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 fighting 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
