The Fixer: My Adventures Saving Startups from Death by Politics

About this book

The famed political advisor to Uber FanDuel Lemonade Tesla and other startups reveals what really happens at the intersection of politics tech and business Most new startups today are in highly regulated industries with strong incumbents - transportation hotels drones energy gaming education health care cannabis finance liquor insurance. The more startups try to snatch a piece of the establishments pie the more they risk running into a political wall. Thats where Bradley Tusk comes in. Described as "Silicon Valleys Political Savior" (Fast Company) "Ubers Political Genius" (Vanity Fair) and "Silicon Valleys Favorite Fixer" (TechCrunch) Tusk deploys the skills and knowledge he developed working with Chuck Schumer Michael Bloomberg Rod Blagojevich and other political and business legends to help startups fight back. This book goes behind the scenes on how he helped stop the taxi industry from killing Uber in its infancy how he held insurance companies at bay while startup Lemonade launched in each state and how he helped online sports betting sites FanDuel and Draft Kings escape the regulatory death grip casinos tried to put on them. As Tusk writes "Every new company is essentially a tech startup. And when you disrupt someone in any industry they dont say thank you. They punch you in the nose. These are the lessons startups need to learn to punch back and survive the clutches of politics." Combining a firsthand glimpse behind the curtain with tangible advice for how any new venture can play the political game THE FIXER is a must-read for aspiring entrepreneurs.