- Hardcover: 384 pages
- Publisher: Richard Vigilante Books; 1 edition (Aug 16 2010)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 098271632X
- ISBN-13: 978-0982716328
- Product Dimensions: 22.9 x 15 x 3.8 cm
- Shipping Weight: 794 g
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #371,114 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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In this comic novel a band of hacker-geeks load state-of-the-art artificial intelligence, including working eyes, ears, spy software, and a smart mouth, into a bunch of old Furby dolls, re-christened Grumbies, network them together, sell millions, become rich and famous and make enemies/allies of Mossad, the CIA, Google, Microsoft, IRS, Goldman Sachs, the guys from Google, and Steve Jobs.
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4.2 out of 5 stars (13 customer reviews)
11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
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A winner - Microserfs meets Bonfire of the Vanities, Jun 23 2010
By John Gallaugher - Published on Amazon.com
Grumby is the best novel about startups since Douglas Coupland's Microserfs - a funny, crackling tale with real business and tech industry insider knowledge. A must read for the "TechCrunch" crowd, you'll find yourself hunting to match up many of the novel's characters with their real-world counterparts in a way that a prior generation did while reading "Bonfire of the Vanities".
Kessler's business books and columns pop with humor and rich story telling and fans will find the best traits preserved in his first fiction book. Dialog-driven, and tech-centric, the book strikes the perfect and tough-to-achieve balance of geek-speak and business jargon without alienating those who can't sling code or read a balance sheet.
Grumby also provides a rollicking speculation on where key tech industry trends - Moore's law, the cloud, offshore labor, open source, peer-produced content, and others - might lead. While I often find business books and business novels a disappointment, Grumby is that rare, satisfying gem and is a must-read for anyone interested in a vicarious rocket-ride through the startup, tech, VC space.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
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Amazing view into what startup life is like, Sep 16 2010
By J. Michael Arrington - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Grumby (Hardcover)
If you've ever wondered what it's like to be in the whirlwind of a silicon valley startup, this book is for you. It's fast paced and extremely accurate. Lovely book.
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Very funny, Aug 23 2010
By Frank MACMILLAN - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Grumby (Hardcover)
I read Grumby in two sittings in less than 24 hours. It has the driving beat and speed of a heavy metal band; it's enough to make your head spin. But it is compelling at the same time. The pacing is great, giving us a "real time" feel for the rollercoaster ride that is the tech industry and some of the dialog is just LOL hilarious. As a non-tech, non- VC civilian, I can promise that this story will entrance the lay reader as much as the more tech savvy ones. Educational with a light touch but mostly just flat out funny.
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