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Disrupted: My Misadventure in the Start-Up Bubble
by Daniel Lyons
This book is a very enjoyable read, it is well written, funny and a fascinating look behind the Silicon Valley "tech bubble" and the insane corporate culture. It definitely makes me want to read more of this work.
However, there was parts of this book that didn't sit right with me. Clearly a white guy that is always been appreciated for his talents, didn't. And yes I do agree he experienced ageism but he seemed to lack empathy for other forms of discrimination. He did mention the lack of diversity in tech, but is thrilled to be in a LA writers room with all guys where he can openly make jokes about "huge cocks and dry vaginas", which he wouldn't be able to do at HubSpot...
He describes himself as someone who "could always fit in" and was "never was bullied at school", and fails to acknowledge that his could be due to his white male privilege. I guess I found it hard him describing the ageism he was experiencing but then at times was misogynistic, entitled and arrogant. This unfortunately made him come across a bit out of touch and did ruin it a bit for me.
That being said, I read it in less than 24hrs as I enjoyed it so much. I would recommend it to others, but recommend to keep his lack of introspection in mind as that is not what you will get from this book, but what you will get is a funny, entertaining look behind the curtain of a seemingly insane company that like many other Unicorns makes no profits but yet is worth over a billion dollars.
However, there was parts of this book that didn't sit right with me. Clearly a white guy that is always been appreciated for his talents, didn't. And yes I do agree he experienced ageism but he seemed to lack empathy for other forms of discrimination. He did mention the lack of diversity in tech, but is thrilled to be in a LA writers room with all guys where he can openly make jokes about "huge cocks and dry vaginas", which he wouldn't be able to do at HubSpot...
He describes himself as someone who "could always fit in" and was "never was bullied at school", and fails to acknowledge that his could be due to his white male privilege. I guess I found it hard him describing the ageism he was experiencing but then at times was misogynistic, entitled and arrogant. This unfortunately made him come across a bit out of touch and did ruin it a bit for me.
That being said, I read it in less than 24hrs as I enjoyed it so much. I would recommend it to others, but recommend to keep his lack of introspection in mind as that is not what you will get from this book, but what you will get is a funny, entertaining look behind the curtain of a seemingly insane company that like many other Unicorns makes no profits but yet is worth over a billion dollars.