures and workspaces that promote "fun" to trap you at work, and a bunch of employees who have no idea what they are doing passing themselves off as experts。 And Hubspot in particular - the inanity of the blog topics, the poor managerial skills, the concept of "graduation" and espionage at the end of the story - seems to have ample fodder for a tell-all。 I enjoyed this part of the book for the intended reason。 On the other hand, he sounds like a total asshole, someone who doesn't care or value teaming, someone who seemed unable to function or succeed in a corporate world。 He shits on other's qualifications and wants the title and accolades he thinks he is due given his experience; not because he wants to or has shown any proclivity at being a good business or people manager。 In fact he shows just the opposite。 He is someone who complains about not being able to make dick jokes freely at work, someone accepts every group meeting invite then complains about how many meetings there are, someone who unabashedly admits to posting negative things about the company on social media, and freelancing and job hunting while at work。 It's clear he has spent his whole career (successfully) as an individual contributor but completely lacks the skills to function in a corporate role。。。whether a start-up or not。 Honestly, I enjoyed this part of the book too but because the author was oblivious to it and a turd of a person I must dock a few stars。 。。。more

DC Palter

A non-fiction account by Dan Lyons of his time working at HubSpot。 After decades as a tech journalist, he thought he could be useful as a writer of marketing materials at the late-stage startup。 What he found was a company full of twenty year olds being led by twenty year olds with too much money to play with and no experience。 Instead of looking to him for guidance and help, he was mostly shunned as the old, irrelevant guy。 As a marketing pro myself at the same age as Dan working at startups fo A non-fiction account by Dan Lyons of his time working at HubSpot。 After decades as a tech journalist, he thought he could be useful as a writer of marketing materials at the late-stage startup。 What he found was a company full of twenty year olds being led by twenty year olds with too much money to play with and no experience。 Instead of looking to him for guidance and help, he was mostly shunned as the old, irrelevant guy。 As a marketing pro myself at the same age as Dan working at startups for years, it was amusing to read about his experience, which seems pretty typical of a particular type of unicorn。 Despite the chaos he describes and the frat house atmosphere, HubSpot has continued to do well as a company。 While HubSpot is physically located in Boston rather than the Bay Area, this book documents life in the world of Silicon Valley。 Reading about the experience though, the run-ins with colleagues, the low-level managers who ignore company direction and make their own decisions because they don't like him, the inexperienced leading the clueless, and Dan's own mistakes coming from a different world makes for a fascinating read。 Dan is a great writer and weaves the day-to-day frustration of office life in a tech startup into an enjoyable story。More than anything else Disrupted reminded me of the travelogues of Paul Theroux, another Bostonite。 Suddenly immersed in a strange new world, Dan brings us the insider story, explaining the culture through personal narrative。 Like Theroux, he's acerbic at times and always judgmental, though as often harsh on his own mistakes as on the hostility around him。 Dan was also a writer for the HBO show Silicon Valley, but was intended as a farce and is hard to take seriously as anything other than comedy。 This is the real story, and it's so much worse because it's all real。 。。。more

