The Geometry of Entrepreneurship

Yu Qi LaileQidian2022

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37.8K words
Chapters
16

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Literature Documentary Literature Historical Reappraisal编程FinancingEntrepreneursAutobiographySuccess PhilosophyComing of AgeMemoirAcademic StudyPopular Narrative

Summary

This is a rare startup memoir that squarely confronts failure. The author candidly reviews his path from a rural teenager teaching himself to program to repeatedly founding and losing companies. The details feel authentic and the sense of era is strong, making it especially suited to readers who want to understand the real circumstances of grassroots entrepreneurs. Its strength is honesty and hard-won lessons; its weakness is a prose style closer to personal essays, with loose structure and much emotion and commentary, so the narrative pace is less tight than a novel.

Editor's review

This is a rare startup memoir that squarely confronts failure. The author candidly reviews his path from a rural teenager teaching himself to program to repeatedly founding and losing companies. The details feel authentic and the sense of era is strong, making it especially suited to readers who want to understand the real circumstances of grassroots entrepreneurs. Its strength is honesty and hard-won lessons; its weakness is a prose style closer to personal essays, with loose structure and much emotion and commentary, so the narrative pace is less tight than a novel.

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Reading tips

  1. Read the preface first to understand the author's stance and intentions, then move into the main text
  2. Treat each failure point as a case study and take notes in light of your own situation
  3. If unfamiliar with the era, read alongside a timeline of 1990s Internet development

About the publisher

Qidian

Qidian is a platform whose catalogue brings together online literature, with about 45,000 titles in the library spanning categories such as male-oriented fiction, Eastern fantasy, xianxia and wuxia, science fiction, selected fiction and quality web novels. Representative titles include Reincarnation Paradise, War Soldier Leon, The Fairy Is Fierce (also known as Tai Mang), The Expert Is Right Beside Me, Dragon Herder, You Should Cross the Mountains Like a Hero, The Adventures of a Clever Girl and Summoning Heroes of All Ages in Another World, with themes extending from fantasy and xianxia to science fiction and adventure. Representative authors available in the library include Na Yi Zhi Wen Zi, Chi Gua Zi Qun Zhong, Guan Guan Gong Zi, Chenxing LL, Luan, Chen Mo De Ai, Piao Yi Dao Zhang and Dong Tian Bu Leng. Their works mostly appear as serialized web fiction aimed at readers who prefer long genre fiction. Public information on its founding background and scale is limited, so no inferences are made here; the description is based solely on the library's titles and categories.

Contents

  1. Preface
  2. Chapter 1 The 1980s
  3. Chapter 2 Dreams Begin with DOS
  4. Chapter 3 Naive Campus Days
  5. Chapter 4 Job Hunting
  6. Chapter 5 Starting Up in Qingdao
  7. Chapter 6 Forced Out
  8. Chapter 7 Local Search
  9. Chapter 8 Surviving
  10. Chapter 9 Hoping for Partnership
  11. Chapter 10 A Hopeless Partnership
  12. Chapter 11 Exploring a Way Out
  13. Chapter 12 The Wrong Path
  14. Chapter 13 The WeChat Commerce Model
  15. Chapter 14 A Ragtag Team
  16. Chapter 15 No Way to Raise Funds

FAQ

Does this book share success stories? No. The author explicitly writes about entrepreneurial failures and lessons, not success formulas.
Is it fiction or a true account? The author states it is a 100% true biographical work recording his own experiences.
Is it suitable for college students preparing to start a business? Yes. The author's stated purpose in writing was to offer reference for young people interested in entrepreneurship.

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About the author

Yu Qi Laile Author

Yu Qi Laile is an author for whom limited public information is available, and little verifiable detail about their writing can currently be found. One work by this author is included in the database, titled Entrepreneurship Geometry. Judging from the title and its common classification, the book falls within literature and documentary literature, and its subject centers on entrepreneurship. It may use a documentary approach to record experiences, observations, and reflections from the process of starting a business, presenting the choices and circumstances entrepreneurs face in real conditions. Because the author's biography, nationality, and dates of birth and death remain unclear, a complete account of their writing career and creative development cannot yet be given. Based on the available material, Yu Qi Laile's writing appears closer to documentary expression centered on a specific subject than to large-scale fictional creation; Entrepreneurship Geometry is therefore the main entry point for understanding this author's work. Readers seeking to learn more about the author will need to wait for further public information.