The Venture Mindset is a new book that explains the extraordinary ability that venture capitalists have to spot opportunities.

VCs know how to identify emerging trends, how to bring new industries into being, and when to hold them and when to fold. 

Their unique mindset has made venture capital the force behind world-changing companies such as Amazon, Google, Moderna, SpaceX, and Zoom.

Stanford Professor Ilya Strebulaev has devoted two decades to studying VCs' counterintuitive approaches to decision-making and the reasons behind the successes and failures of corporate innovations. Alex Dang has witnessed up close how VCs' thinking and mechanisms can create successful businesses at companies like Amazon and McKinsey.

Combining the authors' insight and extensive experience, their new book, The Venture Mindset, presents nine distinct principles that will help you make better decisions, transform your business, and achieve remarkable results, no matter your industry.

In The Venture Mindset, you'll learn:

• One question VCs ask that will change the way you evaluate opportunities
• Why you should encourage dissent and be wary of consensus
• The number one killer of innovation in traditional corporate environments
• Why it's crucial to learn when to 'pull the plug' on initiatives
• Why failure is not just an option, but a necessity

Packed with entertaining stories and scientific precision, The Venture Mindset is a must-read for anyone who wants to be better equipped for the era of uncertainty when industry, company, and career can be disrupted overnight. 

The Venture Mindset will teach you more than how to simply survive. It'll teach you how to win big.

Learn more and order the new book now to receive great launch bonuses!

Order on Amazon.com here.

Congratulations to John Shen on his new book, Crossing the Swamp!

As the "parallel entrepreneur" behind Founder of American Lending Center, Sunstone Management, Partake Collective, and Eritage Resort, John has learned many useful lessons on his way to success.

Crossing the Swamp was recently published to share the benefits of his successful entrepreneurship career with readers here in Southern California and worldwide.

The book launch was celebrated last week at a private luncheon held at the Pacific Club in Irvine. 

Friends and colleagues of John's took turns sharing recollections of their work together, and discussing his many successes.

Attendees enjoyed hearing from Irvine's Mayor Farrah Khan, Sunstone Management CEO John Keisler, and many more. 

John thanked the attendees, his wife, Stella Zhang, and many collaborators, partners, and team members, too. 

John signed them by hand and everyone left with a free copy of the new book. Excellent reading for entrepreneurs (and aspiring entrepreneurs) everywhere. 

Learn More about Crossing the Swamp here on Amazon.com. 

Congratulations, John!

We are pleased to have you here in Orange County sharing your success and experience with the next generation of innovators.

Startup Grind Irvine is hosting Steve Glaveski for a Fireside Chat.

Please join us on Wednesday, January 16th, 2019 at 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM at the Eureka Building in Irvine, California.

Featuring speaker Steve Glaveski, entrepreneur, author, and podcast host, along with Host, Jessica Acosta Jaquez, Startup Grind Director.

Steve will be signing a copy of his book, Employee to Entrepreneur: How To Earn Your Freedom and Do Work That Matters (2019). 

Agenda:

6:00 PM: Mingle | Munch
7:00 PM: Fireside Chat
8:00 PM: Thank Yous | Goodnight

This is a PAID EVENT, please purchase your tickets HERE.

Want to win 2 FREE tickets to the StartupGrind Global Conference in February? Attendees- Post your best social media post using #StartupGrindOC for a chance to win!

Thanks to Startup Grind for hosting this local startup event, the details, and the graphic!