If You Really Want to Change the World: A Guide to Creating, Building, and Sustaining Breakthrough Ventures

But this fail fast, step-and-pivot philosophy is like taking a random walk in the forest without a compass. If this is your goal, let this book be your guide to creating world-changing ventures.. It is a guide by innovators for innovators, with approaches that are practical and timeless.Drawing on the authors’ experiences as well as those of their partners from around the world, Kressel and Winarsky share the stories of their triumphs and misses, demonstrate their method in action, and inspire their readers in the process. There are more opportunities now than ever before to build breakthrough companies that touch millions of lives. If You Really Want to Change the World leads entrepreneurs through the critical stages of venture development, from concept to acquisition or public offering to maintaining a rich culture of innovation in the company. Silicon Valley’s latest trend for creating new ventures is based on trial and error: test market needs with new product concepts and a minimum amount of capital, expect that the product may not meet the market need, so fail fast and try another product with the hope that a product-market fit will eventually emerge. If You Really Want to Change the World is about helping entrepreneurs find true north.Henry Kressel and Norman Winarskytechnologists, inventors, and investors with stellar track

2016 Axiom Business Book Bronze Award in ENTREPRENEURSHIPThis book is a breath of fresh air If You Really Want to Change the World is a practical guide to creating and expanding a business. VentureBeatAdvance Praise for If You Really Want to Change the World:Kathleen M. This is the book for serious entrepreneurs, innovators, and investors who want to use their time and resources most effectively to create truly breakthrough companies.”Vinod Khosla, founder, Khosla Ventures An essential guide to all the stages of a company’s growth.”Michael Moritz, Chairman, Sequoia CapitalEver wonder where Siri was born? Or from where Nuance, Fair Isaac, and Intuitive Surgical derive th

"Buy a copy for your friends and study it with them" according to Sam. When I was starting out this is the book that I most needed, but didn't have. There are hundreds of books written about "how I did it" or "here is what you should do" or "here are my provocative quips" but there are very few business books that go from the "what" to the "how."Collectively the authors have helped start around the world over a hundred new innovations and companies plus every ki. easy to read presentation of decades with of hard won For the past 12 years I have been an investor in early stage companies, having been an active investor in private companies for over 30 years. This book is truly valuable. A straight forward, easy to read presentation of decades with of hard won, world class experience from the 2 authors. The simple, clear prose encapsulates a concise, powerful group of lessons. Lessons which can be easily ca. Merely a semantic shift rather than a break-through start-up lesson I was not impressed with this book. The authors' approach seems predicated on having large financial resources and access to a team of brilliant people to vet and develop business ideas before they launch. They have simple moved the exploratory "pivoting" phase from after the declared start of the business to before it, and from the venture's balance sheet to someone else's. They have not eli