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Throughout the 1990s, thousands of bright and creative people were lured by the promise of incredible freedom - and even more incredible wealth - into an alternative universe of 'all hands' pep rallies, afternoon sushi runs, and football tournaments cum strategy sessions. From the open-floor offices (complete with scooter stations) to the mysterious lairs of the all-powerful venture capitalists to the lavish launch parties, Inside the Cult of Kibu offers a backstage pass to America's capitalist culture at its wackiest.
With access to a wide range of dot.com insiders, Gottlieb and Jacobs present a rich tapestry of anecdotes and insights, revealing a world of extremes, from euphoria to disillusionment. Framed by a narrative structure that mimics the typical rise and fall of a dot.com, Inside the Cult of Kibu showcases the stories of the programmers and receptionists, Hollywood moguls, 20-something CEOs, and everyone in between who experienced the virtual reality show first-hand. Industry veterans themselves, Gottlieb and Jacobs present an irreverent and dishy, smart and penetrating account of a business and cultural phenomenon that is now imprinted - for better or worse - on our intellectual psyche.
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About the Author:
Lori Gottlieb is the author of the best-selling memoir Stick Figure: A Diary of My Former Self and has written for a variety of publications, including the New York Times, Elle, Time, People, Mademoiselle, Redbook, CosmoGirl, Seventeen, Salon, and Slate. A former medical-school student at Stanford, she served as Vice President and Editor-in-Chief of the now defunct Kibu.com, a "digital hangout for teenage girls." Her most recent essay in The Industry Standard, an exposé of this experience, was nominated in 2001 for a National Magazine Award. She lives in Los Angeles. Jesse Jacobs is vice-president of content at IFILM, the Net's leading online film company. He has served as co-founder and director of the Yahoo! Internet Life Online Film Festival. His projects have been profiled in the New York Times and The Industry Standard, on "Good Morning America" and "The Today Show." He lives in Los Angeles.
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- PublisherBasic Books
- Publication date2002
- ISBN 10 1903985374
- ISBN 13 9781903985373
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages320
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