TY - BOOK AU - Stone,Brad TI - The upstarts: how Uber, Airbnb, and the killer companies of the new Silicon Valley are changing the world SN - 9780316388399 AV - HD 62.5 .S756 2017 PY - 2017/// CY - New York PB - Little, Brown and Company KW - Airbnb (Firm) KW - Uber (Firm) KW - New business enterprises KW - United States KW - Case studies KW - Entrepreneurship KW - Electronic commerce KW - Bed and breakfast accommodations KW - 21st century KW - Ridesharing N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages 337-358) and an index; The trough of sorrow: The early years of Airbnb -- Jam sessions: The early years of Uber -- The nonstarters: SeamlessWeb, Taxi Magic, Cabulous, Couchsurfing, Zimride -- The growth hacker: How Airbnb took off -- Blood, sweat, and ramen: How Uber conquered San Francisco -- The wartime CEO: Airbnb fights on two fronts -- The playbook: Uber's expansion begins -- Travis's law: The rise of ridesharing -- Too big to regulate: Airbnb's fight in New York City -- God view: Uber's rough ride -- Escape velocity: Fights and fables with Airbnb -- Global mega-unicorn death match!: Uber versus the world ER -