SKOLKOVO School of Management

Hwang, Victor W.

The rainforest : the secret to building the next Silicon Valley / by Victor W. Hwang and Greg Horowitt. - Los Altos Hills, Calif. : Regenwald, 2012. - 304 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliography (p. 287-297) and index.

What is the rainforest? : the mystery of innovation -- Why does the rainforest matter? : the saga of the anti-Google -- People in the rainforest : of sea cows, otters, and ottersons -- Life in the rainforest : part 1. the fractal geometry of innovation ; part 2. The roller coaster -- The rules of the rainforest : the missing third tablet -- How to build a rainforest : sex and the valley -- Capital in the rainforest : "Big V, little c" -- How do you measure a rainforest? : taking the heartbeat of innovation -- Conclusion: the future of the rainforest -- The mysticism of innovation.

ForeWord Reviews Book of the Year Award, 2012

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Biotic communities.
Venture capital.
Technological innovations.

HF1008 / .H83 2012

303.483