How to Turn Down a Billion Dollars

A fast-paced, highly readable history of one of the defining companies of our time. If you’re interested in Snapchat, or just plain mystified by it, you must read this book. * Brad Stone, author of THE EVERYTHING STORE and THE UPSTARTS *A first-rate behind-the-scenes business story * Blake J. Harris, author of CONSOLE WARS *Gallagher takes you as close as you can get … [A] surprisingly candid book. It will probably remain the long-lasting, definitive history of the early years of a company whose unique feature is how briefly its media and messages last – Antonio Garcia-Martinez * Washington Post *In the grand tradition of Ben Mezrich’s The Accidental Billionaires… an engaging look into a fascinating subculture of millions * Booklist *Breezy…How to Turn Down a Billion Dollars ably if uncritically chronicles the short history of a young company catering to young users, with a young chief executive, and reveals, intentionally or not, the limitations that come with that combination * Wall Street Journal *A timely biography… [Billy Gallagher] has both the connections and tech industry savvy to qualify as a compelling Snap biographer, and How To Turn Down A Billion Dollars does succeed in the difficult task of explaining Snapchat’s appeal * Financial Times *Compelling … paints a vivid portrait of the qualities you need to build a start up – John Arlidge * Sunday Times *Timely and entertaining … packed with personal detail and fly-on-the-wall quotes * The Week (Book of the week) *A cracking read … [Gallagher] is superbly connected and meticulously thorough. This is one of the best narratives of internet startuppery I have read * BA Business Life *

BILLY GALLAGHER is an MBA candidate at Stanford’s Graduate School of Business. He has worked in venture capital and as a writer at TechCrunch, where he wrote over a dozen exclusive pieces on Snapchat. His writing has also appeared in the New York Times and Playboy.

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