{"product_id":"the-billion-dollar-idiot-david-joland-9781036932411","title":"The Billion Dollar Idiot: The clueless underdog who might just outsmart them all","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMeet Barry.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA sweaty, middle-aged dreamer with a gift for failure, a mountain of debt and exactly one good idea left in him. It's bold. It's brilliant. It's probably a disaster in waiting. But it's all he has.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSo Barry leaves London for Silicon Valley with nothing but a suitcase full of PowerPoints, a dangerously optimistic attitude and a stubborn belief that this idea will make him billions. If the tech bros don't steal it. If the bankers don't crush it. If the VCs don't ghost him. And if Micky Roughton - a legendary Hollywood producer with suspiciously white teeth - doesn't cut him out entirely.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Billion Dollar Idiot\u003c\/b\u003e is a fast, funny rollercoaster through the absurd worlds of tech, money, ego and delusion. One minute you're cheering; the next you're cackling; then you're hiding behind a cushion as Barry blunders yet again.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf you've ever worked with lunatics, charlatans, visionaries, or people who think they're all three... welcome home.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA laugh-out-loud underdog story about ambition, delusion and the joy of fighting giants - even when you're the wrong man for the job.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David Joland\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1036932419\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781036932411\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Nielson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/04\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 420\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.23lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.93d","brand":"David Joland","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48801139589375,"sku":"9781036932411","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-billion-dollar-idiot-david-joland-9781036932411","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}