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Disrupted

Disrupted

By Dan Lyons

My Misadventure in the Start-Up Bubble. Hachette, 2016.

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17 mins read

14 Key insights

A brief summary of Disrupted

A witty, humorous description of one fifty-something journalist’s attempt to start a new career and maybe strike it rich working at the chaotic, unregulated, cultish start-up company HubSpot.

Key insights in Disrupted

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What do you get from this book? A hilarious, uncensored analysis of the experience of working for a startup
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Older professionals in struggling industries are being fired, as those industries look for ways to retrench costs
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The myths of startup companies and their founders are rarely what they’re portrayed to be
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Startups are like a bet, with investors, founders, and employees gambling on which company will make it big
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Tech companies create their own culture and language to indoctrinate their employees into being fanatical
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Early hires at a startup tend to be young employees who get promoted based on seniority rather than performance
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Many tech companies put immense pressure on sales staff to hit quotas yet pay them very little, all to boost revenues
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With invented roles and rapid staff changes, employees are left feeling untethered and uncertain about their roles
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Investors don’t meddle with a founder’s startup because any negative press affects their investment bottom line
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Tech companies rely on hype and passion to overcome deficient products or lack of innovation
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Startup companies are in a bubble where their valuation has no relation to their profit
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Summary of the key insights
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Selected critiques in brief
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Final word

Who should read Disrupted

Journalists • anti-Silicon Valley types • generation X-ers • anyone thinking of starting afresh • technology enthusiasts • investors

About the author of Disrupted

Dan Lyons is a writer who worked as the technology editor at Newsweek, a senior editor at Forbes, and gained notoriety for publishing a satirical blog and book as “Fake Steve Jobs.” Lyons wrote for the HBO series Silicon Valley for two seasons and has published three fiction novels as well as the non-fiction investigative work Lab Rats.

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