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A brilliant young Asian woman navigates the thrilling world of Silicon Valley in the boom years of the tech industry, working for some of the greatest minds of our time, including Steve Jobs and Elon Musk, in this fast-paced satirical, and revealing novel - drawn from the author's own experiences - in the spirit of The Devil Wears Prada, Primates of Park Avenue, and Bond Girl.The daughter of successful Taiwanese immigrants, Sophia Young has always spoken her mind, and in Silicon Valley that turns out to be her greatest asset - especially when she's often the only woman in a room. As companies like Apple, Google, Tesla, and Oracle are beginning to revolutionize the world, Sophia lucks into a job that puts her directly in the path of Scott Kraft, the eccentric founder of a groundbreaking software company and CEO of an animated film studio that is transforming the art.As Scott's right-hand woman, the incorrigibly outspoken Sophia is in the eye of the storm - a thrilling and terrifying position that challenges her, threatens her relationships and even her health, yet ultimately teaches her how to take charge of her own future. But when engineer and inventor Andre Stark hires her to run investor relations, Sophia starts to question whether the big paycheck and high-status career are worth living in a boys' club gone bad. Sharp, dramatic, and full of insider dish, Sophia of Silicon Valley is an engrossing story of a professional woman storming the corridors of geek power - and the price of living in the shadows of its eccentric maestros.
About the Author
Anna Yen has been an executive at a wide range of tech companies. She spearheaded Investor Relations for industry leaders such as Tesla Motors, Market Watch, and Pixar Animation Studios, and worked directly with some of Silicon Valley's greatest visionaries. Despite being told once that she was a "terrible writer," Anna penned her first novel, "Sophia of Silicon Valley", because she wanted her nephews and nieces to say something more interesting about her than, "She does Investor Relations." Her all-time favorite book is "Rules of Civility"; "The Help" comes in as a close second.
