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programmers who bolted from what was then the world's hottest gaming company to form Activision; it was ultimately undone by the rise of the personal computer (and [link widoczny dla zalogowanych], Draper writes, by the CEO's refusal to sell the company for less than $1 billion).Even well into what others might consider retirement age, Draper has remained active. He was one of the first seed investors in Skype -- and after his investment multiplied a thousandfold in the wake of Skype's sale to eBay, he donated nearly all the proceeds to charity. Despite his blue-chip résumé (which also includes a stint as the United Nations' No. 2 official from 1986 to '93) and the fortunes he's accrued, Draper comes across as eminently likable. He breezily writes of chatting with Walter Cronkite about media strategy while stepping out of the showers at Bohemian Grove. He tells a charmingly off-color story about the entrepreneur who showed up pitching a "luxury vibrator"; the old-school Draper thought he meant a vibrating chair.If Draper's book were merely a good window into Silicon Valley's past [link widoczny dla zalogowanych], it would be well worth a read [link widoczny dla zalogowanych], but he leavens the anecdotes with practical tips for would-be investors and entrepreneurs alike. He weighs the pros and cons of various early-stage funding syilai:
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