Blitzscaling
The Lightning-Fast Path to Building Massively Valuable Companies
By: Reid Hoffman, Chris Yeh (As told to)
Paperback | 22 October 2018
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Product Description
Foreword by Bill Gates
From the authors of New York Times bestsellers, The Alliance and The Start-up of You , comes a smart and accessible must-have guide for budding entrepreneurs everywhere.
Featuring case studies from numerous prominent tech businesses such as AirBnB and WeChat, this book offers a specific set of practices for catalysing and managing dizzying growth in bourgeoning start-ups. Prioritising speed over efficiency in an environment of uncertainty, Blitzscaling illustrates how businesses can accelerate to the stage in a company's life cycle where the most value is generated. Using the framework provided by Hoffman and Yeh, readers will learn how to design business models which simultaneously support growth at a furious pace and capture the market, as well as how to navigate the necessary shifts in strategy needed at each level of scale.
Industry Reviews
"The case studies you're about to explore and the tools you're about to gain have never been more relevant. This is an ideal moment to be reading this book."
- Bill Gates
"The book the start-up world has been waiting for. I can't think of any other that so perfectly captures the specific challenges - and opportunities - that a company faces at every stage of growth. This book shares some of the key secrets for building mission-oriented, global businesses at speed."
- Brian Chesky, cofounder and CEO, AirBnb
"Blitzscaling shows how companies can build value for customers and shareholders in the digital age. A compelling inside view of how the new economy is being built and is transforming global business."
- Sheryl Sandberg, New York Times bestselling author of Lean In and Option B
"The secret of Silicon Valley is that it keeps updating the playbook. Each new success - from Google to Facebook to Airbnb and Uber - develops new techniques for world-transforming products. Blitzscaling paints the picture, with key case studies, of what it really takes to build a market-leading company. If you want to learn how to manage growth amid the controlled chaos that has become the new normal for startups and legacy businesses alike, read this book."
- Eric Schmidt, executive chairman and former CEO, Alphabet
"This is the best book I've ever read on how to grow a company rapidly - and when that's even worth trying in the first place. With a rare combination of fresh insights, vivid cases, and actionable advice, it's a must-read for entrepreneurs and executives."
- Adam Grant, New York Times bestselling author of Originals, Give and Take, and Option B with Sheryl Sandberg
ISBN: 9780008303631
ISBN-10: 0008303630
Published: 22nd October 2018
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Number of Pages: 288
Audience: General Adult
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Country of Publication: GB
Dimensions (cm): 2.6 x 23.4 x 15.3
Weight (kg): 0.425
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