Pattern Breakers: Why Some Start-Ups Change the Future - Mike Maples

Descriere Pattern Breakers: Why Some Start-Ups Change the Future - Mike Maples

A radical set of new ideas for how entrepreneurs, investors, and corporate leaders can use the pattern-breaking mindset to dominate the future \n The breakthrough concepts of Pattern Breakers come from the observations of Mike Maples Jr., a seasoned venture capitalist, who noticed something strange. Start-ups like Twitter, Twitch, and Lyft had achieved extraordinary success despite their disregard for best practices. In contrast, other startups deemed highly promising often failed, even when they seemed to do everything right. \n \n Seeking answers, Maples and coauthor Peter Ziebelman set out to discover the hidden forces that drive extraordinary start-up success. Pattern-breaking success, they reveal, demands a different mindset and actions to harness developments others miss or that may, at first, seem crazy. \n \nPattern Breakers is filled with firsthand storytelling about initial interactions with some of the most transformative start-ups of recent times. Maples and Ziebelman vividly illustrate an unexpected world where chaos is welcome, naysayers are a positive signal, movements galvanize believers--but one that ultimately change the future. They challenge us to rethink how to transcend the ordinary and achieve the extraordinary. \n \nBased on extensive research and real-world examples, this book upends accepted wisdom about how to achieve success when launching a startup or creating a new product. \n \n The breakthrough concepts of Pattern Breakers come from the observations of Mike Maples Jr., a seasoned venture capitalist, who noticed something strange. Start-ups like Twitter, Twitch, and Lyft had achieved extraordinary success despite their disregard for best practices. In contrast, other startups deemed highly promising often failed, even when they seemed to do everything right. \n \n Seeking answers, Maples and coauthor Peter Ziebelman set out to discover the hidden forces that drive extraordinary start-up success. Pattern-breaking success, they reveal, demands a different mindset and actions to harness developments others miss or that may, at first, seem crazy. \n \nPattern Breakers is filled with firsthand storytelling about initial interactions with some of the most transformative start-ups of recent times. Maples and Ziebelman challenge us to rethink how to transcend the ordinary and achieve the extraordinary.\n

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