The Rainforest: The Secret to Building the Next Silicon Valley
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| Rating | : | 4.43 (800 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0615586724 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 304 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-09-28 |
| Language | : | English |
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The theory of the Rainforest is influenced by several breakthrough ideas in academia, including insights on sociobiology from Harvard, economic transactions from the University of Chicago, design theory from Stanford, and the latest research in neuroscience and social network theory, among others. Winner: Book of the Year, Gold Medal in Business & Economics, ForeWord ReviewsWinner: Small Business Book AwardsWinner: Independent Publisher Book Awards, Finance/Investment/Economics (Bronze)What makes places like Silicon Valley tick? Can we replicate that ma
Eric Ball said Excellent Travelogue - Explains the culture of Silicon Valley. This is a readable and well-reasoned book which describes why so many attempts to replicate the success of Silicon Valley in other locations fail. Often policymakers simply park some venture capitalists next to a research university and expect a new center of innovation. The Rainforest shows that you cannot produce the success unless you understand and replicate the culture.Understanding "what goes without saying" is critical to succeeding in any new environment, and the authors make explicit the implicit assumptions that govern behavior among startups, vent. Insightful Paul de Bernier As a legal practitioner who likes to think he is familiar with the VC industry, I thought the book provided a really unique and compelling insight and analysis of the nature, drivers and future of innovation - things we sort of know are fundamentally important, but that we often just accept without much thought. The book clearly benefits not just from deep first hand industry experience that the authors draw on, but also from their ability to relate much of that, anthropologically and otherwise, to what motivates people and communities to innovate and to oth. "Touches the core of innovation--the human element" according to Jason Steiner. This book delves into the core of what spawns true innovation--or rather innovative environments--the human element. Innovation is not defined by technology or scientific discoveries or brilliant ideas. It is true that these elements are essential components of the process, but they are far from sufficient. A successful innovation culture requires people, people from all walks of life, all backgrounds and expertises--people are the glue that hold it all together.This book speaks to changes in culture, in the importance of lowering social barriers and alterat
Victor W. . Their clients have included dozens of investors, governments, and corporations, including the World Bank, the U.S. Agency for International Development, and Cisco, among many others. Hwang and Greg Horowitt are venture capitalists and entrepreneurs headquartered in Silicon Valley. They are co-founders and Managing Directors of T2 Venture Capital, a firm that grows startups, invests capital, and assist
If Silicon Valley can be held up as a living, breathing example of American ingenuity, why haven’t we been able to recreate it elsewhere? Hwang and Horowitt suggest that Silicon Valley is an innovation ecosystem they liken to a rainforest—hence, the book’s title. A provocative study of innovation.". Thinking of Silicon Valley as a living biological system “helps innovators ‘tinker’ together in the same way that atoms ‘tinker’ together in natural biological systems to discover more valuable recipes for combining and recombining ideas, talent, and capital together.” The authors proceed to offer an engaging, h