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WN TBD: The Silicon Valley Dream Was Always a Fantasy

WN TBD: The Silicon Valley Dream Was Always a Fantasy

FromWhat Next | Daily News and Analysis


WN TBD: The Silicon Valley Dream Was Always a Fantasy

FromWhat Next | Daily News and Analysis

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Length:
24 minutes
Released:
Jan 17, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

In 2013, Anna Wiener moved from New York to San Francisco to join the city’s booming tech scene. Over the course of four years, she worked at three companies: an e-book startup, a data analytics company, and an open-source software platform. Then, her infatuation with the tech industry took a turn.
On this week’s show, an insider’s perspective on the intoxicating promise and disappointment of Silicon Valley during the mid-decade boom.
Guest: Anna Wiener: author of Uncanny Valley and contributing writer for the New Yorker. 
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Released:
Jan 17, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

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