Chaos Monkeys
| Author | Antonio Garcia Martinez |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | Biographies, Business, Engineering |
| Publisher | HarperCollins |
Publication date | June 28, 2016 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | |
| Pages | 528 pp. |
| ISBN | 978-0062458216 |
Chaos Monkeys: Obscene Fortune and Random Failure in Silicon Valley is an autobiography written by Antonio García Martínez.[1] The book compares Silicon Valley to the "chaos monkeys" of society. It details his career experiences with launching a tech startup, selling it to Twitter, and working at Facebook from its pre-IPO stage.[2]
Summary
Chaos Monkeys recounts Antonio Garcia Martinez's career path.[3] It starts as Martinez explains his quant work at Goldman, to an existing startup, to his own startup, and ultimately to larger Silicon Valley companies.[4] He writes about real situations and discloses the inside stories he believes fill every industry.[5][6] Garcia attempts to explain how advertising technology, startups, and venture capital work.[7][8]
Reception
Bloomberg Businessweek reported, "Unlike most founding narratives that flow out of the Valley, Chaos Monkeys dives into the unburnished, day-to-day realities: the frantic pivots, the enthusiastic ass-kissing, the excruciating internal politics.... [Garcia] can be rude, but he's shrewd, too."[9] In CNN's review, the headline says the book "compares Facebook's culture to fascism but fails to prove it".[10] TechCrunch wrote, "If you're in a startup or even plan to sue one, Chaos Monkeys is the book to read."[11]
References
- ^ "Ex-Facebook employee Antonio Garcia Mendez gives account of Silicon Valley in new book "Chaos Monkey"". CBS News.
- ^ Kleeman, Sophie. "The Juiciest Parts of The New Facebook Tell-All Book". Gizmodo.
- ^ "Author of new Silicon Valley tell-all: Only the 'most deluded, douchiest people' think it's a meritocracy". Business Insider.
- ^ "These Seven Business and Tech Books Could Make You Richer". The Observer.
- ^ "The Wolves of Silicon Valley: how megalomaniacs in hoodies became tech's answer to Wall Street". Vanity Fair.
- ^ "Mark Zuckerberg's hostile emails: Life at Facebook exposed!". Daily Mail.
- ^ Martínez, Antonio García. "How Mark Zuckerberg Led Facebook's War to Crush Google Plus". The Telegraph UK.
- ^ Balakrishnan, Anita (2016-07-01). "Ex-Facebooker reveals how the 'cult' of Silicon Valley really works". CNBC.
- ^ Reprints, Ellen Huet ellenhuet. "Book Review: Chaos in the Valley". Bloomberg.com.
- ^ King, Hope (2016-06-28). "New book compares Facebook's culture to fascism but fails to prove it". CNNMoney.
- ^ Biggs, John. "Inside the ape cage with Antonio Garcia Martinez, author of Chaos Monkeys". TechCrunch.