The Venture Mindset

Praise

“The Venture Mindset distills how we — as corporations and individuals — can apply tenets from venture capital to our own lives, transforming traditional organizations into hubs for innovation. The book is full of powerful, practical lessons on changing how we think and act. The authors share many of the lessons I learned the hard way over decades in technology. I found this a digestible, propulsive, and insightful read for those within and beyond the walls of Silicon Valley.”
-Eric Schmidt, former CEO and Chairman of Google
 
“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 of bestseller Built to Last
 
“A compelling playbook for founders of startups and executives seeking to infuse large corporations with the venture mindset. Crisp, practical, and laden with rich examples.”
-Hayagreeva Rao, Professor at Stanford Graduate School of Business and Wall Street Journal bestselling author of Scaling Up Excellence
 
“Venture investors constantly search for ways to deliver asymmetric impact. This important book will appeal to anyone who wants to apply the VC mindset to their organizations. Insightful, accessible, and important.”
-Joel Peterson, former chairman of JetBlue
 
“Strebulaev and Dang really know their stuff – and they deliver their insights and advice with remarkable clarity.”
-Jerry Yang, founding Partner AME Cloud Ventures, co-founder of Yahoo!
 
“Read this book NOW! It is a very important book for corporations and investors.”
-Claudia Fan Munce, chairwoman of Global Corporate Venturing, Board Member of BestBuy
 
“A terrific insight into what business leaders can learn from the venture capital mindset. Strebulaev and Dang have deep knowledge of the way VCs and corporate innovators think and their impact on the modern economy. Their book is an invaluable guide.”
-Lionel Barber, former Editor of Financial Times
 
“Practical, entertaining, and inspiring.”
-Sebastian Gunningham, former Oracle, Apple, and Amazon senior executive
 
“A must read for CEOs on how to launch a successful corporate VC initiative.”
-Carlos Brito, CEO of Belron, former CEO of AB InBev
 
“Many principles mentioned in the book helped us build Zoom, and they will help you as well.”
-Eric S. Yuan, founder & CEO, Zoom
 
“It is a must read for board members, executives, and investors.”
-Amy Banse, investor and Fortune 500 Board Member