books by Randall E. Stross

books by Randall E. Stross

books:

Randall E. Stross

The Wizard of Menlo Park: How Thomas Alva Edison Invented the Modern World

Randall E. Stross

Three Rivers Press, 2008

Uncredited Inventory
This book provides an amazing look at the Wizard of Menlo park. My favorite portions of the book did not revolve around his inventions, his genius, his marketing of himself, the way he breached the barrier to become one of the first 'superstars' of the media. My ...

The Stubborn Earth: American Agriculturalists on Chinese Soil, 1898-1937

Randall E. Stross

University of California Press, 1989

Enlightening
The Stubborn Earth is an excellent examination of American agricultural policy in China during the first half of the twentieth century. This book manages to be both a scholarly resource for those that study East Asian history academically and easy to understand for ...

The Microsoft Way: The Real Story Of How The Company Outsmarts Its Competition

Randall E. Stross

Basic Books, 1997

The positive feedback cycle phenomenon
1. Mike Maples said, "My job is to get a fair share of the software applications market, and to me that's one hundred percent." In 1994, Steve Ballmer in his best shouting voice reported increases for Word, Excel, Powerpoint, and Office shouting "its Market share, ...

Steve Jobs & the Next Big Thing

Randall E. Stross

Scribner, 1993

A little dose of reality
Stross' sources are impeccable, which isn't all that surprising since he's a historian. Despite the fact that he was prevented from interviewing Steve Jobs, and presumably a number of other higher ups in the NeXT management, the book doesn't really suffer from the ...

eBoys: The First Inside Account of Venture Capitalists at Work

Randall E. Stross

Ballantine Books, 2001

a must-read for anyone in the startup world
As someone in the startup industry, hearing the VC point of view was very interesting. Add to that a refresher course on several of the important industry-shaping deals and an entertaining down-to-earth delivery style, and you got a certain winner on your hands. ...

Eboys

Randall E. Stross

Texere Publishing, 2001

Irresistible, Essential Reading for Entrepreneurs
Most people who want to found a new business dream about getting venture capital en route to going public. At least a third of these people who approach venture capital firms do not have any contacts to get them a hearing at venture capital firms. Even those who do ...