App kid : how a child of immigrants grabbed a piece of the American dream
Title:
App kid : how a child of immigrants grabbed a piece of the American dream
Author:
Credits:
Michael Sayman.
Edition:
First edition.
Publication Date(s):
2021
Format:
Books
Physical Description:
vi, 296 pages ; 22 cm
General Note:
"This is a Borzoi Book" -- Title page verso.
Contents:
1 The American Dream pages 11 -- 2 The Penguin Whisperer pages 17 -- 3 Growing Pains pages 31 -- 4 Stress Tests pages 37 -- 5 Up with 4 Snaps pages 46 -- 6 Now That I've Built It, Will They Come? pages 53 -- 7 Big in Peru pages 63 -- 8 Meeting Mark Zuckerberg pages 72 -- 9 Bye, Belen pages 78 -- 10 The Countdown Starts Now pages 89 -- 11 All Set? pages 97 -- 12 Shine or Fail pages 107 -- 13 Bitter/Sweet Independence pages 117 -- 14 Diversity Training pages 131 -- 15 Out on a Limb pages 140 -- 16 Gut Intuition pages 151 -- 17 Baby Code Monsters pages 157 -- 18 A "Surprise" Family Visit p. 166 -- 19 This Humbling Lifestage p. 172 -- 20 Serendipity p. 180 -- 21 Blond Ambition p. 188 -- 22 The Day of Seven Interviews p. 194 -- 23 Offer of a Lifetime p. 199 -- 24 I Kissed a Boy p. 206 -- 25 Twenty-one p. 214 -- 26 The Noogler p. 220 -- 27 That Christmas Feeling p. 227 -- 28 Unblocked p. 235 -- 29 Blue Eyes and Purple Flowers p. 243 -- 30 Diving Blind p. 249 -- 31 Adulting p. 253 -- 32 "Soy Gay" pages 259 -- 33 Area 120 pages 269 -- 34 Thankful pages 276.
Description:
"An inspiring and deeply personal coming of age memoir from one of Silicon Valley's youngest entrepreneurs--a second-generation Latino immigrant who taught himself how to code as a thirteen-year-old and went on to claim his share of the American dream." -- inside front jacket flap.
"A memoir from one of the most extraordinary entrepreneurs in Silicon Valley, who taught himself how to code as a thirteen-year-old and claimed his share of the American Dream"-- Provided by publisher.
Personal Subject:
Document ID:
SD_ILS:1693018
Language:
English
