Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Practice and Principles

Far from my previous post about Perkins, Peter Drucker’s book Innovation and Entrepreneurship was a paradoxical reading. The first chapters were painful even if brilliant. I understood there that innovation is a process which will be successful if carefully planned and managed. Fortunately, chapter......more

Amazing read for entrepreneurs with countless examples of innovative ideas and strategies.......more

3 Keys: - The test of an innovation, lies not on its novelty, its scientific content, or its cleverness. It lies in its success in the marketplace. - Quality in a product or service is not what the supplier puts in. It is what the customer gets out and is willing to pay for. A product is not “quality”......more

I picked this up with the intent to read it and have it under my belt so I could say I've read it just because it is a "classic". I expected a lot of out of date references and antiquated principles of innovation. I did find A LOT of out of date references to companies that are no longer the innovat......more

This is my first time reading Drucker. I can see why many people think that he is so good. His writing is very analytical and seems smart. The most interesting high level point that he makes is that one of the least important bases for innovation is the bright world changing idea. More often innovat......more