Boni Aditya

Works suggested in this book - My years with general motorsInbound by hunspotThe alliance - Reid Hoffman Lean startupDoin clear - Lawrence Rights book about ScientologyLogan's Run - MovieYes, it is a rant, but extremely entertaining。I could connect with the book, more because I had exactly similar experiences, not in Startups but in an MNC。 I worked in an MNC, Invesco, a black sheep sales man turned business analyst made the entire team toxic and poisoned the culture and also played the manager。 Works suggested in this book - My years with general motorsInbound by hunspotThe alliance - Reid Hoffman Lean startupDoin clear - Lawrence Rights book about ScientologyLogan's Run - MovieYes, it is a rant, but extremely entertaining。I could connect with the book, more because I had exactly similar experiences, not in Startups but in an MNC。 I worked in an MNC, Invesco, a black sheep sales man turned business analyst made the entire team toxic and poisoned the culture and also played the manager。 The manager became trotsky and tried to pick faults with every thing I did。 That was the worst experience of my life。 I vowed never to work with MNCs ever again in my life。 That was the best decision of my life。 I lost all the perks that the MNC gave like free travel, a canteen with food and food coupons, weekend holidays, and many others。。 But instead i was thrown into the wild, and i worked in engaging startups, sometimes the startups went bankrupt in six months, other times they were led by head strong founders, who had no clue where they were going or that they were running off a cliff。 But i could see that, and I skipped the startup and went chasing the next adventure,and it was a roller coaster journey。 I acquired diverse skills working across domains, across work roles。 Working in starts ups made me a generalist, I was a UI/UX, Business Analyst, coder, QA/UAT, Hiring Coordinator, E-Commerce Manager, UX Research Associate, Product Manager and much more。 I just did whatever was required in the startup, without complaining that it isn't my job。 SO much so that i can start my own company and drive it to success。I agree with the author that he has found himself in a toxic environment。 The first thing that he should try to do is to find another jobs。 But instead he tries to fit in, he tries to make friends, he tries to pick fights, he tries to be sarcastic to snow flakes, he tries to pass time till the IPO (which is the stupidest thing he has done)。 He has so many connections and so many friends at high off places but they can't help him get one job, one recommendation? The author does not want to learn, anything he。 He knows his comfort zone, writing words, and he wants the world around him to carefully adjust to his skills。 If you are not upskilling every quarter, you will become obsolete。 Unfortunately, the author has not understood。 He is taking home a huge salary, making fun of others who take pittance for salaries, make fun of their hard work, make fun of their attempt to improve their presentation skills, oratory skills in a toastmaster session。 His full time job seems to be making fun of people。 He then complains that they don't want to do anything with him, calling out ageism。 He is quick to point our racism。 I am writing this comment in 2021, till this day, Hubspot hasn't managed to make profit。 From 2006 to 2021, 15 years later they are still not profitable, and they will never be profitable, but nobody cares about, Why should the author care? Is it his company? Did someone force him to invest his money in it? Did someone force him to invest his sweat and energy in it? He went to them for a job, they did not come to him and offer him a job。 But on the other hand everything he wrote in the book is true。 THe marketing hype。 The salesforce, SAAS bull shit, their conference are a bunch of bull shit, geared towards creating buzz and PR。But that is how the world works。 The world of startups works on "trust" and "belief"。Unlike established businesses, startups can't show strong metrics on their balance sheets, obviously they can't because they will need a lot of investment before they can break even。 They dont' have their business models, or their products/services ready, they have not built their customer or sales and marketing funnels and fly wheels yet, they don't know where their markets are located。 But the hypocrite author wants them to work like a mature organization。 How absurd is that? Startups by their definition are chaotic, unorganized, blind and have no direction。 They are experiments, monetary experiments to find a way to profits and sustain themselves。He then starts crying over the fact that they don't have their fundamentals rights。 Of course, they won't。 Isn't that what a startup is supposed to be?But another area where the author displays his hypocrisy is the origin of the choice。 The author decides to go work there。 Nobody forces him to do it。 He should have realized that the job is a strategic mismatch for his attitude。There is a very thin and invisible line between lying and marketing, i。e。 stretching the truth。 The author is a journalist by profession and training i。e。 he is a literal bull shit detector。 He was paid through out his life to detect, understand, analyze and report fraud and corruption。 Now he was hired by a marketing agency to lie to people and sell software。 So the author was agonizing at the antics in a company whose product is to sell and do inbound marketing。 Of course the author was restless。 Imagine hiring a goody two shoes police office to work for the MOB and deal with drungs。That is precisely what happened to the author。 The author was a cop, he was let go from the job, so he went to work for an italian mob。 Of course, he has dilemmas every day, each time he sees a shallow marketing event, his bull shit detector went off the charts, and he went mad。 Ignorance is bliss, now that he knew that all of that was a sham, he could not play along, at the same time he can't call the bullshit。 He was a like a dumb and mute guy who knew everything that can't shout it out to anyone, or else risk losing the job。 Though he tried really hard to control his instincts, they eventually came out hither and thither in the form of a facebook comment or a clever sarcastic quip in the meetings or as a parody in emails。The author went through a lot of turmoil。 I have one rule in life。 "Don't make enemies! It is not worth it! It is fine if you don't make any friends, but don't make any enemies" So I run away from conflict, do everything in my power to avoid conflict, and it has worked out pretty well for me。 At the end of the book, the author eventually runs away from conflict。 In my long life, I have realized that fighting back will not solve anything for anyone。 It would just make both the parties bitter and both the fighting parties lose。 The author in a vain attempt to rat out on the evils at Hubspot, set in motion a self-fulfilling prophesy, the manuscript for this book set the events in action, that would lead to the destruction of careers of people who have wronged him。 Thus, the book has served its purpose, and the author extracted his revenge。There is a great Indian movie on NETFLIX "UPSTARTS" - which actually shows whatever the author has put in this book in the form of a movie - https://www。youtube。com/watch?v=fMCTQ。。。I would be lying if I said that I did not enjoy reading this book。 It was extremely entertaining, the author knew how to produce a work filled with suspense and intrigue, and kept the reader engaged throughout the book, and he is a veteran, he has done this many times before and he manages to a do it yet again。 。。。more

