Behind the Startup: How Venture Capital Shapes Work, Innovation, and Inequality

Author:   Benjamin Shestakofsky
Publisher:   University of California Press
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9780520395039


Pages:   328
Publication Date:   19 March 2024
Format:   Paperback
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Author:   Benjamin Shestakofsky
Publisher:   University of California Press
Imprint:   University of California Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.454kg
ISBN:  

9780520395039


ISBN 10:   0520395034
Pages:   328
Publication Date:   19 March 2024
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Contents Preface  Introduction  PART I San Francisco: Launching the Rocket Ship 1. Orchestrating Change  2. Dreaming of the Future  PART II The Philippines: Innovation’s Human Infrastructure 3. Working Algorithms  4. All in the Family?  PART III Las Vegas: The Call De-Center 5. Working the Phones  6. Bearing the Burdens of Change  PART IV When a Startup Grows Up 7. Growing Pains Conclusion: Reorganizing Innovation  Acknowledgments  Methodological Appendix  Notes  References  Index

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"""Behind the Startup: How Venture Capital Shapes Work, Innovation, and Inequality is vital and timely Midwest Book Review reading for professional and non-professional readers with an interest in economics, venture capitalism, income inequality, and corporate evaluations."" * Midwest Book Review *"


"“Readers . . . will find a real-life 'The Office,' Silicon Valley version, alternately comical and poignant.” * New York Times * ""Behind the Startup: How Venture Capital Shapes Work, Innovation, and Inequality is vital and timely reading for professional and non-professional readers with an interest in economics, venture capitalism, income inequality, and corporate evaluations."" * Midwest Book Review *"


"“Readers . . . will find a real-life 'The Office,' Silicon Valley version, alternately comical and poignant.” * New York Times * ""Behind the Startup: How Venture Capital Shapes Work, Innovation, and Inequality is vital and timely Midwest Book Review reading for professional and non-professional readers with an interest in economics, venture capitalism, income inequality, and corporate evaluations."" * Midwest Book Review *"


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Benjamin Shestakofsky is Assistant Professor of Sociology at the University of Pennsylvania, where he is affiliated with AI at Wharton and the Center on Digital Culture and Society.  

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