“This gossipy insider account from the former Twitter adviser, Facebook product manager, and start-up CEO dishes dirt while also explaining the ins and outs of Silicon Valley.”

“If you’re in a startup of even plan to sue one, Chaos Monkeys is the book to read.”

“Romps through Martínez’s wild trajectory from Wall Streeter to pre-IPO Facebook employee, with the dramatic sale of his Y Combinator-backed ad-tech startup (to Twitter) in between.”

“Reckless and rollicking… perceptive and funny and brave…. The resulting view of the Valley’s craziness, self-importance and greed isn’t pretty. But it’s one that most of us have never seen before and aren’t likely to forget.”

“Feels darkly true…. Garcia Martinez is brilliant at describing the relaxed yet self-centered attitudes of high-powered Californians.”

“You’ll read his book for the same reason you watch Silicon Valley: for entertainment, but also for that painful, necessary awareness that, somehow, this really is the world we live in.”

An instant New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and San Francisco Chronicle
bestseller, as well as an Amazon and New York Times’ Editors’ Pick for July.

“Traces the evolution of social media and online marketing and reveals how it’s become a part of our daily lives and how it will affect our future.”

“An unvarnished account… of Silicon Valley.”

“An irresistible and indispensable 360-degree guide to the new technology establishment…. A must-read.”

“Unlike most founding narratives that flow out of the Valley, Chaos Monkeys dives into the unburnished, day-to-day realities: the frantic pivots, the enthusiastic ass-kissing, the excruciating internal politics…. [García] can be rude, but he’s shrewd, too.”

Liar’s Poker meets The Social Network in an irreverent exposé of life inside the tech bubble, from industry provocateur Antonio García Martínez, a former Twitter advisor, Facebook product manager and startup founder/CEO.

The reality is, Silicon Valley capitalism is very simple:

Investors are people with more money than time.

Employees are people with more time than money.

Entrepreneurs are the seductive go-between.

Marketing is like sex: only losers pay for it.

“Michael Lewis was never a top Wall Street bond salesman, but in Liar’s Poker he captured an era. Chaos Monkeys aims to do the same for Silicon Valley, and bracingly succeeds.”

“There are some books that are just too good to miss…. In his insider-tells-all book, Garcia Martinez discusses everything from goofy stories to cultural secrets about some of the country’s most powerful and influential businesses”

“Eye-popping”

“Incisive…. The most fun business book I have read this year…. Clearly there will be people who hate this book – which is probably one of the things that makes it such a great read.”