The Innovation Stack: Building an Unbeatable Business One Crazy Idea at a Time
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The Innovation Stack: Building an Unbeatable Business One Crazy Idea at a Time is a business book by Square cofounder Jim McKelvey that explores how a series of unconventional, interlocking innovations can create companies that are difficult to compete with.
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| The Innovation Stack: Building an Unbeatable Business One Crazy Idea at a Time canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: The Innovation Stack: Building an Unbeatable Business One Crazy Idea at a Time Context triple: [Jim McKelvey, notableWork, The Innovation Stack: Building an Unbeatable Business One Crazy Idea at a Time]
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A.
The Innovator's Solution
The Innovator's Solution is a business strategy book that expands on the theory of disruptive innovation, offering managers practical guidance on how established companies can create and sustain new growth.
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The Innovator's Dilemma
The Innovator's Dilemma is a seminal business book that explains how successful companies can fail by ignoring disruptive innovations that initially appear inferior but eventually transform entire industries.
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C.
Zero to One
"Zero to One" is a bestselling business and startup book by entrepreneur and investor Peter Thiel that explores how to build innovative companies that create entirely new markets rather than competing in existing ones.
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D.
The Third Wave: An Entrepreneur’s Vision of the Future
The Third Wave: An Entrepreneur’s Vision of the Future is a business and technology book that outlines how the next era of the internet will transform major sectors like health, education, and government, and what entrepreneurs must do to succeed in it.
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E.
“Moonshot!: Game-Changing Strategies to Build Billion-Dollar Businesses”
“Moonshot!: Game-Changing Strategies to Build Billion-Dollar Businesses” is a business and leadership book that distills former Apple CEO John Sculley’s insights on innovation, disruptive strategy, and scaling companies to massive growth.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: The Innovation Stack: Building an Unbeatable Business One Crazy Idea at a Time Target entity description: The Innovation Stack: Building an Unbeatable Business One Crazy Idea at a Time is a business book by Square cofounder Jim McKelvey that explores how a series of unconventional, interlocking innovations can create companies that are difficult to compete with.
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A.
The Innovator's Solution
The Innovator's Solution is a business strategy book that expands on the theory of disruptive innovation, offering managers practical guidance on how established companies can create and sustain new growth.
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B.
The Innovator's Dilemma
The Innovator's Dilemma is a seminal business book that explains how successful companies can fail by ignoring disruptive innovations that initially appear inferior but eventually transform entire industries.
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C.
Zero to One
"Zero to One" is a bestselling business and startup book by entrepreneur and investor Peter Thiel that explores how to build innovative companies that create entirely new markets rather than competing in existing ones.
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D.
The Third Wave: An Entrepreneur’s Vision of the Future
The Third Wave: An Entrepreneur’s Vision of the Future is a business and technology book that outlines how the next era of the internet will transform major sectors like health, education, and government, and what entrepreneurs must do to succeed in it.
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E.
“Moonshot!: Game-Changing Strategies to Build Billion-Dollar Businesses”
“Moonshot!: Game-Changing Strategies to Build Billion-Dollar Businesses” is a business and leadership book that distills former Apple CEO John Sculley’s insights on innovation, disruptive strategy, and scaling companies to massive growth.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book
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business book ⓘ non-fiction book ⓘ |
| author | Jim McKelvey ⓘ |
| authorOccupation |
cofounder of Square
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entrepreneur ⓘ |
| caseStudy | Square ⓘ |
| describes |
how Square competed with large incumbents
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how multiple small innovations can combine into a powerful system ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
embracing unconventional ideas
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learning from historical innovators ⓘ |
| explainsConcept |
innovation stack
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linked to:
The Innovation Stack
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| focusesOn |
creating businesses that are hard to copy
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series of interlocking innovations ⓘ unconventional business strategies ⓘ |
| genre |
business
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entrepreneurship ⓘ |
| hasForm |
audiobook
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ebook ⓘ print ⓘ |
| includes |
business history examples
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practical lessons for founders ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
competitive advantage
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disruptive innovation ⓘ entrepreneurship ⓘ innovation in business ⓘ |
| narrativeStyle | first-person account ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
business leaders
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entrepreneurs ⓘ startup founders ⓘ |
| teaches |
how interlocking innovations create defensibility
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how to build a business that is difficult to compete with ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: The Innovation Stack: Building an Unbeatable Business One Crazy Idea at a Time Description of subject: The Innovation Stack: Building an Unbeatable Business One Crazy Idea at a Time is a business book by Square cofounder Jim McKelvey that explores how a series of unconventional, interlocking innovations can create companies that are difficult to compete with.
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Jim McKelvey
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notableWork
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The Innovation Stack: Building an Unbeatable Business One Crazy Idea at a Time
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