Overview
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Emprendedor por naturaleza e hijo de inmigrantes hispanos, Michael luchĆ³ desde niƱo por encontrar su lugar en el mundo. En App Kid, nos cuenta cĆ³mo, a raĆz del colapso del negocio familiar que llevaban sus padres, aprendiĆ³ a programar por sĆ mismo, lanzando una aplicaciĆ³n para iPhone que llegĆ³ a recaudar miles de dĆ³lares al mes, lo suficiente para mantener a flote a su familia. Entrado en la adolescencia, nos comparte la increĆble experiencia que viviĆ³ al pasar de la escuela secundaria directamente al mundo profesional, entrando a trabajar en Facebook como su empleado mĆ”s joven, y creando nuevas funciones operativas que cautivaron al mismo Mark Zuckerberg. A lo largo de su trayectoria, se enfrenta con retos y preguntas existenciales que le llevan no solo a alcanzar exitosamente otras metas profesionales, sino tambiĆ©n a descubrir su orientaciĆ³n sexual y a aceptar, con el apoyo de su familia, que es gay.Ā
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Sinceras y emocionantes, las memorias de Michael incluyen todos los altibajos, tanto los Ć©xitos como los fracasos, del apasionante camino que ha recorrido hasta llegar a sus 25 aƱos. Es la fascinante historia de un joven hispano que, aun sin tener mayorĆa de edad, se destacĆ³ en el feroz universo de Silicon Valley, convirtiĆ©ndose en una inspiraciĆ³n para miles de niƱos y jĆ³venes que se encuentran en la bĆŗsqueda de su propio Ć©xito e identidad.
ENGLISH DESCRIPTION
An inspiring and deeply personal coming of age memoir from one of Silicon Valleyās youngest entrepreneursāa second-generation Latino immigrant who taught himself how to code as a thirteen-year-old and went on to claim his share of the American dream.
As his parents watched their restaurant business collapse in the wake of the Great Recession, Michael Sayman was googling āhow to code.ā Within a year, he had launched an iPhone app that was raking in thousands of dollars a month, enough to keep his family afloatāand in America.
Entirely self-taught, Sayman headed from high school straight into the professional world, and by the time he was seventeen, he was Facebookās youngest employe ever, building new features that wowed its founder Mark Zuckerberg and are now being used by more than half a billion people every day. Sayman pushed Facebook to build its own version of Snapchatās Stories and, as a result, engagement on the platform soared across all demographics. Millions of Gen Z and Millennials flocked to Facebook, and as teen engagement rose dramatically on Instagram and WhatsApp, Snapchatās parent company suffered a billion-dollar loss in value. Three years later, Sayman jumped ship for Google.
App Kid is the galvanizing story of a young Latino, not yet old enough to drink, who excelled in the cutthroat world of Silicon Valley and went on to become an inspiration to thousands of kids everywhere by following his own surprising, extraordinary path. In this candid and uplifting memoir, Sayman shares the highs and lows, the successes and failures, of his remarkable journey. His book is essential and affirming reading for anyone marching to the beat of their own drum.
This book title, App Kid (Spanish Edition), ISBN: 9780525566243, by Michael Sayman, published by PRH Grupo Editorial (September 21, 2021) is available in paperback. Our minimum order quantity is 25 copies. All standard bulk book orders ship FREE in the continental USA and delivered in 4-10 business days.
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