Uncommon Stock: Version 1.0 (The Uncommon Series) - Softcover

Peper, Eliot

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1517513219 ISBN 13: 9781517513214

Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2014

Synopsis

"Offers readers a special lens into a unique and compelling world packed with intrigue and adventure. A must-read trilogy." -Huffington Post Books
Mara Winkel is rock climbing, mountain biking, and 'studying' her way through school at the University of Colorado, Boulder.

But when her best friend James asks her to partner with him to start a disruptive new software company she discovers that the world of technology startups is fraught with intrigue, adrenaline, soaring successes, and scorching failures. It turns out this is especially true when your technology threatens entrenched drug cartels.

Mara has to juggle mysterious investors, opaque partners, critical customers, and a team that is as brilliant as it is dysfunctional until only one question remains: win or die.

About this title

About the Author

Eliot Peper writes fast-paced, deeply-researched stories with diverse casts that explore the intersection of technology and society. He is the author of Cumulus, True Blue, Neon Fever Dream, and The Uncommon Series and his books have been praised by The Verge, Popular Science, Businessweek, io9, and Ars Technica. Eliot is an editor at Scout and an adviser to entrepreneurs and investors. He has helped build various technology businesses, survived dengue fever, translated Virgil's Aeneid from the original Latin, worked as an entrepreneur-in-residence at a venture capital firm, and explored the ancient Himalayan kingdom of Mustang. His writing has appeared in Harvard Business Review, TechCrunch, and the Chicago Review of Books and he has been a speaker at places like Google, Qualcomm, Future in Review, and the Conference on World Affairs.

Review

"The Uncommon Series is a gift to readers. The depth of Peper's understanding of real-life startups, coupled with characters that remain with us for years to come, offer readers a special lens into a unique and compelling world packed with intrigue and adventure. A must-read trilogy."-Huffington Post Books
"Insanely cool... a gripping roller coaster ride through the world of tech entrepreneurship. Tears you out of your seat and into a brand new genre, the startup thriller. Watch out, it will hijack your free time through to the last word. More, please?"-Brad Feld, Managing Director at Foundry Group, founder at Techstars
"Relentlessly readable. Be warned, if you start, you probably won't stop."-San Francisco Magazine
"What Lara Croft was to archeologists; what James Bond was to spies; Mara Winkel is to startup founders.  If you are a entrepreneur, investor, or fan of Shark Tank, this novel is for you."-Dr. Sean Wise, Professor of Entrepreneurship at Ryerson University, Director at Dobson Micro-Financing Seed Venture Fund
"Eliot Peper has masterfully created a three-part thriller set against the backdrop of the startup world. You're going to go on a hell of a wrenching journey and I promise that it will enrich you for long after you've reached the end."-Tech.co Books
"What Grisham is to the legal thriller, Peper is to the world of tech startup thrillers. Peper's story pulled me in with compelling characters and a fascinating business narrative, and then completely engrossed me as the adventure accelerated into a tale of ruthless pursuit of global financial manipulation. I couldn't stop turning the pages!" -Bob Holmen, Managing Director at Miramar Venture Partners

"Riveting and informative... an intriguing thriller to the very end. Does an excellent job capturing the personal and professional highs and lows of creating a startup. Great read all around. I can't wait for Version 2.0... write faster!"-Jon Belmonte, Principal at Cedar Ridge Ventures, former CEO/COO at ACTIVE Network
"Electrifying, smart, and accesible. It's like Michael Crichton writing a story about Steve Jobs. This is the adventure for anyone who ever dreamed of starting something in their garage." -George Eiskamp, CEO at GroundMetrics Inc.

About this edition

• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1517513219
• ISBN 13: 9781517513214
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 296