Summary: Bold E-Book

Peter Diamandis

• Herausgeber: Business Book Summaries
• Kategorie: Fachliteratur
• Sprache: Englisch

Seitenzahl: 34

Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2016

Beschreibung

The must-read summary of Peter Diamandis and Steven Kotler's book: "Bold: How to Go Big, Create Wealth and Impact the World".

This complete summary of the ideas from Peter Diamandis and Steven Kotler's book "Bold" shows that nowadays anybody can get involved in the technology industry and make money from it; they just need to have a bold mindset. The authors explain that the key to success is to become an exponential entrpreneur; that is, to harness the growing power of exponential technologies most effectively. By using these new technologies, such as robots or nanotechnology, you can make a real difference to the world as well as reaping your own benefits. This summary tells you all you need to know about becoming an exponential entrepreneur and using new technology to your advantage.

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Book Presentation: Bold by Peter Diamandis and Steven Kotler

Summary of Bold (Peter Diamandis and Steven Kotler)

Book Presentation: Bold by Peter Diamandis and Steven Kotler

Book Abstract

MAIN IDEA

The world's biggest problems are today's biggest business opportunities. The key to success is to become an "exponential entrepreneur" – that is, an entrepreneur who harnesses the growing power of exponential technologies to best effect.

The world is now on an exponential growth curve. Technologies which double in power on a regular basis are showing up in dozens of arenas: networks, sensors, robotics, digital medicine and nanotechnology to name only a few. These technologies pave the way for an increasingly abundant future for the world but it's up to us to make the most of them. That's where exponential entrepreneurs have the chance to shine.

The power to tackle big challenges and make a difference has been democratized. Instead of being the exclusive realm of royalty, governments or multinationals, today anyone with an Internet connection or even a smartphone is in the game. If you have the passion, you can bring real change into the world – and benefit tremendously.

"While we truly believe that creating a world of abundance is possible, it is by no means guaranteed. Our deepest hope is that you will get inspired to get off the couch and change the world. When Steve Jobs said that the goal of every entrepreneur should be to ‘put a dent in the universe’ – he wasn't talking about inventing the next Angry Birds."

– Peter Diamandis and Steven Kotler

"Ultimately, the best way to become a billionaire is to solve a billion-person problem."

– Peter Diamandis and Steven Kotler

About the Author

PETER DIAMANDIS is chairman and CEO of the X PRIZE Foundation, a nonprofit which offers large incentive prizes for radical technology breakthroughs. The Foundation is best known for the $10 million prize it offered for private spaceflight and the $10 million prize offered for cars which achieve 100 miles-per-gallon fuel efficiency. Dr. Diamandis is also co-founder and chairman of Singularity University, co-founder and vice-chairman of Human Longevity Inc. and co-founder and co-chairman of Planetary Resources. He and Steven Kotler co-authored Abundance – The Future Is Better Than You Think. He is a graduate of MIT and Harvard Medical School.

STEVEN KOTLER is a best-selling author and an award-winning journalist. His articles have appeared in 75 publications including Wired, Popular Science, National Geographic and the New York Times Magazine. He is the co-founder and director of research at the Flow Genome project. He writes a blog for Forbes about innovation (Far Frontiers) and another for Psychology Today (The Playing Field) about sport and culture. He is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin and the John Hopkins University.

The Web site for this book is at www.boldbook.com

Important Note About This Ebook

This is a summary and not a critique or a review of the book. It does not offer judgment or opinion on the content of the book. This summary may not be organized chapter-wise but is an overview of the main ideas, view points and arguments from the book as a whole. This means that the organization of this summary is not a representation of the book.

Summary of Bold (Peter Diamandis and Steven Kotler)

1. What exactly are exponential technologies?

Exponential technologies are those which don't just grow in a linear fashion but keep on doubling over and over. Humans aren't very good at understanding exponentials because their growth is so small in the early stages that it looks like nothing is happening. However, thanks to computers, sensors and communication technology, we now live and work in an exponential world where amazing opportunities are poised to explode in the next three to five years.

Humans are pretty good at understanding linear growth:

We're much less adept, however, at understanding just how dramatic exponential growth can be: