Mack may seem to be on the top of the world as CEO, but in reality he is lonely so he hooks up with Isabel. And then there is Dan’s wife, Sabrina Choe Blum, back to work at the startup, trying to fit in and get back to speed after several years as a stay at home mom. There is Katya Pasternack, a tough reporter for a high tech media publication and her boss, managing editor Dan Blum. There is Mack McAllister, the CEO of the startup Slack who is having an affair with Isabel Taylor, one of his employees. Startup focuses on several characters, who are both infuriating and intriguing. Sadly, the latter doesn’t seem to be the startup in Shafrir’s novel, but does it make for a fun and witty read. Yet, at the same time one of my favorite shows is Startup on PBS, which examines new companies and entrepreneurs who are creating products and/or services that are creative, useful, and add value to their communities. A lot of the startup culture seems to be about making something out of nothing valuable or meaningful to our society.
Sometimes I hear the word “startup” and I feel my blood turn into icy cold rivers. The world of startups is one that both baffles me and intrigues me even though I’ve spent some time in newly formed entrepreneurial organizations. However, it is also a novel that examines the complex relationships between men and women, both professionally and personally, and all too relatable no matter what generation you got slid into (FYI-I’m a card-carrying member of Generation X). Startup is about a collection of driven and talented millennials and how they are making their way in the world of social media, work culture, and high tech in the world of startups in New York City, a culture where often you’re only as good as your last tweet and a text read by the wrong person can ruin people’s careers. The workplace always has a way to inspire a good book, and it definitely inspires author Doree Shafrir in her spot-on satirical release Start Up: A Novel.
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