The Geek Way

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Andy understands that we geeks haven't just been creating new technologies in Silicon Valley - we've also been creating new and improved ways to run a company in a world permeated by tech. Here he distills what we've come up with. This book is a handbook for disruptors -- Eric Schmidt, former CEO of Google It's the most compelling analysis I've seen of what Silicon Valley has learned about building more effective organizations, and what they still have to learn -- Adam Grant, host of the TED podcast <i>Re:Thinking</i> and #1 <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author * Think Again * By combining management theory, competitive strategy, the science of evolution, psychology, military history and cultural anthropology, McAfee has produced a remarkable work of synthesis that finally explains within a single unified theory - The Geek Way - the reasons why the tech startup approach has taken over so much of the world -- Reid Hoffman, co-founder of LinkedIn and <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author * The Start-Up of You * Companies that don't follow The Geek Way will fall behind -- Amy C. Edmondson, Professor of Leadership & Management, Harvard Business School and bestselling author * Right Kind Of Wrong * In industry after industry, corporate boards are asking management what their plan is to thrive in an unsettled, fast-changing environment. The Geek Way contains among the best answers I've seen to this critical question -- Dambisa Moyo, Member of the House of Lords and bestselling author * Dead Aid * I've worked closely with Andy for more than a decade. I'm blown away by this book. It's bold and original, relevant and rigorous, and immediately useful for any restless, curious innovator. In other words, for any geek -- Erik Brynjolfsson, Director of the Stanford Digital Economy Lab and <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author * The Second Machine Age * Andrew McAfee's The Geek Way outlines what has become a critical advantage for the United States, for Silicon Valley, and for many companies. If you wish to understand the last twenty years of life, and probably the next twenty as well, this book is essential reading -- Tyler Cowen, author of <i>Big Business</i> A valuable guide for would-be economic, technical, and cultural disruptors -- Kirkus McAfee embraces the definition of geekiness as obsessive and celebrates the burning curiosity that drives inquiry into both the how and the why of solutions. This...will be a welcome addition to business collections in academic and public libraries -- Booklist For leaders wondering how to build a 21st-century organisation, The Geek Way encourages readers to rethink their notions of what is possible, and to reorient their thinking about what a company can - and should - be -- The <i>Financial Times </i>book review