Black Swan Start-ups: Understanding the Rise of Successful Technology Business in Unlikely Places
Dedication -- Foreword -- The Emergence of Less Likely Places -- From Raw Materials to Killer Apps -- New Companies from an Old World -- From Copacabana to the NASDAQ: The Silent Latin American Revolution -- In Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- 1: Introduction -- Black Swans -- Enter the Place Surplus -- Notes About the Research -- Selecting the 11 Black Swan Firms -- Exploring the Black Swan Start-up's 'Grocery Basket' -- References -- 2: Start-up Success and the Five Types of Place Surplus -- Organic Models -- The Silicon Valley Model