Synopses & Reviews
The Internet is all pervasive. Its influence and power extends ever further into every aspect of our private and professional lives. We routinely use it as a source of reference, a medium for discussion, and, increasingly, as a place to conduct business. The 'e' in e-business is now so ubiquitous that it is easy to forget that just a matter of years - indeed months - ago, the world looked very different. The business world in particular has been turned upside down by the Net. The word 'revolution' has been used so liberally that its meaning has become devalued. Yet the reverberations in the world of commerce that have resulted from the Net constitute nothing less than a revolution. Every revolution needs its architects. Without Lenin, Trotsky and others, nothing would have happened in Russia in 1917. Without an intelligentsia and people to take new ideas and make them a reality, nothing changes. So who are the architects of this business revolution?
Architects of the Business Revolution is a journey through this remarkable new territory. Dearlove and Coomber identify the entrepreneurs, radicals and thinkers who have made the greatest contribution to this new world. From wunderkinds like Marc Andreessen and Sabheer Bhatia and rocket scientists like Tim Berners-Lee and Vinton Cerf, to visionaries like Don Tapscott and Esther Dyson and business engineers like Scott McNealy and Jim Clark. These are the guys and girls you have to know about. Beyond the individuals themselves, Dearlove and Coomber take ideas into action and offer practical guidance drawn from these pioneers.
Review
"...the style is generally witty, readable and up-to-date..." (Sunday Business Post, 4th February 2001)
"The authors put ideas into action and offer practical guidance drawn from these pioneers." (Computer Weekly, 22nd March 2001)
"An interesting read...." (Freelance Informer, 20th April 20
"The book is written in a refreshingly non-technical style, which is a welcome change from the many publications in this area ....." (Professional Manager, July 2001)
"..very impressed with the actual format of this book....manages to be both interesting and informative....it succeeds in being a very neat and well presented book.." (M2 Communications, 22 February 2001)
Synopsis
The world of business has changed forever. But who created this revolution in thinking and markets, in products and careers? Architects of the Business Revolution: The Ultimate E-Business Book is a journey through this remarkable new territory. Dear love identifies the companies, entrepreneurs and thinkers who have made the greatest contribution to the new world. More than that he transforms ideas into action and offers practical guidance drawn from these pioneers.
Synopsis
Das Internet ist allgegenw rtig. Sein Einflu und seine Macht erstreckt sich bis in jeden Winkel unseres Berufs- und Privatlebens. Wir nutzen es in der Regel als Informationsquelle, als Diskussionsmedium und zunehmend zur Gesch ftsabwicklung. Das World Wide Web hat die Gesch ftswelt auf den Kopf gestellt und eine regelrechte E-Business-Revolution ausgel st. The Architects of the Business Revolution untersucht diese Revolution, ihre Drahtzieher und das neu entstandene Umfeld genauer. Die Autoren Dearlove und Coomber betrachten die neuen Unternehmer, Radikalen und Denker, die zu dieser Revolution entscheidend beigetragen haben. Dabei beleuchten sie eine ganze Reihe bedeutender Pers nlichkeiten - angefangen bei Wunderkindern wie Marc Andreessen und Saheer Bhatia, ber Raketenwissenschaftler wie Tim Berners-Lee und Vinton Cerf bis hin zu Vision ren wie Don Tapscott und Esther Dyson und Gesch ftspionieren wie Scott McNealy und Jim Clark - alles Leute, die Sie kennen sollten, denn von ihren Erfahrungen k nnen auch Sie profitieren Mit einer F lle praktischer Ratschl ge f r die Umsetzung von Gesch ftsideen.
Synopsis
Everything you need to know from these architects of the business revolution: Jeff Bezos, Steve Case, John Chambers, Sabheer Bhatia, Tim Berners-Lee, Matt Drudge, Lee Wozniak, Pierre Omidyar, Vinton Cerf, Scott Blum, Michael Dell, Esther Dyson, Bill Gates, Steve Ballmer, Paul Allen, Shawn Fanning, Andy Grove, Alan Webber, Marc Andreesen, Charles Leadbetter, Scott McNealy, Nicholas Negroponte, Francis Fukuyama, Don Tapscott, Geoffrey Moore, Jim Clark, Diane Coyle, Larry Ellison, Tom Peters, John Nisbitt, Kevin Kelly, Soshana Zuboff .....and many more
Synopsis
Architects of the Business Revolution is a journey through the remarkable new territory of e-business and the new economy. Dearlove and Coomber identify the entrepreneurs, radicals and thinkers who have made the greatest contribution to this new world. From wunderkinds like Marc Andreessen and Sabheer Bhatia and rocket scientists like Tim Berners-Lee and Vinton Cerf to visionaries like Don Tapscott and Esther Dyson and business engineers like Scott McNealy and Jim Clark, these are the guys and girls you have to know about. Beyond the individuals themselves, Dearlove and Coomber take ideas into action and offer practical guidance drawn from these pioneers.
About the Author
Des Dearlove is co-founder of the media content, concepts, and consulting firm, Suntop Media. He writes regularly for the Times, the American Management Review and Human Resources. He is the author of a number of books on management best practice, including The Ultimate Book of Business Thinking and Business the Bill Gates Way.
Stephen Coomber writes for a variety of publications, including the Times and Internet Money magazine. He is author of the report into corporate values, Heart and Soul.
Table of Contents
History's perspective
Wealth creation
The first wave
Clicks and bricks
The future of e-commerce
Architects of the business revolution
Marc Andreessen -
Netscape Loudcloud
Tim Berners-Lee
Jeff Bezos -
Amazon.com
Sabheer Bhatia -
Hotmail & Arzoo
Scott Blum -
Buy.com
Sergey Brin & Larry Page -
Google.com
Steve Case -
America Online
Vint Cerf
John Chambers -
Cisco
Christos Cotsakos -
E*trade
Jim Clark
Michael Dell -
Dell Corp
Matt Drudge -
The Drudge Report
Esther Dyson
Richard Egan -
EMC
Larry Ellison -
Oracle
Shawn Fanning -
Napster
David Filo & Jerry Yang -
Yahoo!
Bill Gates -Microsoft
George Gilder
Rob Glaser -
RealNetworks
Seth Godin -
Permission Marketing
James Gosling -
Sun Microsystems & Java
Bill Gross -
Idealab!
Andy Grove -
Intel
Jeff Hawkins -
Palm Computing & Handspring
Steve Jobs -
Apple Computer
Guy Kawasaki -
Garage.com
Harry Knowles -
Ain't It Cool News
Martha Lane Fox & Brent Hoberman -
Lastminute.com
Scott McNealy -
Sun Microsystems
Nicholas Negroponte -
MIT Media Lab
Jorma Ollila -
Nokia
Pierre Omidyar - eBay
Kevin O'Connor -
DoubleClick
Tony Perkins Chris Alden -
Red Herring
Tom Perkins -
Kleiner Perkins Caulfield & Bryers
Jon Postel
Michael Robertson -
MP3.com
Arthur Rock
Louis Rossetto -
Wired Magazine
John Seely Brown -
Xerox PARC
William Shockley -
Farchild Semiconductors
Masayoshi Son -
Softbank
Don Tapscott
Linus Torvalds -
Linux
Jay Walker -
Priceline.com
Alan Webber -
Fast Company
David Wetherell -
CMGI
Bob Young -
Red Hat