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Peter H. Diamandis · 2016
84/100
👍 Worth It

Peter Diamandis and Steven Kotler make a brisk, energizing case that exponential technologies — AI, robotics, 3D printing, synthetic biology — are enabling ordinary entrepreneurs to build world-scale companies faster than ever before. Part One maps the tech, Part Two draws on interviews with Musk, Page, Branson, and Bezos to extract psychological patterns, and Part Three lays out crowd-powered tools for raising capital and building movements. It's actionable and accessible. The honest caveat, flagged by The Washington Post, is that the book looks relentlessly on the bright side — legal complications, ethical risks, and economic disruption get short shrift. If you want a motivating framework for bold entrepreneurship and aren't expecting a balanced technology critique, this delivers. If you want both sides, look elsewhere too.

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