Well, I wrote about this book 2 times (in my posts Tough Chick - Sarah Lacy and Once You’re Lucky, Twice You’re Good) and tweeted about it multiple times. I guess the title of Sarah Lacy’s book, Once You’re Lucky, Twice You’re Good is obviously right on! I was approached yesterday about featuring a book giveaway on my blog for this book - given how much I liked the book, how could I pass it up?
The teaser for the book on Sarah’s website states:
“Business reporter Sarah Lacy chronicles the lives of several different people trying to get their dreams off the ground. Max Levchin, the savvy founder of PayPal, looks for another hit with a “web widget” company. Kevin Rose tries to grow his “social news” site Digg.com while ! playing the part of Web 2.0 poster boy. Marc Andreesen, the legendary founder of Netscape, comes back to the game seeking to found his third billion-dollar company. Mark Zuckerberg watches Facebook grow from his dorm room at Harvard into one of the most powerful sites on the Web as he tries to avoid the spotlight. While following these entrepreneurs, Lacy brings to light the entire Web 2.0 scene: the wide-eyed but wary founders of startups, the hated venture capitalists, the bloggers fueling the hype, the programmers coding through the night on Red Bull and takeout, the twenty-something millionaires, and the internet “fan boys” eager for all the promises to come true.”
I honestly LOVED this book and it made me feel as if I actually knew many of the founders of some of the top names in the tech world right now. As I said in my 2nd post about this book, it was a fast and intriguing read that brought me deep into the world of Silicon Valley startups. Any tech junkie will love the book for its inside look at the tech scene and more about the entrepreneurs who brought us our favorite new online toys.
Win It!
I’ve already passed my copy of the book on to my brother, but here is your chance to win 1 of the 10 copies of the book that have been offered as prizes to my readers!
There are 3 ways to enter - you can do all 3 of them for 3 chances to win. Each person can only win 1 time, but more entries equals a better chance of winning, right? The contest will run until July 1st, 2008 and I will notify winners shortly after.
How to enter: (Remember, you can do all 3!)
1) Leave a comment here saying why you’d LOVE to win a copy of this book
AND/OR
2) Tweet about this contest (and leave the URL of your tweet in the comments here)
AND/OR
3) Post about this contest - make sure to link back to this post!
Also, if you missed my post about looking for education writers, check that out and add your name to the list of those interested! If you just like to enter contests and win free stuff, we have weekly contest product giveaways over at This Mommy Gig!
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