Introduction Unreasonable PeopleChapter 1 Arthur Rock and Liberation CapitalChapter 2 Finance Without FinanceChapter 3 Sequoia, Kleiner Perkins, and Activist CapitalChapter 4 The Whispering of AppleChapter 5 Cisco, 3Com, and the Valley AscendantChapter 6 Planners and ImprovisersChapter 7 Benchmark, SoftBank, and "Everyone Needs $100 Million"Chapter 8 Money for Google, Kind of for NothingChapter 9 Peter Thiel, Y Combinator, and the Valley's Youth RevoltChapter 10 To China, and StirChapter 11 Accel, Facebook, and the Decline of Kleiner PerkinsChapter 12 A Russian, a Tiger, and the Rise of Growth EquityChapter 13 Sequoia's Strength in NumbersChapter 14 Unicorn PokerConclusion Luck, Skill, and the Competition Among NationsAcknowledgmentsAppendix: ChartsNotesTimelineIndex