Anna

Однозначно варта уваги книга, яка, попри легкий гумористичний стиль і подачу, влучно ілюструє тривожні тренди сучасної стартап культури (дискримінація за віком, статтю, расизм, шахрайство, політичні війни, обман маркетингу) 。 Прочитала книгу за два підходи。 Так, були моменти, які неприємно дивували (наприклад постійне наголошення автора на своїй професійності, зверхність і грубість відносно колег, різка сатира у недоречних місцях), однак це не знецінює змісту і ідеї самої книги。 Гадаю, автор міс Однозначно варта уваги книга, яка, попри легкий гумористичний стиль і подачу, влучно ілюструє тривожні тренди сучасної стартап культури (дискримінація за віком, статтю, расизм, шахрайство, політичні війни, обман маркетингу) 。 Прочитала книгу за два підходи。 Так, були моменти, які неприємно дивували (наприклад постійне наголошення автора на своїй професійності, зверхність і грубість відносно колег, різка сатира у недоречних місцях), однак це не знецінює змісту і ідеї самої книги。 Гадаю, автор місцями перебільшує, описуючи реальну компанію, однак його історія загалом повчальна і цікава。 Книга нагадує роман «Сфера», але різниця у тому, що у краху автор описує не вигаданий, а реальний стартап。 。。。more

Wahyu Dharsito

One of my favourite part is how he describe about the IPO, how startups soaring high in valuation but far from profitability。 It's a recurring theme in many books, and deserve a book by itself。 One of my favourite part is how he describe about the IPO, how startups soaring high in valuation but far from profitability。 It's a recurring theme in many books, and deserve a book by itself。 。。。more

Garrett Hyde

I listened to the audio book, which is narrated by the author。 You really get a sense of the emotions he had as he recounts his experiences。

طاقچه

https://taaghche。com/book/103761/%D9%。。。در کتاب مصائب من در حباب استارت‌آپ، ما همراه دنیل لاینز محیط‌کاری هاب‌اسپات را با جزئیات می‌بینیم。 لابه‌لای ماجراهای طنز و کنایه‌های نیش‌دار این مرد باتجربه و تیزهوش که به‌سرعت لایه‌های پنهان فضای کار جدیدش را شناسایی می‌کند، نظام بهره‌کشی ناعادلانه و در خدمت سرمایه برای مخاطب روشن می‌شود。 مهارت روزنامه‌نگارانهٔ لاینز از این کتاب اثری فراتر از یک روایت معمولی می‌سازد。دنیای استارت‌آپی به‌خاطر گفتمان خاص و قصه‌های درون‌سازمانی منحصر به خودش، اندک‌اندک از فضا https://taaghche。com/book/103761/%D9%。。。در کتاب مصائب من در حباب استارت‌آپ، ما همراه دنیل لاینز محیط‌کاری هاب‌اسپات را با جزئیات می‌بینیم。 لابه‌لای ماجراهای طنز و کنایه‌های نیش‌دار این مرد باتجربه و تیزهوش که به‌سرعت لایه‌های پنهان فضای کار جدیدش را شناسایی می‌کند، نظام بهره‌کشی ناعادلانه و در خدمت سرمایه برای مخاطب روشن می‌شود。 مهارت روزنامه‌نگارانهٔ لاینز از این کتاب اثری فراتر از یک روایت معمولی می‌سازد。دنیای استارت‌آپی به‌خاطر گفتمان خاص و قصه‌های درون‌سازمانی منحصر به خودش، اندک‌اندک از فضای کلی جامعه و محیط‌های کاری دیگر جدا می‌ماند و می‌تواند به‌تدریج به جزیره‌ای دورافتاده بدل شود که بیرون از این‌جا و اکنونِ زندگیِ بقیهٔ مردم ایستاده است。 سبک زندگیِ بعضی شرکت‌های فناور بیشتر از آن‌که به فرهنگ، زبان و سلیقهٔ عمومی سرزمینی که در آن واقع شده‌اند مربوط باشد، شبیه همقطاران خودشان در سراسر دنیاست。 بعضی از این کسب‌وکارهای نوپا کم‌کم ادبیاتی درون‌گروهی تولید و تثبیت می‌کنند و نظام رفتاری و الگو و طرح زندگی مستقلی برای خودشان می‌سازند که گفت‌وگو و تعامل با بدنهٔ جامعه را برایشان سخت می‌کند و مرز دنیای درونی و بیرونی‌شان پررنگ می‌شود。 。。。more

