TechVenture: New Rules on Value and Profit from Silicon Valley (Hardcover)

by Mohan Sawhney (Author), Ranjay Gulati (Author), Anthony Paoni (Author), The Kellogg TechVenture Team (Author) "In recent years, it seems as though the only constant in business has been upheaval..." (more)
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"Mohanbir Sawhney is a John Maynard Keynes for the Net Age."
—Business Week

"As technology moves from being a tool to a driver of business strategy, TechVenture and its insights will be mission critical"
—Vinod Khosla, Partner, Kleiner Perkins, Caufield & Byers

"TechVenture puts on display the technologies that are sculpting the opportunities and pitfalls of tomorrow's business landscape."
—Rajat Kumar Gupta, Managing Director Worldwide, McKinsey & Company, Inc.

"This book derives relevant, enduring lessons from the network economy. Those few who still believe that technology and business are separable know little about either technology or business - this book explains why!"
—Ashutosh Roy, Co-Founder & CEO, eGain Communications

"TechVenture delivers thought provoking analyses of the technology trends shaping the businesses of today and tomorrow. I consider it must reading for anyone who wants to understand the magic of Silicon Valley in the global economy."
—Vijay Mahajan, John P. Harbin Centennial Chair in Business, The University of Texas at Austin and co-editor of Digital Marketing

"Mohan and his co-authors understand entrepreneurs, technology and emerging markets - TechVenture consolidates their thinking into a primer for today's executive and provides a useful framework as things continue to evolve in the future. This book is a must read for any serious business manager."
—Jonathan Guerster, General Partner, Charles River Ventures

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PRAISE FOR TECHVENTURE

"Mohan Sawhney is a John Maynard Keynes for the Net Age."–Business Week

"As technology moves from being a tool to a driver of business strategy, TechVenture and its insights will be mission critical."–Vinod Khosla, Partner Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers

"TechVenture puts on display the technologies that are sculpting the opportunities and pitfalls of tomorrow’s business landscape."–Rajat Kumar Gupta, Managing Director Worldwide, McKinsey & Company, Inc.

"This book derives relevant, enduring lessons from the network economy. Those few who still believe that technology and business are separable know little about either technology or business–this book explains why!"–Ashutosh Roy, Cofounder & CEO, eGain Communications

"TechVenture delivers thought-provoking analyses of the technology trends shaping the businesses of today and tomorrow. I consider it must reading for anyone who wants to understand the magic of Silicon Valley in the global economy." –Vijay Mahajan, John P. Harbin Centennial Chair in Business, The University of Texas at Austin, and coeditor of Digital Marketing

"Mohan and his coauthors understand entrepreneurs, technology, and emerging markets–TechVenture consolidates their thinking into a primer for today’s executive and provides a useful framework as things continue to evolve in the future. This book is a must-read for any serious business manager."–Jonathan Guerster, General Partner, Charles River Ventures

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 368 pages
• Publisher: Wiley; 1st edition (April 12, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0471414247
• ISBN-13: 978-0471414247
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.4 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,718,534 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Insights in every chapter, May 1, 2001

By A Customer

TechVenture packs more insightful analysis into every chapter than any other book I've read recently. The chapters on Value and Wireless E-Business alone are worth the price of the book. It's good to see a realistic look toward profitability (at last!) and to have that realism temper a forward-looking work like this is a pleasure indeed. Bravo!

4.0 out of 5 stars A Good Read!, September 27, 2002

By	Rolf Dobelli "getAbstract.com" (Switzerland) - See all my reviews (TOP 50 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

At first glance, Tech-Venture seems like a nostalgic flashback to early 2000. A quick skim through its pages reveals statements like: "Old economy valuation methods, such as discounted cash flows and comparable company multiples, are ineffective for New Economy companies." But don't be fooled, this book is more than just an obsolete relic of the bubble. Once you get past the sections devoted to high-tech start-ups, you'll find a thoughtful examination of technology's role in such critical 21st-century business mainstays as customer relationship management and supply-chain management. For this intelligent analysis, along with equally interesting chapters identifying technologies likely to spawn future revolutions, we from getAbstract recommend this book to managers in business development and technology.