The GuruBook : Insights from 45 Pioneering Entrepreneurs and Leaders on Business Strategy and Innovation

"The GuruBook is an inspiring collection of 45 articles and interviews with well-known thought leaders and entrepreneurs, whose leadership and strategic skills have resulted in very successful businesses. These renowned leaders, entrepreneurs, and innovators have tested their visions and assumptions and have forged revolutionary business models.In this book, they share their most important insights, learnings, and tools. They cover broad topics such as entrepreneurship, innovation, and leadership, and they illustrate why these are not separate topics, but indeed must be combined and linked to succeed as a business and as an entrepreneur.The GuruBook was published in Scandinavia in the Autumn of 2016 and was an instant #1 bestseller. This English version of the book contains many additional exciting interviews with thinkers such as Salim Ismail (Singularity University), Naveen Jain (Moon Express), Jimmy Maymann (Huffington Post), Otto Scharmer (Theory U), Blake Mycoskie (TOMS) and many others.The GuruBook is for burgeoning entrepreneurs, leaders, business developers, and innovators who know that traditional business models no longer provide results in fast-evolving digital and global economies.Other contributing authors to the book include Simon Sinek, Seth Godin, Steve Blank, Sonia Arrison, Daniel Burrus, Edgar H. Schein, Henry Mintzberg, Tom Peters, Pascal Finette, Andreas Ehn, Murray Newlands, Brian Chesky, Hampus Jakobsson, Craig Newmark, Danny Lange, Alf Rehn, Paul Nunes, Nathan Furr and Mette Lykke.More information can be found at: www.thegurubook.org"--Provided by publisher. Read more... Abstract: "The GuruBook is an inspiring collection of 45 articles and interviews with well-known thought leaders and entrepreneurs, whose leadership and strategic skills have resulted in very successful businesses. These renowned leaders, entrepreneurs, and innovators have tested their visions and assumptions and have forged revolutionary business models.In this book, they share their most important insights, learnings, and tools. They cover broad topics such as entrepreneurship, innovation, and leadership, and they illustrate why these are not separate topics, but indeed must be combined and linked to succeed as a business and as an entrepreneur.The GuruBook was published in Scandinavia in the Autumn of 2016 and was an instant #1 bestseller. This English version of the book contains many additional exciting interviews with thinkers such as Salim Ismail (Singularity University), Naveen Jain (Moon Express), Jimmy Maymann (Huffington Post), Otto Scharmer (Theory U), Blake Mycoskie (TOMS) and many others.The GuruBook is for burgeoning entrepreneurs, leaders, business developers, and innovators who know that traditional business models no longer provide results in fast-evolving digital and global economies.Other contributing authors to the book include Simon Sinek, Seth Godin, Steve Blank, Sonia Arrison, Daniel Burrus, Edgar H. Schein, Henry Mintzberg, Tom Peters, Pascal Finette, Andreas Ehn, Murray Newlands, Brian Chesky, Hampus Jakobsson, Craig Newmark, Danny Lange, Alf Rehn, Paul Nunes, Nathan Furr and Mette Lykke.More information can be found at: www.thegurubook.org"--Provided by publisher Content: Cover Half Title Title Page Copyright Page Contents Introduction Entrepreneurship Blake Mycoskie Giving is our future Naveen Jain Where was the entrepreneurial dinosaur when we needed him? Pascal Finette Work is love made visible Martin Bjergegaard Do you create from the light side or the dark side? Richard St John Five simple ways to get super ideas Camilla Ley Valentin Starting without an idea Paavo Beckman How to conquer the world without money Sophie Trelles-Tvede From bad taste to Forbes magazine Andreas Ehn Music for everyone Thor Angelo Donâ#x80 #x99 t underestimate the â#x80 #x9C productâ#x80 #x93 market fitâ#x80 #x9D phaseMurray Newlands Learning to become an entrepreneur Christian Lanng Leadership from the trenches Lars Fjeldsà ̧e-Nielsen â#x80 #x9C B2Bothâ#x80 #x9D : Why all startup founders need a growth currency Erik Anderson Catching waves Mette Lykke Entrepreneurship is a marathon, not a sprint Brian Chesky How to build culture Tine Thygesen Why culture is just as important for tech startups as tech Hampus Jakobsson The entrepreneurâ#x80 #x99 s guide to failing in a good way Theis Sà ̧ndergaard Trust everyone! Craig Newmark Listen, act, repeat InnovationIntroduction Tendayi Viki We train people to innovate and then tell them to stop doing so Salim Ismail We are animals with tools Danny Lange Becoming truly data driven Alf Rehn The land of lost ambition Julie Kjær-Madsen Curiosity is an irritating, underestimated driving force Paul Nunes The innovatorâ#x80 #x99 s disaster Nathan Furr From capturing to creating value Simon Sinek Innovation is born from the struggle Seth