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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"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 )
About the Author
Paul Carr was born in 1979, but thanks to the events described in this book, he feels at least twenty year older. A former Guardian New Media columnist and co-founder of two Internet companies, he knows the world of Internet moguls both inside and out.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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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?
By L Love
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I read this whilst on holiday, and couldn't put it down!
Paul Carr lived (and continues to live - see 'The Upgrade') an exciting life, full of drama, that translates into book format in an excellent way.
Anybody interested in media or journalism, or the dot come bubble, or sex, or London, or entrepreneurship, or.... just read it!
Paul Carr lived (and continues to live - see 'The Upgrade') an exciting life, full of drama, that translates into book format in an excellent way.
Anybody interested in media or journalism, or the dot come bubble, or sex, or London, or entrepreneurship, or.... just read it!
By N. Ingham
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!
2 of 3 people found the following review helpful
By A. I. Mackenzie
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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.
Paul Carr is an excellent journalist, but was ill-suited to run an internet business as he admits. He skewers the overly pompous, although it's hard to see why he takes a dislike to some people (Ben Cohen for example) when he seems to be pretty shameless about self-promotion himself - he seems to share the same faults!
Read it if you're interested in web business or really just fancy a laugh.
Apparently it's not necessary to have actually met the author before you read (or review) the book, although he still get pretty good sales even if that's his only audience.
The book chronicles Paul's move from journalist to web entrepreneur and back again, with real wit and a complete lack of shame.
Paul Carr is an excellent journalist, but was ill-suited to run an internet business as he admits. He skewers the overly pompous, although it's hard to see why he takes a dislike to some people (Ben Cohen for example) when he seems to be pretty shameless about self-promotion himself - he seems to share the same faults!
Read it if you're interested in web business or really just fancy a laugh.
Apparently it's not necessary to have actually met the author before you read (or review) the book, although he still get pretty good sales even if that's his only audience.
2 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Paul opens his life and experiences for us and tells us the brutal truth! I was around for a lot of the stories Paul tells and they are all true - but I don't think anyone could have captured them and re told them like Paul does. The book is hilarious, Paul is hilarious as our a number of the characters and relationships through the book and through his life in these times and beyond! I adore Paul Carr for his honesty, his genius raconteur ability, his humility and his ridiculous brain that reaches places many of ours couldn't dream of - but most I adore Paul for selflessly taking us all on this journey with him. Its one hell of journey - its one hell of a read and I for one cant wait for what comes next. Buy it immediately - its a generation classic!
2 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Go - buy - read. Paul Carr is probably the love-chid of Truman Capote and Andy Warhol, a wit, a stylish observer of situation and nuance and will have you turning pages well into the early hours. The Internet is a foreign country.....they do things differently there......(usually with a lot more champagne and vodka and bigger Penthouse flats).
2 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I have been following the London Internet start-up scene for a few years. So when I heard that Paul Carr was coming out with a book detailing his experiences in candid detail, I knew it was something I had to read. `Bringing Nothing to the Party' definitely gives readers a special insight into the elite circle of entrepreneurs, investors and myriad characters that dot this crazy world. There are of course the inevitable stories of shoulder rubbing and myth-creating parties, but the real gem of this book lies in Paul's pinball journey. A master of wit and self-deprecating humour - this book will have you laughing and cringing at the same time (and that is a very good thing).
2 of 4 people found the following review helpful
By M. Smith
Format:Paperback
Witty, scandalous, insightful and funnier than all the sneezing pandas on Facebook.
'How to Lose Friends and Alienate People' for the web generation.
'How to Lose Friends and Alienate People' for the web generation.
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Bringing nothing to the party
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. Read more
Published 24 months ago by Ants
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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 on 9 Jan 2011 by Oxford Amazon
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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 on 8 Nov 2010 by J. Livsey
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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 on 2 Sep 2010 by Wozz
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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 on 4 Jun 2010 by MS
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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