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The Idea Factory: Bell Labs and the Great Age of American Innovation
Jon Gertner • 1 highlight
amazon.com
As a result of these much larger outcomes we've built a movie-making system that is focused on big hits because the business model can't really absorb too many massive flops. So you get sequels, prequels, and spin-offs. Established IP and bankable stars. No big risks. And you don't get nearly as much experimentation, innovation, or creativity.
Kyle Harrison • The Death of a Venture Fund
Monetizing Innovation: How Smart Companies Design the Product Around the Price
amazon.com
There are whole industries, such as venture capital, that are currently organized around the belief that innovation is essentially a game of playing the odds. But it’s time to topple that tired paradigm. I’ve spent twenty years gathering evidence so that you can put your time, energy, and resources into creating products and services that you can p... See more
Clayton M. Christensen • Competing Against Luck: The Story of Innovation and Customer Choice
To the extent that size mattered at all, it might be more accurate to say that GM was too big to succeed.