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Po Bronson.
The Nudist on the Late Shift: and other tales of Silicon Valley.
Vintage. 1999

Entrepreneurs and tech wizards, immigrants and investors, dreamers and visionaries are all flooding West to seek their fortune. Their Mecca is Silicon Valley – where one person can achieve so much with just initiative, talent and a good idea. Meet David Filo, co-founder of Yahoo and worth over $500 million, who still sleeps under his desk one night a week. Meet the 26-year-old who is already on his fifth start-up venture. Meet the nudist who works the late shift.