The Accidental Zillionaire: Demystifying Paul Allen

Title: The Accidental Zillionaire: Demystifying Paul Allen Category: Biography Clicks: 6 Listing added: Feb 21, 2009

As cofounder of Microsoft, Allen banked billions while still a young man. Since then, he’s invested in a massive array of both high-tech and more traditional interests – he owns the NBA’s Portland Trail Blazers and the NFL’s Seattle Seahawks and is a primary stakeholder in the film production company DreamWorks SKG, among other investments. Dubbed the "Accidental Zillionaire" by Wired magazine, he’s often seen as a quixotic figure who succeeds primarily through luck and by investing in the visionary ideas of others. But even his harshest critics would find it hard to bet against him. Today, Allen’s money – if not his personality – casts a long shadow over the intertwined worlds of technology, business, sports, and entertainment.
In The Accidental Zillionaire, Laura Rich, one of the foremost chroniclers of the Internet economy, unravels the secret Paul Allen, his inner motivations, his vision, and his personality. She follows Allen from his days as a teen computer geek, to his role in founding the world’s largest software company, to his battle with Hodgkin’s disease, to his odd flirtation with Hollywood. Paul Allen is a man of varied interests and passions, but few, if any, know him well. This book, for the first time, reveals the inner workings of a figure whose significance is often overlooked.

Author:	Rich, Laura
Publisher:	John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Price:	$27.95
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