Bold - Libro en Inglés

Bold – Peter H. Diamandis

We are living in a time when a small team with a big idea can achieve what once required the resources of a giant corporation or a national government. In Bold: How to Go Big, Create Wealth and Impact the World, Peter H. Diamandis, founder of the XPRIZE Foundation and cofounder of Singularity University, and journalist Steven Kotler explain how entrepreneurs can harness this new reality.

The book is divided into three parts. The first explores exponential technologies, such as artificial intelligence, robotics, networks and sensors, 3D printing, synthetic biology and infinite computing, that are transforming industries. The authors describe the six Ds of exponential growth, a chain of developments in which technologies become digitized, go through a deceptive phase, become disruptive, and are then demonetized, dematerialized and democratized.

The second part focuses on mindset. Drawing on interviews with entrepreneurs such as Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, Richard Branson and Larry Page, the authors explore the psychology of thinking big, setting ambitious goals, taking risks and sustaining motivation. The third part offers practical tools for leveraging the crowd, including crowdsourcing, crowdfunding, incentive competitions and building online communities.

Throughout, Bold combines big-picture vision with step-by-step advice drawn from the authors’ experience launching ventures and prize competitions.

Ambitious and inspiring, this book is a valuable read for entrepreneurs, innovators, business leaders and anyone who wants to use emerging technologies to tackle big problems. Readers should note that the technology landscape has continued to evolve rapidly since its publication.