Take Randy Komisar, who created the job category "Virtual CEO." Randy set out to help entrepreneurs grow themselves and their companies, but here's what happened next:
What about countries that do not create world-leading innovations? They probably share a common culture: they ignore, misunderstand, don't-understand, punish, or exploit the few innovators that may emerge. To become world-leading innovators, these countries need to start by understanding that it's not about money, it's about culture.
- Harvard Business School Press editor flew out to meet and convince him to write a book, which became a national bestseller
- The book led to a teaching position at Stanford University
- Which led to his current position as a partner in Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers.
- Ad Age picked up the story
- Sony gave him the cameras
- VirginAmerica covered his travel to Los Angeles (to interview people for his film)
- Top movie editors and product houses donated time to help turn vast footage into thirty-six minutes of genius
- His wife remained his greatest champion throughout.
What about countries that do not create world-leading innovations? They probably share a common culture: they ignore, misunderstand, don't-understand, punish, or exploit the few innovators that may emerge. To become world-leading innovators, these countries need to start by understanding that it's not about money, it's about culture.
PS: I picked the above two true stories from the book Uncertainty (see my review below)