02099cam a2200337 i 4500 23349600 20251110083328.0 231013s2024 nyuac b 001 0deng 2023042635 9780231210263 (hardback) 23349600 DLC eng rda DLC DLC AU pcc Alfaisal Main Library HC79.H53 L355 2024 Lalka, Rob, author. The venture alchemists : how big tech turned profits into power / Rob Lalka. New York : Columbia Business School Publishing, ©2024 477 pages illustrations, portraits ; 25 cm text txt rdacontent unmediated n rdamedia volume nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references (pages 35-458) and index. "Americans now recognize an ugly underside to innovation, as technology spreads dangerous lies, harms society, and opens new lines of attack on democratic institutions. "Big tech" companies are frequently blamed for this, but how did we get here? The Venture Alchemists the stories of the entrepreneurs and investors behind tech firms such as PayPal, Uber, and Amazon-what their philosophies are, how they grew their companies, and the power they now wield through the data we've freely given them. As these tech companies grew, venture capitalists and entrepreneurs changed markets and culture by turning silicon into gold and gold into prestige and power. Readers will learn how and why we got to this point, how the conveniences of big business and technology are not "free," and what we can do to turn things around"-- High technology industries Biography. Capitalists and financiers Biography. Venture capital. Print books. lcgft 4 Online version: Lalka, Rob. Venture alchemists New York : Columbia Business School Publishing, an imprint of Columbia University Press, [2024] 9780231558334 (DLC) 2023042636 lcc BOOKS 607873 607873 0 0 lcc 0 0 AU AU GEN 2025-11-10 0 HC79.H53 L355 2024 AU00000000020853 2025-11-10 08:34:48 131.00 2025-11-10 BOOKS