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Praise for Being Geek

“Michael Lopp is that rare beast: the completely honest manager

who uses plain language. You want to know how to cultivate a

thriving career in this industry? Listen to Lopp.”

John Gruber, Daring Fireball

“I’ve seen too many people who were technically brilliant but

who you didn’t want to let out of a locked room, because you

knew they’d get eaten alive in the real world. Being Geek gives

them a ighting chance to adapt to corporate life and manage the

‘messy parts’ of real life.”

Thomas “Duffbert” Duff

“Being Geek is a must-read for geeks and the people who need

geeks to achieve the impossible.”

Gina Bianchini, Founder of Ning.com

“The geek shall inherit the earth. Michael Lopp uncovers the soul

of a generation that is usually quite happy to keep to themselves.”

Jim Coudal, Coudal Partners

Michael Lopp has an audacious message that geeks everywhere

need to hear: Unpredictability is our friend, not our enemy. And

his book Being Geek is the essential resource for anyone who

wants to learn how to harness the power of unpredictable career

moments—so we can fail faster, learn more, challenge our own

expectations, and ultimately achieve something epic.

Jane McGonigal, Director of Games Research and Development

at the Institute for the Future

Being Geek

The Software Developer’s

Career Handbook

Michael Lopp

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