Amir

حقیقتا کتاب چرت و بی‌محتوایی بود。 بعد از خوندن یک پنجمش، فقط سرعتی خوندم که یه وقت چیزی رو از دست نداده باشم。 راوی قصه یه خبرنگار لوزره که یکسال در هاب‌اسپات پول مفت می‌گیره و وقت تلف می‌کنه و غر می‌زنه。 آخرشم با گفتن قصه‌ش یه پول دیگه به جیب می‌زنه。 واقعا کلش همین چند خطه و هیچ نکته مهم قابل تاملی نداره。 جز یه سری غر در مورد برابری کاری و اینا که تو توییترم می‌شنویم و نیازی به کتاب خوندن نداره。

Ikhsan Rahardian

A painful listen (audiobook)。 Excited to pick this up and lured by the excellent premise of misadventures within startups。 However, the author himself often paints himself as the actual disruptor and is all-around bad coworker and employee。 What’s worse? If he did this knowingly, he’s a big part of the “misadventures”, which leaves I wouldn’t recommend to anyone。

Dimiter

Quite interesting。 Strongly recommended to anyone interested in startups, company culture, management and finance (look up the company's stock value)。 Quite interesting。 Strongly recommended to anyone interested in startups, company culture, management and finance (look up the company's stock value)。 。。。more

Richard Park

As a person who has read plentiful books about Startups and Silicon Valley, I greatly enjoyed this book because of its unique use of satire, especially in its aspect of humor。 The book essentially describes the story of an old 50 year old man working at a startup in Boston after being laid off from his job at the news industry。 From his first time at the startup industry, he notices several aspects that are drastically different and worse from his previous job。Here, Lyons, the author was able to As a person who has read plentiful books about Startups and Silicon Valley, I greatly enjoyed this book because of its unique use of satire, especially in its aspect of humor。 The book essentially describes the story of an old 50 year old man working at a startup in Boston after being laid off from his job at the news industry。 From his first time at the startup industry, he notices several aspects that are drastically different and worse from his previous job。Here, Lyons, the author was able to reveal and criticize the dark truth underlying the glorified stereotypical startup culture。 To explain, it was favorable how he descriptively exposed the dysfunctional, disorganized, and discriminatory reality as a person with brief experience at the company with his excellent use of satire。 I particularly liked how he went in detail with the issues of racism in the culture。 In such an interconnected world where it is crucial for different races and genders to coexist, the book was able to emphasize the need to solve racism。Overall, it is a perfect entertaining book to let off some steam and dive in deep to the startup culture。 。。。more

Denis Reads

Hyper growth is painful。 Being part of the machine that is transforming from garage-kinda MVP into a big profitable。。。wait a minute。。。 just checked and turns out HubSpot is still burning money faster than earning (summer of 2021)。 Anyway。 There are no surprises that growth is ruthless。 What was a surprise for me is the method company approached to work with the author。 I glad that Daniel Lyons accepted offer and the world received such a sharp ironic book about our reality。 And I'm sad that the Hyper growth is painful。 Being part of the machine that is transforming from garage-kinda MVP into a big profitable。。。wait a minute。。。 just checked and turns out HubSpot is still burning money faster than earning (summer of 2021)。 Anyway。 There are no surprises that growth is ruthless。 What was a surprise for me is the method company approached to work with the author。 I glad that Daniel Lyons accepted offer and the world received such a sharp ironic book about our reality。 And I'm sad that the price he paid for that experience was high。 。。。more