Godin You donâ#x80 #x99 t need more time Tim Vang Pretotype or die Steve Blank Startups are not a smaller version of a large company Thomas Wedell-Wedellsborg When not to trust your gutJacob De Geera Banking is essential, but banks are not Sonia Arrison Our hearts and minds will have much more time Jimmy Maymann Disruption is something you must experience yourself Daniel Burrus How to anticipate the future Sandja BrÃ1⁄4gmann The future leader is ethical, passionate, bold, and driven by purpose AUTHENTIC LEADERSHIP TODD DEWETT The case for authenticity EDGAR H. SCHEIN Knowing why you are there BART HOULAHAN I want to redefine success in business HENRY MINTZBERG Companies with soul THOMAS D. ZWEIFEL No idols > authentic vision CHRISTIAN Ã#x98 RSTEDAuthentic leadership is narcissism OTTO SCHARMER The world of today and tomorrow TOM PETERS Are you an 18-second manager? Giving is our future / Blake Mycoskie -- Where was the entrepreneurial dinosaur, when we needed him? / Naveen Jain -- Work is love made visible / Pascal Finette -- Do you create from the light side or the dark side? / Martin Bjergegaard -- Simple ways to get super ideas / Richard St. John -- Starting without an idea / Camilla Ley Valentin -- How to conquer the world without money / Paavo Beckman -- From bad taste to Forbes Magazine / Sophie Trelles-Tvede -- Music for everyone / Andreas Ehn -- Don't underestimate the "product-market fit" phase / Thor Angelo -- Learning to become an entrepreneur / Murray Newlands -- Leadership from the trenches / Christian Lanng -- "B2both": why all startup founders need a growth currency / Lars Fjeldsøe-Nielsen -- Catching waves / Erik Anderson -- Entrepreneurship is a marathon, not a sprint / Mette Lykke -- How to build culture / Brian Chesky -- Why culture is just as important for tech startups as tech / Tine Thygesen -- The entrepreneur's guide to failing in a good way / Hampus Jakobsson -- Trust everyone! / Theis Søndergaard -- Listen, act, repeat / Craig Newmark -- We train people to innovate and then tell them to stop doing so / Tendayi Viki -- We are animals with tools / Salim Ismail -- Becoming truly data-driven / Danny Lange -- The land of lost ambition / Alf Rehn -- Curiosity is an irritating underestimated driving force / Julie Kjær-Madsen -- The innovator's disaster / Paul Nunes -- From capturing to creating value / Nathan Furr -- Innovation is born from the struggle / Simon Sinek -- You don't need more time / Seth Godin -- Pretotype or die / Tim Vang -- Startups are not a smaller version of a large company / Steve Blank -- When to not trust your gut / Thomas Wedell-Wedellsborg -- Banking is essential, but banks are not / Jacob de Geer -- Our hearts and minds will have much more time / Sonia Arrison -- Disruption is something you must experience yourself / Jimmy Maymann -- How to anticipate the future / Daniel Burrus -- The future leader is ethical, passionate, bold and driven by purpose / Sandja Brügmann -- The case for authenticity / Todd Dewett -- Knowing why you are there / Edgar H. Schein -- I want to redefine success in business / Bart Houlahan -- Companies with soul / Henry Mintzberg -- No idols> authentic vision / Thomas D. Zweifel -- Authentic leadership is narcissism / Christian Ørsted -- The world of today and tomorrow / Otto Scharmer -- Are you an 18 second manager? / Tom Peters "The GuruBook is an inspiring collection of 45 articles and interviews with well-known thought leaders and entrepreneurs, whose leadership and strategic skills have resulted in very successful businesses. These renowned leaders, entrepreneurs, and innovators have tested their visions and assumptions and have forged revolutionary business models. In this book, they share their most important insights, learnings, and tools. They cover broad topics such as entrepreneurship, innovation, and leadership, and they illustrate why these are not separate topics, but indeed must be combined and linked to succeed as a business and as an entrepreneur. The GuruBook was published in Scandinavia in the Autumn of 2016 and was an instant #1 bestseller. This English version of the book contains many additional exciting interviews with thinkers such as Salim Ismail (Singularity University), Naveen Jain (Moon Express), Jimmy Maymann (Huffington Post), Otto Scharmer (Theory U), Blake Mycoskie (TOMS) and many others. The GuruBook is for burgeoning entrepreneurs, leaders, business developers, and innovators who know that traditional business models no longer provide results in fast-evolving digital and global economies. Other contributing authors to the book include Simon Sinek, Seth Godin, Steve Blank, Sonia Arrison, Daniel Burrus, Edgar H. Schein, Henry Mintzberg, Tom Peters, Pascal Finette, Andreas Ehn, Murray Newlands, Brian Chesky, Hampus Jakobsson, Craig Newmark, Danny Lange, Alf Rehn, Paul Nunes, Nathan Furr and Mette Lykke. More information can be found at: www.thegurubook.org"--Provided by publisher