The Flight of a Wild Duck
An Improbable Journey Through Life and Technology
by Avram Miller
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Pub Date Sep 01 2021 | Archive Date Aug 31 2021
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Description
“You always needed a wild duck like Avram, a nonlinear thinker that stirred up the others. I always try to have an Avram on my team. Always. They disrupt and create.”
—Andy Grove, former Intel CEO
In The Flight of a Wild Duck, Avram Miller describes how luck, intuition, imagination, humor, and risk-taking enabled him to become one of Silicon Valley’s visionaries and leading venture capitalists. He recalls his journey of overcoming childhood illness, a troubled family, and an inability to function in the education system to eventually become a senior executive at one of the world’s leading technology companies.
Never one to follow a conventional path, Miller broke away from a difficult childhood, leaving home to become a merchant seaman and later a hippie and activist in 1960s San Francisco. Though he had no formal education, his childhood interest in electronics provided him with a foundation in technology, and he ended up working in medical research. He was appointed as an associate professor at twenty-nine. He later transitioned from a successful medical science career to the computer industry, landing at Intel, where he cofounded Intel Capital, one of the top venture capital organizations in the world.
The Flight of a Wild Duck is rich with personal stories, told with humor and honesty, interwoven with the history of the computer industry. Throughout, Miller provides insights into the legendary industry pioneers with whom he worked, including Andy Grove, Bill Gates, and Ken Olsen. The book documents several critical events that gave rise to the personal computer, the internet, and the creation of broadband communication, in which Miller played a leading role.
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Advance Praise
"As someone that has known Avram for over 40 years, I found the book honest and engaging. This book will introduce you to a truly fascinating, multi-faceted individual worth knowing. "
Steven Mayer , Co-founder of Atari
"The best part about this book is its modesty. It’s the story of an inquiring mind finding its way in the world from very modest beginnings and almost no expectations. Avram’s life story is about choices. All paths were possible because of his ability and his creativity."
Robert X. Cringely , host of the PBS TV series Triumph of the Nerds, and author of Accidental Empires
"The Flight of a Wild Duck is a unique story of a man that not only had that vision, but made it happen by untangled the key technical and business issues. This included navigating the mine fields of corporate politics and stagnant boardroom thinking.
We learn how Avram, without any formal scientific or engineering background, was able to deploy his ever-enquiring mind, acute intelligence, his self-taught and disciplined analytical skills to enjoy an exceptionally unusual career, often uninhibited by convention. "
Stephen Maine , former VP Business Development General Instruments
"The vectors that his book spin – from his formative years as an activist, sailing around the world, the various “loves” in his life – are all a delight. He weaves a story that has so many layers that, if I didn’t know him, I’d be asking if this was a work of fiction.
This book is sweeping in so many ways. It made me smile, laugh in several places and, as he details the Intel years, gasp and shake my head. "
Hilton Barbour, marketing and communications strategist
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Available Editions
| ISBN | 9781737287605 |
| PRICE | $16.95 (USD) |
