Code Name Ginger: The Story Behind Segway and Dean Kamen's Quest to Invent a New World
 

Code Name Ginger: The Story Behind Segway and Dean Kamen's Quest to Invent a New World

by Steve Kemper

"It's going to change the world."-Dean Kamen


They came from across the country and from the lab down the hall. Some left behind lucrative jobs, some moved their families. Each hand-picked engineer was drawn by the same irresistible lure: the chance to work with a brilliant, eccentric inventor on a secret project. Dean Kamen was already a millionaire with an impressive... (read more)

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This book is a facinating insight into Dean Kamen, his company, the Segway, and most interestingly, how venture capitalists sometimes don't get it right. I found the book interesting both as someone who has worked through long but innovative hardware development cycles, and as someone who relies on venture capital to fund companies.

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