The Venture Mindset

This book is full of powerful, practical lessons on changing how we think and act. – ERIC SCHMIDT, former CEO, GoogleMany principles mentioned in the book helped us build Zoom and they will help you as well. – ERIC YUAN, Founder and CEO, ZoomA terrific insight into the mindset of venture capital. Professor Strebulaev has deep knowledge of the way VCs think and their impact on the modern economy. His book is an invaluable guide. – LIONEL BARBER, former Editor-in-Chief, FINANCIAL TIMESStrebulaev and Dang really know their stuff, and they deliver their insights and advice with remarkable clarity. * Jerry Yang, founding partner, AME Cloud Ventures and Co-Founder, Yahoo! *The authors show how the VC playbook can bring new ideas, deeper clarity and increased momentum to every leader’s decision making. A must read for anyone facing a fast-changing business world. * Lynda Gratton, Professor of Management Practice, London Business School *Reserve a spot for this book next to Built to Last. Together they provide a powerful guide for a new generation of leaders. * Jerry Porras, co-author, BUILT TO LAST *A must-read for CEOs on how to launch a successful corporate-VC initiative. * Carlos Brito, CEO, Berlon and former CEO, AB InBev *Ilya is one of the most knowledgeable people in the field of venture capital. This brilliant book provides essential insights about how VCs think and make decisions and how everybody can apply those insights to their own field and innovate like them. – ALI TAMASEB, author of SuperFoundersTHE book of the year if not the decade. * NICOLAS SAUVAGE, President of TDK Ventures *

Ilya Strebulaev (Author)

Ilya Strebulaev is the foremost academic expert on venture capital. As the founder of the Venture Capital Initiative and a Professor of Private Equity and Finance at Stanford University’s Graduate School of Business, where he teaches a popular class on venture capital, his research has been widely published in leading academic journals and featured in the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, Bloomberg and the Harvard Business Review. He frequently leads workshops and executive sessions for senior business and government leaders around the world and has consulted for companies and investors on the venture industry trends and corporate innovation. In 2023 he was named a Top Voice on LinkedIn.

Alex Dang (Author)

Alex Dang is a CEO, a senior technology executive, and an advisor on innovation and digital strategy. He has two decades of senior leadership as a Partner at McKinsey and Ernst & Young, and as a product leader at Amazon, where he designed and launched numerous new businesses and solutions for millions of customers across ecommerce, supply chain, and AI. He graduated from the Stanford Graduate School of Business.

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