{"product_id":"the-launch-pad-isbn-9781591846581","title":"The Launch Pad","description":"\u003cb\u003eA behind-the-scenes look at how tomorrow’s hottest startups are being primed for greatness\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eInvestment firm Y Combinator is the most sought-after home for startups in Silicon Valley. Twice a year, it funds dozens of just-founded startups and provides three months of guidance from Paul Graham, YC’s impresario, and his partners. Receiving an offer from YC creates the opportunity of a lifetime.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eAcclaimed journalist Randall Stross was granted unprecedented access to Y Combinator, enabling a unique inside tour of the world of software startups. Over the course of a summer, we watch as a group of founders scramble to make something people want.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThis is the definitive story of a seismic shift in the business world, in which coding skill trumps experience, undergraduates confidently take on Goliaths, and investors fall in love.“Y Combinator is a national treasure, a Silicon Valley seed fund that is mass-producing new startups. Randall Stross’s behind-the-scenes look at YC offers a rare glimpse into what it really takes to conceive an idea and get it to market as quickly as possible. The Launch Pad is a must-read for anyone interested in the realities of modern entrepreneurship.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Eric Ries, author of the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller \u003ci\u003eThe Lean Startup\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“The Launch Pad is an intimate look at the white-hot center of the new Silicon Valley star tup ecosystem. Stross’s account of the best new entrepreneurs and the exciting companies they’re building at startup schools is a great read for founders and would-be founders alike.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Marc Andreessen, cofounder, Andreessen Horowitz\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eRandall Stross\u003c\/b\u003e writes the “Digital Domain” column for the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003eand is a professor of business at San Jose State University. He is the author of several acclaimed books, including \u003ci\u003eeBoys, Planet Google, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Wizard\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eof Menlo Park\u003c\/i\u003e. He has a Ph.D. in history from Stanford University.","brand":"Portfolio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46304480624869,"sku":"NP9781591846581","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781591846581.jpg?v=1767740174","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/the-launch-pad-isbn-9781591846581","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}