Overview

This book explores startups that have thrived against the odds in places where startup success was deemed to be unlikely. Discussing a number of technology startups from around the world that have succeeded without state backing nor local venture and seed capital, Black Swan Start Ups provides unique insights into unsung models of success beyond the two dominant narratives of Asia’s ‘Tiger Economies’ and America’s Silicon Valley miracle. The author describes these stories of success as ‘black swan events’ and ascribes their achievements to the ability of entrepreneurs to leverage the ‘place surplus’ of their locations, while building connections to support networks outside their immediate geographies. Including case studies such as Skype in Estonia, SoundCloud in Germany and Bayt.Com in Dubai, this insightful book gives a holistic and wide-ranging view of how technology startups have, and can, succeed in less likely places. 

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Author:   Sami Mahroum
Publisher:   Palgrave Macmillan
Imprint:   Palgrave Macmillan
Edition:   1st ed. 2016
Dimensions:   Width: 14.80cm , Height: 2.10cm , Length: 21.00cm
Weight:   4.653kg
ISBN:  

9781137577269

ISBN 10:   1137577266
Pages:   254
Publication Date:   27 May 2016
Audience:   General/trade ,  Professional and scholarly ,  General ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Foreword-. Chapter 1: Introduction-. Chapter 2: Start-Up Success and the Five Types of Place Surplus-. Chapter 3: Skype in Tallinn-. Chapter 4: SoundCloud in Berlin-. Chapter 5: Sofizar in Lahore-. Chapter 6: Rovio in Espoo-. Chapter 7: Red Bull in Fuschl-Am-See-. Chapter 8: TomTom in Amsterdam-. Chapter 9: MAKTOOB in Amman-. Chapter 10: StormGeo in Bergen-. Chapter 11: 24symbols in Madrid-. Chapter 12: Bayt.com in Dubai-. Chapter 13: Atlassian in Sydney-. Chapter 14: Unhappy start-ups are alike, each happy start-up is unique-.                                

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Sami Mahroum is the Academic and Executive Director of INSEAD’s Innovation & Policy Initiative. Over the course of his career he has served as an advisor, researcher and analyst on innovation and innovation policy issues for governments, international organisations and in academia. Sami's writings have appeared in peer-reviewed journals as well as in the Financial Times, BusinessWeek and Project Syndicate.                        

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