Brilliant, crazy, cocky : how the top 1% of entrepreneurs profit from global chaos /

Brilliant, crazy, cocky : how the top 1% of entrepreneurs profit from global chaos /

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Author / Creator:Lacy, Sarah, 1975-
Imprint:Hoboken, N.J. : John Wiley & Sons, ©2011.
Description:1 online resource (xiii, 242 pages)
Language:English
Subject:
Entrepreneurship.
Success in business.
Entrepreneurship
Success in business
Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/13599963
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ISBN:9781118007785
1118007786
9781118007808
1118007808
9781283026208
1283026201
9780470580097
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Summary:"Brilliant, Crazy, Cocky is the story about that top 1% of people whom Lacy calls "true entrepreneurs", and upon whom she has bestowed the title of Outside Entrepreneurs. This group is a complex, cultural mash-up, comprised in part of those 19th century, old-world immigrants who started fledgling businesses because they had no other options, as well as the 21st century Silicon Valley whiz kids backed by millions in sophisticated investor cash. They are a product of their own cultures and our own turbulent economic times. Outside Entrepreneurs are those who are taking local turmoil and turning it into opportunities--earning billions in U.S. cash. To tell this story, Lacy spends six weeks in six different cities around the world -- London, England; Tel Aviv, Israel; Kigali, Rwanda; Mumbai, India; Beijing, China and Guadalajara, Mexico -- that are standing on the brink of economic and political opportunity and volatility. The individuals that she follows are distinct products of their own cultures, yet they share that same unmistakable cocktail of delusion, ambition, and brilliance that's driven Bill Gates, Fred Smith, Donald Trump, and every other iconic American entrepreneur of the last few decades."--
Other form:Print version: Lacy, Sarah, 1975- Brilliant, crazy, cocky. Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley, ©2011 9780470580097
Standard no.:3626194
Table of Contents:
  • Brilliant, crazy, cocky: how the top 1% of entrepreneurs profit from global chaos; Contents; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1: Nothing to Lose; Chapter 2: The Death of Risk in America; Israel; Chapter 3: How Israel Became a Startup Powerhouse; China; Chapter 4: Deng Xiaoping, for the Win; Chapter 5: Revenge of the Copycats; India; Chapter 6: India's Invisible Infrastructure; Chapter 7: India's Mighty Microeconomy; Brazil; Chapter 8: Do You Know Who You Are Talking To?; Indonesia; Chapter 9: The Emerging World's Big Secret; Rwanda; Chapter 10: Africa's Hottest and Riskiest Startup.

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