- Paperback: 288 pages
- Publisher: W&N (14 Aug 2008)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 029785545X
- ISBN-13: 978-0297855453
- Product Dimensions: 23 x 15.2 x 2.4 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 433,604 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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"It's like a booze, drug and sex-fuelled genius teenager's diary and you can't not chuckle" (CITY AM )
"Carr is an excellent storyteller, and you'll end up really wanting to corner him at the bar one of these nights" (NEW MEDIA KNOWLEDGE )
"his limitless capacity for drink, work and web-related ideas are utterly endearing. This is completely addictive reading" (PRESS ASSOCIATION )
Christmas recommendation: "Anyone who wants a glimpse into the world of the successful - and not so successful - London internet entrepreneur need look no further" (Edie Lush THE SPECTATOR )
"Carr is an excellent storyteller, and you'll end up really wanting to corner him at the bar one of these nights" (NEW MEDIA KNOWLEDGE )
"his limitless capacity for drink, work and web-related ideas are utterly endearing. This is completely addictive reading" (PRESS ASSOCIATION )
Christmas recommendation: "Anyone who wants a glimpse into the world of the successful - and not so successful - London internet entrepreneur need look no further" (Edie Lush THE SPECTATOR )
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As a journalist covering the first dot.com boom, Paul Carr spent his life meeting the world's most successful young Internet entrepreneurs. In doing so he came to count many of them amongst his closest friends. These friendships meant he was not only able to attend their press conferences and speak at their events, but also get invited to their ultra-exclusive networking events in London and New York, get drunk at their New Year parties in their luxury Soho apartments and tag along when they threw impromptu parties at strip clubs after raising tens of millions of pounds in funding. And being a lowly hack, rather than a super-hyped new media mogul, Paul was able to enjoy this bizarre world of excess without actually having to be part of it. To help the moguls celebrate raising their millions without having to face the wrath of the venture capitalists himself. There was just one problem. He wanted to be rich and famous too. So, at the age of 25, Paul decided he didn't want to be a spectator any more. He had been harbouring a great dot.com project of his own and, with a second Internet boom on the horizon, he decided it was time to do something about it. In 'Bringing Nothing to the Party', Paul uses his unparalleled (and totally uncensored) access to tell the real story of a unique group of hard-partying, high-achieving young entrepreneurs - and his attempts to join them, whatever the cost.
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Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase
Great read, both informative and funny. Unfortunately some of the best humour is in the footnotes which are a bit of a faff on a kindle. You have to navigate to the link on the page and unlike the dictionary definitions which just pop up you have to click on it which takes you into the footnote appendix. I found myself reading ahead through the footnotes to save me some hassle, rather spoils the joke if you read the punch line first though!
Maybe I need a kindle touch?
Maybe I need a kindle touch?
Format:Paperback
A bit like Chris Evans in his biographies - he was clearly a complete c u next Tuesday at some point but he pulls off the amazing trick of making you somehow sympathetic. Therefore - annoyingly well written.
Format:Kindle Edition
A great insight to finding the job you 'think' you want and what you learn along the way. Despite the outcome, Paul really does inspire you to make something of yourself and join the forever growing croud of internet people and get on down to Adam street! p.s. Facebook me Savannah!
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A great book
If you want to know what it was like in the new-media world at the start of the millennium then this is for you. Paul Carr tells the story perfectly in his easy-to-read style. Read more
Published 16 months ago by R Flavin
Bring nothing to the party
Great book. A must read for anyone interested in the dot com world. Includes quite a few references to the entrepreneurs who have delivered memorable sites over the last few... Read more
Published 18 months ago by J. Livsey
Humorous tale of dotcom madness
As somebody who's been involved in the London digital / dotcom scene for quite a few years now, this book offers a great insight into the UK dotcom scene, a quick read that made me... Read more
Published 21 months ago by Wozz
Excellent read
Hilarious, well written and witty. A light, easy read about the real-life trials and tribulations of a wannabe dot com entrepreneur in London. Very current and topical.
Published 24 months ago by MS
Brilliant - must buy
A celvery written book, combining a love story and plenty of human interest with fascinating insights into the dealing of the VC world in London!
Published on 5 Jan 2010 by fireman_andy
This is so 2007
If you're interested in this book, you probably already know Carr's work (The Guardian, Techcrunch, his blog, his twitter, and so on). Read more
Published on 8 Dec 2009 by A. Hervaud
Misspent youth...
Very much enjoyed Paul Carr's romp through the UK Internet scene. Several reminders of my similarly misspent 20s as he stumbled, alcohol-fueled, from one semi-disaster to the next. Read more
Published on 9 Sep 2009 by James Turnbull
It's great.
Paul Carr is a great writer who could write a funny book about any subject. I LOL'd several times.
Published on 15 Nov 2008 by T. Boardman
Hysterically witty: a briliant read
The author Paul Carr is that most skilled and talented of writers: he's able to elicit empathy from his readers, alongside mild revulsion. Read more
Published on 29 Sep 2008 by Zoe Margolis
Business Dunce / Journalist genius
This is a very funny book.
The book chronicles Paul's move from journalist to web entrepreneur and back again, with real wit and a complete lack of shame. Read more
The book chronicles Paul's move from journalist to web entrepreneur and back again, with real wit and a complete lack of shame. Read more
Published on 23 Sep 2008 by A. I. Mackenzie
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