Shortlisted for the Financial Times Business Book of the Year Named a Best Book of 2022 by The Economist 'A gripping fly-on-the-wall story of the rise of this unique and important industry based on extensive interviews with some of the most successful venture capitalists.' - Daniel Rasmussen, Wall Street Journal 'A must-read for anyone seeking to understand modern-day Silicon Valley and even our economy writ large.' -Bethany McLean, The Washington Post 'A rare and unsettling look inside a subculture of unparalleled influence.' --Jane Mayer 'A classic...A book of exceptional reporting, analysis and storytelling.' --Charles Duhigg From the New York Times bestselling author of More Money Than God comes the astonishingly frank and intimate story of Silicon Valley's dominant venture-capital firms--and how their strategies and fates have shaped the path of innovation and the global economy Innovations rarely come from 'experts.' Elon Musk was not an 'electric car person' before he started