Trading Reality

Ridpath, Michael

ISBN 10: 0060176296 / ISBN 13: 9780060176297

Published by Harpercollins, 1997

Good condition. Good dust jacket. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains. Seller Inventory # D09K-00660

Synopsis:

When his brother Richard, the head of a virtual reality company, is murdered, Mark Fairfax tries to further his brilliant brother's discoveries before the killer succeeds in destroying the company

From the Author: Writing a second novel
What should I write for my second novel, after the success of my first, Free To Trade?

My first idea was simply to write Free To Trade again, changing the plot and characters slightly. But my German editor gave me some wise advice: write about something else that you are interested in. And so I decided to write about virtual reality.

I worked for three years for a venture capital company called Apax Partners. We invested in a small virtual reality company - Virtuality. It was one of the world leaders in the field, and dominated the market for VR entertainment systems. It had a bright future, but very little cash. Apax gave it some, and two years later the company floated on the stock exchange, giving Apax a profit of ten times its initial investment.

The whole process had been very exciting, and fraught with risk. The company seemed to be constantly lurching from boom to bust month by month. Personalities were important, and the stakes were high. From this, Trading Reality was born.

A sad postscript is that in early 1997 Virtuality did in fact go bust, The VR market took too long to take off, some management mistakes were made, and, inevitably, there wasn't enough cash.

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Bibliographic Details

Title: Trading Reality
Publisher: Harpercollins
Publication Date: 1997
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Good
Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included