Table of Contents
List of Abbreviations xiii
Introduction: The American Revolution 1
Act 1 Start Up
Arrivals 11
Chapter 1 Endless Frontier 17
Chapter 2 Golden State 30
Chapter 3 Shoot the Moon 43
Chapter 4 Networked 53
Chapter 5 The Money Men 67
Arrivals 83
Chapter 6 Boom and Bust 85
Act 2 Product Launch
Arrivals 95
Chapter 7 The Olympics of Capitalism 99
Chapter 8 Power to the People 113
Chapter 9 The Personal Machine 127
Chapter 10 Homebrewed 137
Chapter 11 Unforgettable 144
Chapter 12 Risky Business 157
Act 3 Go Public
Arrivals 175
Chapter 13 Storytellers 178
Chapter 14 California Dreaming 191
Chapter 15 Made in Japan 206
Chapter 16 Big Brother 227
Chapter 17 War Games 246
Chapter 18 Built on Sand 261
Act 4 Change the World
Arrivals 283
Chapter 19 Information Means Empowerment 285
Chapter 20 Suits in the Valley 302
Chapter 21 Magna Carta 323
Chapter 22 Don't Be Evil 339
Arrivals 357
Chapter 23 The Internet Is You 559
Chapter 24 Software Eats the World 375
Chapter 25 Masters of the Universe 388
Departure: Into the Driverless Car 405
Acknowledgments 413
Note on Sources 417
Notes 427
Image Credits 485
Index 487