Idea Man

A Memoir by the Co-founder of Microsoft

Paul Allen

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Portfolio Press
04 July 2012

Autobiography: business & industry; Economics & Business; Entrepreneurship

The autobiography of the billionaire technologist and philanthropist who co-founded Microsoft

What's it like to start a revolution? How do you build the biggest tech company in the world? And why do you walk away from it all?

Paul Allen co-founded Microsoft. Together he and Bill Gates turned an idea - writing software - into a company and then an entire industry. This is the story of how it came about- two young mavericks who turned technology on its head, the bitter battles as each tried to stamp his vision on the future and the ruthless brilliance and fierce commitment.

By: Paul Allen
Imprint: Portfolio Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 129mm, Spine: 23mm
Weight: 269g
ISBN: 9780241953716
ISBN 10: 0241953715
Pages: 368
Publication Date: 04 July 2012
Recommended Age: From 0 years
Audience: Professional and scholarly , College/higher education , General/trade , Undergraduate , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Paul Allen is the billionaire technologist and philanthropist who cofounded Microsoft with Bill Gates. He is the chairman of Vulcan Inc. and founder of the Allen Institute for Brain Science. He also owns the Seattle Seahawks and the Portland Trail Blazers, and is co-owner of the Seattle Sounders pro soccer team. He lives on Mercer Island, Washington.

Reviews for Idea Man: A Memoir by the Co-founder of Microsoft

Highly readable, refreshingly honest * Mail on Sunday * A fascinating tale of the early days of the software industry * Financial Times * A founding father of the modern information age . . . provides a fascinating insight into the ironies of capitalism * The Times * He, and a tiny club of others, literally invented the twenty-first century -- Bono Riveting reading * Observer *