Recently Read: The PayPal Wars
On my way to Chicago to speak at HostingCon, I finished reading Eric Jackson's The PayPal Wars. Jackson was an early marketing/product manager at PayPal, and tells a reasonable account of the company's early days through IPO and sale to eBay (the book was published in 2004).
I wouldn't put this on the "all time greats" list, but it was an interesting read while traveling, and it provides some decent insight as to the founding of PayPal through IPO to eventual sale to eBay. All in all, worth reading - if you are interested in startups, venture-financed success stories, etc. Caveat: it reads like it was written by a young marketing guy who was working for his first venture-backed startup, which it was.
Comments
Sweet. Now that you're done, you can finally dive into that Harry Potter book you bought last Saturday at 12:01AM.
Posted by: Dan Ciruli | July 25, 2007 07:50 PM