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I was extremely fortunate to have the support of three legendary
institutions at various points in my journey. Much of the research
that went into this book was generously underwritten by the
Kauman Foundation. At Kauman, I want to especially thank Bo
Fishback and Nick Seguin for their support. I spent the past year as
an entrepreneur-in-residence at Harvard Business School, where I
enjoyed the opportunity to test my ideas against some of the
brightest minds in business. I am especially grateful to Professors
Tom Eisenmann and Mike Roberts for their sponsorship and
support, as well as to the students of the HBS Startup Tribe. I also
had the opportunity to spend a brief time with an oce at the
premier venture capital rm in Silicon Valley, Kleiner Perkins
Caueld & Byers, where I received an in-depth education into how
entrepreneurship is nurtured at the highest levels. Thanks to Chi-
Hua Chien, Randy Komisar, Matt Murphy, Bing Gordon, Aileen Lee,
and Ellen Pao, and to my officemate and EIR, Cyriac Roeding.
My research team helped me document case studies, interview
hundreds of startups, and lter thousands of stories. I want to thank
Marisa Porzig, who logged countless hours documenting, crossreferencing,
and investigating. Additional case studies were
developed by Sara Gaviser Leslie and Sarah Milstein.
Traditional publishing is a complicated and insular business. I
beneted from advice and connections from many people. Tim
Ferriss and Ramit Sethi set me straight early on. I am also grateful
to Peter Sims, Paul Michelman, Mary Treseler, Joshua-Michéle Ross,
Clara Shih, Sarah Milstein, Adam Penenberg, Gretchen Rubin, Kate
Lee, Hollis Heimbouch, Bob Sutton, Frankie Jones, Randy Komisar,
and Jeff Rosenthal.
At Crown, the herculean task of turning this idea into the book
you are reading fell to a huge team of people. My editor, Roger
Scholl, saw the vision of this book from the very beginning and
shepherded it through the entire process. I want to also thank Tina
Constable, Tara Gilbride, and Meredith McGinnis and everyone else