Digital Innovation and Entrepreneurship - Whittington, Dick

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Résumé :
Provides a practical introduction to business design and entrepreneurship in the digital economy for non-business students.

Biographie:
Dick Whittington is a serial entrepreneur, business mentor and investor, focusing on the software industry and digital marketplaces, with over thirty years of experience in business. His experience has included co-founding a successful international software business recognised in UK through three Queen's Awards covering both Innovation and International Trade. In 2012 he was elected Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering where he plays an active role, including as a mentor for early-stage technology companies through its highly successful Enterprise Hub. From 2015 Dick has been Visiting Professor of Business Innovation at the University of York, where he has developed and delivered a respected course in Digital Innovation and Entrepreneurship for students and staff. He is also an active mentor and angel investor within several London and regional technology accelerator programmes. Prior to pursuing business interests, Dick lectured in Computer Science at the University of York. He managed a successful research team and published a number of research papers and books, including Database Systems Engineering (1987), which became a standard text within many universities. He also contributed to several significant texts including The Software Life Cycle (1990) and the Software Engineers' Reference Book (1991).

Sommaire:
Foreword; Preface; 1. About innovation and entrepreneurship; 2. Framing the business; 3. Promotion and sales; 4. Delivery and operations; 5. Value capture; 6. Growth and scalability; 7. Intellectual property and protection; 8. Leadership and structure; 9. Key themes and summary points; Appendix A. Principal terms of product licensing agreements; Appendix B. Principal terms of customer service agreements; Appendix C. Principal terms of customer delivery contracts; Glossary; Bibliography; Index.