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Lädt ... Idea Man: A Memoir by the Cofounder of Microsoft (Original 2011; 2011. Auflage)von Paul Allen (Autor)
Werk-InformationenIdea Man von Paul Allen (2011)
   Keine Keine aktuelle Diskussion zu diesem Buch.   ) DoesNotCompute | Nov 15, 2022 |   ) auldhouse | Sep 30, 2021 | ) PDCRead | Apr 6, 2020 | ) Champ88 | Dec 25, 2019 | I liked his candor...he paints Bill Gates fairly as a conqueror, regardless of the cost, but also acknowledges that there is still a friendship after the hurt. Steve Jobs is treated almost as an afterthought. And then the fun starts. I was almost put off by the title, because after Microsoft, what was there in the way of ideas? Well... quite a lot. Allen has vision to spare and he puts his not inconsiderable money in support of those visions, even at losses unimaginable to pretty much all of us, but he persists. So, I've read Isaacson's bio of the miserable excuse for a human that was Jobs; Woz's autobio (which was as equally low key as Allen's); and this. I suppose something from Gates is next. ( ) Razinha | May 23, 2017 |
 Quick . . . who is the owner and founder of Microsoft. My best guess is that 80% or more of the adults asked this question know the answer as Bill Gates. Quick . . . who is the co-founder of Microsoft and the driving imaginative force of the company from the beginning? The Idea Man – Paul Allen. If I were to guess, I would say only 20% of the people out there know Paul Allen is the co-founder of Microsoft and very instrumental in laying the groundwork for getting Microsoft to where it is now. I personally have always envied Paul Allen, not because he co-founded Microsoft, but because he accomplished some amazing things, made a lot of money doing so, and then he became owner of not one, not two but three professional sports franchises. Idea Man: A Memoir by the Cofounder of Microsoft is a very interesting and enlightening view on the genius and free thinking spirit that encompasses Paul Allen. He tells about his childhood where he was encouraged to experiment and act as an “engineer” even at a young age, to his post college years, being confused and not knowing exactly what to do with the rest of his life, to the time when his future career merged with his personal love, technology. I am a bit of a techie or gear-head myself, and found the story of Paul Allen’s career very impressive and interesting. I enjoyed reading about the process and timing of Paul Allen’s and Bill Gate’s rise and creation of the brand Microsoft, but found it even more interesting reading about his opinions on running companies, like his sports franchises as well as his other entrepreneurial efforts. Things changed for Allen in the early 1980’s, he became ill with Hodgkin’s lymphoma and reduced his involvement with Microsoft. He recovered, and started to use his fortune as well as his ideas for a life of adventure and discovery. His drive and spirit moved him into the role of a philanthropist, his groups are responsible for the first privately funded spacecraft and the Allen Brain Atlas is responsible for many breakthroughs in neuroscience. This was a great read (and I admit, I don’t read as much as I should!) Idea Man makes everyone want to explore their own personal boundaries as well as question what’s next and why! Prestigeträchtige Auswahlen
HauptbeschreibungPaul Allens Ideen begrndeten einen Weltkonzern. Gemeinsam mit seinem Schulfreund Bill Gates schuf er 1975 Microsoft und brachte so die digitale Revolution ins Rollen. In seiner Autobiografie zeichnet Allen ein faszinierendes Bild dieser Aufbruchszeit und des schwierigen Verhnltnisses zu seinem Weggefnhrten.Auch nach seinem Abschied von Microsoft ist Paul Allen vom Pioniergeist beseelt geblieben. Als Investor schnrfte er sein Gespr fr technische und wirtschaftliche Trends; als Mnzen treibt er die Hirnforschung voran und pflegt nebenbei das Erbe von Jimi Hendrix. In diesem Buch berichtet ein technologisches Genie, wie er zu einem der reichsten Mnnner der Welt wurde und immer an vorderster Front dabei ist, wenn es Neues zu entdecken gibt. Dies ist die Geschichte eines so unermdlich neugierigen und vielfnltig fantasievollen Menschen, wie man ihn heute selten findet. Geradeheraus und wortgewandt berichtet er, wie er unsere Zeit fr immer vernndert hat. (Jann S. Wenner, Grnder und Verleger des Rolling Stone) Neugierig, wie er nun einmal ist, landet Paul immer wieder auf unbekanntem Gelnnde. Sei es ein neumodisches, ?Personal Computer' genanntes Gernt, die Erkundung der Tiefsee oder des Weltraums, Musik, Filme und Museen oder, sein vielleicht bedeutsamstes Unterfangen, die Erforschung des menschlichen Gehirns, zweierlei steht fest: Nichts dieser Dinge bleibt, wie es war, und der Weg dorthin ist auergewAhnlich. (Peter Gabriel)aBiographische InformationenPaul Allen (geb. 1953) grndete mit seinem Schulfreund Bill Gates 1975 eine kleine Softwarefirma, die unter dem Namen Microsoft zu einem der grAten und bedeutendsten Unternehmen der Welt werden sollte. Inzwischen hat er sich aus dem operativen Geschnft zurckgezogen und setzt sich mit seinem VermAgen fr die FArderung von Wissenschaft, Bildung, Sport und Kultur ein." Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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