Bit Flip: A Novel
Bit Flip is a corporate thriller that delivers an authentic insider’s view of the corrupting influences of greed, entitlement, and vanity in technology start-ups. As tech executive Sam Hughes teeters toward a midlife crisis, he discovers possible financial fraud within his start-up—forcing him to choose between entrepreneurial success and his morals, friends, and family.
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3.5 stars
So, I went into this one with the wrong mindset.... I really thought it was going to be similar to Joseph Finder's earlier books. If you have read Joseph Finder, you know at one point he was the King of Corporate Suspense. But then he stopped doing that and got all Pg13 and Disney but for a while he had some good books. This book is not like a Joseph Finder book.
We have Sam, A COO of a startup company called Ainetu. On the way to work he is told he has to present at a major tech conference last minute and suffers a meltdown on stage to where he is soon fired by the CEO. This, of course, causes friction with his wife Heather because now they are only one income living in San Francisco. But things come to light when he learns the company has not been truthful with their accounting and soon, he ends up back in the company where he goes Scorched Earth on them.
This could have been a good book, but it was just..... Boring in too many places. Board room after boardroom plus the dialogue was a tad immature. There were some scenes where I rolled my eyes wondering why they were even included in the book. It is also not suspenseful or twisty at all. Just goes from beginning to end.
It was interesting in places and at 250 pages is a really fast read. I really enjoyed getting deep inside the board rooms and dealing with the boards and the financial part of getting a startup off the ground. To that aspect the book is very interesting. I just don't think it makes a really good thriller as advertised.
So, if you are interested in this sort of thing, I recommend the book. If not....... Consider Joseph Finder's "Paranoia" or "Company Man" books.
Advance Reader Copy given free for honest review.
So, I went into this one with the wrong mindset.... I really thought it was going to be similar to Joseph Finder's earlier books. If you have read Joseph Finder, you know at one point he was the King of Corporate Suspense. But then he stopped doing that and got all Pg13 and Disney but for a while he had some good books. This book is not like a Joseph Finder book.
We have Sam, A COO of a startup company called Ainetu. On the way to work he is told he has to present at a major tech conference last minute and suffers a meltdown on stage to where he is soon fired by the CEO. This, of course, causes friction with his wife Heather because now they are only one income living in San Francisco. But things come to light when he learns the company has not been truthful with their accounting and soon, he ends up back in the company where he goes Scorched Earth on them.
This could have been a good book, but it was just..... Boring in too many places. Board room after boardroom plus the dialogue was a tad immature. There were some scenes where I rolled my eyes wondering why they were even included in the book. It is also not suspenseful or twisty at all. Just goes from beginning to end.
It was interesting in places and at 250 pages is a really fast read. I really enjoyed getting deep inside the board rooms and dealing with the boards and the financial part of getting a startup off the ground. To that aspect the book is very interesting. I just don't think it makes a really good thriller as advertised.
So, if you are interested in this sort of thing, I recommend the book. If not....... Consider Joseph Finder's "Paranoia" or "Company Man" books.
Advance Reader Copy given free for honest review.
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