Bibliograph

App kid, how a child of immigrants grabbed a piece of the American dream, Michael Sayman

Type

Label

App kid, how a child of immigrants grabbed a piece of the American dream, Michael Sayman

Language

eng

resource.biographical

autobiography

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

App kid

Oclc number

1175678571

Responsibility statement

Michael Sayman

Sub title

how a child of immigrants grabbed a piece of the American dream

Summary

As his parents watched their restaurant business collapse in the wake of the Great Recession, Sayman was googling "how to code." Within a year he launched an iPhone app that kept his family afloat-- and in America. This is the story of a young Latino, not yet old enough to drink, who excelled in the cutthroat world of Silicon Valley. Here he shares the highs and lows of his journey, an essential and affirming read for anyone marching to the beat of their own drum. -- adapted from jacket

Table Of Contents

Introduction -- The American dream -- The penguin whisperer -- Growing pains -- Stress pains -- Stress tests -- Up with 4 snaps -- Now that I've built it, will they come? -- Big in Peru -- Meeting Mark Zuckerberg -- Bye, Belen -- The countdown starts now -- All set? -- Shine or fail -- Bitter/Sweet independence -- Diversity training -- Out on a limb -- Gut intuition -- Baby code monsters -- A "surprise" family visit -- This humbling lifestage -- Serendipity -- Blond ambition -- The day of seven interviews -- Offers of a lifetime -- I kissed a boy -- Twenty-one -- The noogler -- That Christmas feeling -- Unblocked -- Blue eyes and purple flowers -- Diving blind -- Adulting -- "Soy gay" -- Area 120 -- Thankful -- Epilogue

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