Chocolate & Chewing Gum A Memoir

At fifty, Hungarian-American Venture Capitalist George Sarlo had everything he ever wanted out of life. He amassed a fortune riding the waves of a burgeoning Silicon Valley. He had a beautiful family. He traveled the four corners of the world. Good providence made it possible to help others in need. And yet, for all his success, he frequently found himself sobbing uncontrollably at the board meetings of the companies he invested in. Ever since the eager young eighteen-year-old refugee first set foot on the land of opportunity with five dollars sewn into his sleeve, George's life had been a straight line up to the top. So what was at the heart of the deep hole in George's soul that kept him from relishing the fruits of success? Could that answer be found on the edge of Jewish ghetto in Budapest? Or, at the vanguard of a revolution taking on Stalin's minions? Or even on the peaks of the Himalayas? With his signature wry wit, self-deprecating humor and infectious optimism, George's reflections on what it means to survive being a survivor is a message perfect for our troubled times. George Sarlo is a Hungarian-American philanthropist and retired venture capitalist.