by Sadie Hayes
Am leaving Maui tomorrow, but would love to grab another Scotch with you when we’re back in the Bay Area. Don’t worry—it’s on me. I’m impressed with what you’re doing with Doreye and can tell you’re very driven. I’m an excellent judge of character.
Shoot me an e-mail. I’m looking forward to it.
Ted
“Sir, I don’t want to tell you again. Turn off all electronic devices.” The stewardess’s aggravated tone startled Adam, who was glued to his iPhone. He glanced up, gave a slight smile, and apologized.
“Adam, it’s a real threat.” Amelia sighed. “The signals that the network gives off can interfere with communication and flight-control devices in the cockpit. Your phone could endanger everyone on this flight!”
She brushed her hair away from her glasses as she glared at Adam. It had been a rough couple of days, and she was exhausted, ready to head back to Palo Alto.
“What’s the e-mail, anyway? Good news? You’re smiling.”
With a swipe, Adam saved the e-mail message before shutting down his phone.
“It was nobody, Amelia. Just spam.”
About the Author
Sadie Hayes is the nom de plume of a former Silicon Valley executive. With two degrees from Stanford University and years working in the tech industry, both as an entrepreneur and an adviser to its characters, she’s seen the effects of rapid success and shattering failure firsthand. If you work in Silicon Valley, you might not know Sadie Hayes. But she knows you.…
This is a work of fiction. All of the characters, organizations, and events portrayed in this novel are either products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously.
THE SOCIAL CODE. Copyright © 2013 by Palindrome, LLC. All rights reserved. For information, address St. Martin’s Press, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10010.
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The Library of Congress has cataloged the print edition as follows:
Hayes, Sadie.
The social code / Sadie Hayes.
p. cm.
ISBN 978-1-250-03565-3 (trade paperback)
ISBN 978-1-250-03564-6 (e-book)
1. Universities and colleges—Fiction. 2. New business enterprises—Fiction. 3. Brothers and sisters—Fiction. 4. Twins—Fiction. 5. Social classes—Fiction. 6. Orphans—Fiction. I. Title.
PZ7.H3148727Nex 2013
[Fic]—dc23
2013018115
A different version of this book was originally published as a serialized e-book under the title The Start-Up in winter 2011–2012.
First Edition: September 2013
e-ISBN 9781250035646