Ivica

A fast-paced, often incisive, and funny narrative that has something to say on the relationship between financial markets and the modern job market in the US。 While the primary focus is on the author's experience at Hubspot, the book is really about the entire dotcom, cloud-based industry in the early 2010s。 A few of the chapters that comment specifically on how poorly employees have been treated at Hubspot and other parts of the industry are quite chilling。 If one takes seriously Lyons' comment A fast-paced, often incisive, and funny narrative that has something to say on the relationship between financial markets and the modern job market in the US。 While the primary focus is on the author's experience at Hubspot, the book is really about the entire dotcom, cloud-based industry in the early 2010s。 A few of the chapters that comment specifically on how poorly employees have been treated at Hubspot and other parts of the industry are quite chilling。 If one takes seriously Lyons' comments about the young (!) white fraternity aspect of Hubspot and the industry, one could even find a solid explanation regarding the reversal in the US on diversity issues that's been occurring over the past five years。 It should be noted that Lyons is occasionally at fault himself, but this is never as big of a deal as some negative reviews would suggest。 Some of the bull he calls and the company's knocks against him - which have been publicly acknowledged - are substantially worse。Overall, a breezy and educational read about the industry and employer-employee relationships in modern tech companies。 。。。more

Umair Khokhar

Good read。90% of this book is so riveting I couldn't put it down。10% was a bit long winded with lotta information dump。 But I didn't mind that as the rest of the book is engaging and eye opening。 Love business books and I enjoyed this Good read。90% of this book is so riveting I couldn't put it down。10% was a bit long winded with lotta information dump。 But I didn't mind that as the rest of the book is engaging and eye opening。 Love business books and I enjoyed this 。。。more

Mark Bunch

Fantastic。 A must read for venture capital crowd and entrepreneur。 Loved this guy's writing style。 The untold story of the Silicon Valley。 This guy tells it like it is 。 From the king on inbound marketing to expose。 a very but scary true business book。 Fantastic。 A must read for venture capital crowd and entrepreneur。 Loved this guy's writing style。 The untold story of the Silicon Valley。 This guy tells it like it is 。 From the king on inbound marketing to expose。 a very but scary true business book。 。。。more

Andrew Berry

I enjoyed this read。 As someone who has worked in many startups and witnessed a lot of the behaviours described, and maybe even demonstrated some of them in my younger years, it is interesting to have another person's perspective。 I enjoyed this read。 As someone who has worked in many startups and witnessed a lot of the behaviours described, and maybe even demonstrated some of them in my younger years, it is interesting to have another person's perspective。 。。。more

Priyam Roy

A pretty funny book that details Dan Lyons’s experience working at HubSpot, one of the many software startups that operate like a bubble。 Parts of it were truly hilarious and make the book well worth a read, but I did find Lyons to be a massive prick too。 No matter, a good book that is enjoyable, and quite nerve wracking also (especially in the epilogue)。

Gil

after working in tech and being a natural cynic as well this book really hit home。 I couldn't put it down after working in tech and being a natural cynic as well this book really hit home。 I couldn't put it down 。。。more

Nick

Reading this as like a glass of iced water after a long desert drive: clear, refreshing, and very needed。 A sendup of a certain kind of trendy tech startup, it's alternately funny, bullshit free, and, in the last few chapters, frightening。 Billions are at stake, here, in a VC funded alternate reality that's distinctly unwelcoming of outsiders。 A must read。 Reading this as like a glass of iced water after a long desert drive: clear, refreshing, and very needed。 A sendup of a certain kind of trendy tech startup, it's alternately funny, bullshit free, and, in the last few chapters, frightening。 Billions are at stake, here, in a VC funded alternate reality that's distinctly unwelcoming of outsiders。 A must read。 。。。more

Dea

I LOVED THIS。。。 people who get offended by it are the exact people he's making fun of so who wins really???? Note that this book is pure entertainment though, there's not really any ~~moral of the story~~ except for the small bit on the importance of diversity。 I LOVED THIS。。。 people who get offended by it are the exact people he's making fun of so who wins really???? Note that this book is pure entertainment though, there's not really any ~~moral of the story~~ except for the small bit on the importance of diversity。 。。。more

Emily

Mostly entertaining。 Also somewhat alarming what sort of shenanigans go on in startups to secure funding/ensure strong valuations。

Kay Chandler

Fun fast read。 Really makes you think about big tech, capitalism and work。 Loved it!