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" High stakes, no prisoners : "
Charles H. Ferguson.
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BL
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843929
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Ferguson, Charles H.
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High stakes, no prisoners : : a winner's tale of greed and glory in the Internet wars /\ Charles H. Ferguson.
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New York :: Times Business,, ©1999.
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viii, 392 pages ;; 25 cm
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0812931432
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: 9780812931433
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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Starting the company -- The internet awakens as the giants sleep, 1990-94; the invention of the Web and Mosaic, Netscape's first browser, Vermeer gets a strategy, and much, much more -- First-round funding -- Vermeer, Fall 1994-Summer 1995; making a beautiful machine and preparing it for war -- The industry, January-August 1995; Netscape lights its roman candle, Bill Gates wakes up, and AOL rolls with the punch -- Wins and losses; or, no more Mr. Nice Guy -- Wins and losses, continued; or, things get really complicated -- The making of a deal -- Speaking ill of the dead; a strategic analysis of Netscape's failure and the future of internet software -- The Microsoft question -- The future, and some large questions.
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"High Stakes, No Prisoners is a sharp, insider's account of the way Silicon Valley really works: the sharks, powerful incumbents, and old-boy networks who play hardball all the time and the geniuses who make the products that have changed the world." "Charles Ferguson started Vermeer Technologies and turned his very cool, very big idea into FrontPage, the first software product for creating and managing a website. A mere twenty months after starting the company, he sold it to Microsoft for $133 million, making a fortune for himself and his associates. FrontPage now has millions of users and is bundled with Microsoft Office. But getting there wasn't always fun."
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"High Stakes, No Prisoners is the book about the Valley and reflects Ferguson's unique experience not only as a successful entrepreneur but also as a policy analyst, computer industry consultant, and academic."--Jacket.
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Computer industry-- California-- Santa Clara Valley (Santa Clara County)
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Entrepreneurship-- United States, Case studies.
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High technology industries-- California-- Santa Clara Valley (Santa Clara County)
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Wealth-- California-- Santa Clara Valley (Santa Clara County)
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Computer industry.
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Entrepreneurship.
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High technology industries.
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Wealth.
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California, Santa Clara Valley (Santa Clara County)
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United States.
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338.7/61004/092
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B
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HD9696.2.U63C354 1999
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