The Accidental Billionaires
By Ben Mezrich
- Release Date: 2009-07-14
- Genre: Biographies & Memoirs
Description
NATIONAL BESTSELLER
“The Social Network, the much anticipated movie…adapted from Ben Mezrich’s book The Accidental Billionaires.” —The New York Times
Best friends Eduardo Saverin and Mark Zuckerberg had spent many lonely nights looking for a way to stand out among Harvard University’s elite, competitive, and accomplished student body. Then, in 2003, Zuckerberg hacked into Harvard’s computers, crashed the campus network, almost got himself expelled, and was inspired to create Facebook, the social networking site that has since revolutionized communication around the world.
With Saverin’s funding their tiny start-up went from dorm room to Silicon Valley. But conflicting ideas about Facebook’s future transformed the friends into enemies. Soon, the undergraduate exuberance that marked their collaboration turned into out-and-out warfare as it fell prey to the adult world of venture capitalists, big money, and lawyers.
Reviews
Some interesting stories but..
3By bspear7I’m a big fan of Ben Mezrichs work but this one didn’t impress me. I felt the interesting parts of the story could have been told in a couple of chapters, perhaps there wasn’t that much to tell. Or maybe he set the bar so high with some of his other books, specifically Bringing Down the House and Rigged that my expectations were too high.Worth Reading
5By GjhgjkhIntriguing, and often hard to put down. Accidental Billionaire combines a interesting story line with an exciting narrativeTerrific read
5By rummer47Thoroughly enjoyed reading this. Extremely interesting and big fan of author.Awesome, Epic, Inevitably sensational!
5By Goober0244This book is one of the greatest books I've ever read. I've seen the Social Network. This book puts things into a more realistic view. It's crazy how things started so small then exploded. This is a must read if your an avid Facebooker!Good read!!
5By MartyW20Anyone one who wants to know about how Facebook was made then this is good! Amazing story of Mark Zuckerberg and his crew that helped him. Also anyone who is trying to be successful and maybe make their own millions someday has to read this book!Fantastic
5By Grober12Self-explanatory... Must readGreat job once again, Mr. Mezrich
5By Bud SpaklurIf you enjoyed the movie, "The Social Network," you will surely enjoy this book. Ben Mezrich's genre of "faction" (true stories with embellished facts and hints of fiction) is truly enjoyable. "The Accidental Billionaires" is a page-turner and will leave you wanting more. I highly recommend this book, as well as Mezrich's other best-sellers, "Bringing Down the House", "Ugly Americans", "Rigged", and "Busting Vegas".Enjoyable
4By Matth3wsabiDecent book, Entertaining, really gets the wheels turning.Better than social network
5By PeterfortBetter than the movie, fills in alot of gaps