Banking& Finance - (Credit Suisse First Boston), Randall Smith (2010). The Prince of Silicon Valley: Frank Quattrone and the Dot-Com Bubble. (New York, NY, St. Martin’s Press, 384 p.). Reporter (Wall Street Journal). Quattrone, Frank Peter, 1955- --United States --Biography; Investment bankers --United States; Investment banking --Corrupt practices --United States. Cautionary tale of ambition gone wrong; rise of foremost investment banker of Internet stock-market bubble, from back streets of South Philadelphia to peak of finance as highest paid banker on Wall Street; took some of biggest names in technology public (Cisco, Netscape, Amazon; California-based technology banking group led most hot initial public offerings in 1999-2000); “Friends of Frank" accounts - four different investigations of bubble-related misconduct, two criminal trials against Quattrone for obstruction of justice (first resulted in mistrial, second resulted in conviction in 2004); 2006 - conviction overturned by appeals court; Quattrone returned to banking business, advised Google on corporate strategy.

Internet - (eBay), Meg Whitman; with Joan O’C. Hamilton (2010). The Power of Many: Values for Success in Business and in Life. (New York, NY, Crown, 288 p.). Former President and CEO of eBay. Success in business; Success. 1998 - Took over 30-strong company, revenues less than $5m; 2008 - revenues of almost $8bn, 15,000 employees; ten core values that steered her to success without ethical compromise (trust, authenticity, courage, validation; origins of her values, underpinnings of her approach; achievement teamed with optimism, trust, honesty.