The Venture Mindset: How to Make Smarter Bets and Achieve Extraordinary Growth

A NATIONAL BESTSELLER & FINANCIAL TIMES BUSINESS BOOK OF THE MONTH

"Full of powerful, practical lessons on changing how we think and act." - Eric Schmidt, former CEO and Chairman of Google

"A must-read for board members, executives, and investors." - Amy Bance, investor and Fortune 500 Board Member

The Venture Mindset is a playbook on how to adapt to a rapidly changing world, make smarter bets, launch new ventures, and transform traditional organizations into hubs for innovation, from a top Stanford professor and a technology executive.

Venture capitalists are known for their extraordinary ability to spot opportunities. They know how to identify emerging trends, how to bring new industries into being, and when to hold them and when to fold. Their unique mindset has made them the force behind world-changing companies such as Amazon, Google, Moderna, SpaceX, and Zoom.

Stanford Professor Ilya Strebulaev has devoted two decades to studying VCs' counterintuitive approaches to decision-making and the reasons behind the successes and failures of corporate innovations. Alex Dang has witnessed up close how VCs' thinking and mechanisms can create successful businesses at companies like Amazon and McKinsey.

Combining their insight and extensive experience, they present nine distinct principles that will help you make better decisions, transform your business, and achieve remarkable results, no matter your industry.

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