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THE PLAYBOOK FOR DELIVERING EXTRAORDINARY RESULTS
FROM ILYA STREBULAEV, STANFORD PROFESSOR,
AND ALEX DANG, VENTURE BUILDER AT AMAZON & MCKINSEY

The Venture Mindset

How to make smarter bets
and achieve extraordinary results​

Behind life changing companies like Amazon, Google, Moderna, SpaceX, and Zoom, are Venture Capital investors. VCs are known for their extraordinary ability to spot emerging trends, identify disruptive startups, attract talent, and bring new industries into being.

The Venture Mindset is a new mental model where failure is a must, ideas are rejected in their myriads in search of a single winner, due diligence is put on its head, dissent is encouraged, plugs are pulled, and time horizons are extended. It is fundamentally different from the mindset found throughout the rest of the business world. This mindset helps leaders to develop a strong pipeline of ideas, make smarter, quicker decisions, and deliver more value at scale.

Endorsements

Eric Schmidt

The book is full of powerful, practical lessons on changing how we think and act.

Eric Schmidt

former CEO and Chairman of Google
Eric Yuan

Many principles mentioned in the book helped us build Zoom and they will help you as well.

Eric Yuan

Founder & CEO, Zoom
Jerry Yang

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!
Jerry Porras

Reserve a spot for this book next to Built to Last.

Jerry Porras

Co-author of bestseller <i>Built to Last</i>
Claudia Fan Munce

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
Amy Banse

It is a must read for board members, executives, and investors.

Amy Banse

Investor and Fortune 500 Board Member

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