Backable - Suneel Gupta

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Résumé :
No one ever makes it alone. What is it about certain people that makes us want to take a bet on them?

As it turns out, it's not what you think. Backability is not driven by having the best experience, the finest pedigree or the most innovative ideas. In fact, many highly successful people are backed long before they are qualified. We tend to view these people as lucky. But the decision to back them is neither an accident nor a mistake, and rarely the result of good luck.

Drawing from his own business experience, countless interviews with some of tech's biggest innovators and compelling case studies of classic success stories such as Howard Schultz and Elon Musk, Gupta breaks down the qualities of backable people.

Backable pulls back the curtain on the elusive x-factor that some people just seem to have and offers concrete tools like crafting the right pitch and scaling the vision for a project. Anyone from aspiring entrepreneurs to start-up stars can master these skills and jumpstart their next big idea.

Biographie:
Suneel Gupta (Author)
Suneel Gupta is on the faculty at Harvard University where he teaches students and leaders how to be 'backable'. Using the 7 steps inside the book, Suneel went from being the face of failure for the New York Times to being the 'New Face of Innovation' for the New York Stock Exchange. His ideas have drawn investors like Greylock and Google Ventures, and he has backed startups including Airbnb, Calm, and SpaceX. Suneel also serves as an emissary for Gross National Happiness between the United States and the Kingdom of Bhutan. His work has been featured in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Fortune, and Vanity Fair. Website: suneelgupta.com. Instagram: @suneelgupta

Carlye Adler (Author)
Carlye Adler is an award-winning journalist and four-time New York Times bestselling co-author-collaborator. She lives in Connecticut with her husband and two daughters.