Jimmy Soni author of The Founders on Writing a Best-Selling Book on the Pioneers of Silicon Valley

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Today, David is talking to Jimmy Soni. Jimmy Soni is an award-winning author. His newest book, The Founders: The Story of PayPal and the Entrepreneurs Who Shaped Silicon Valley, was a national bestseller and received critical acclaim from The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, New Yorker, The Economist, Financial Times, and more. His previous book, A Mind at Play: How Claude Shannon Invented the Information Age, won the 2017 Neumann Prize, awarded by the British Society for the History of Mathematics for the best book on the history of mathematics for a general audience, and the 2019 Middleton Prize by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. He lives in Brooklyn, New York, with his daughter, Venice.

What You'll Learn:

• Becoming a Writer
• Discovery Process when Writing a Book
• Interviews
• Listening
• Market Cycles
• Recession and its Consequences
• Being a Creator

Favorite Quote:

“How leadership teams can move very aggressively and turn the pressure on not having another round of financing into action.”

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