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Apr 10, 2016 disrupted my misadventure in the start up bubble by dan lyons 258 pp. Disrupted is born of lyonss attempt to cross over from covering tech to getting a piece of the action in the second, current internet bubble. Disrupted hardcover my misadventure in the startup bubble. My misadventure in the startup bubble by dan lyons online at alibris. My misadventure in the startup bubble by dan lyons. Based on the title, subtitle, press, and excerpt i had read, i knew how the book ended.
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