"Very
good. Interesting historical perspective, provocative thesis."
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Stephen Socolof, New Ventures Vice President,
Lucent Technologies
"This
is excellent! I think Reid has it all figured out. The Slingshot
Syndrome is easy to read - very clear and to-the-point. Revolutionary
ideas presented clearly, strongly and simply. A Real winner in my
opinion! "
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Terry McPherson, Director, Research Effectiveness (retired),
Bell Labs Research, Lucent Technologies
"One
of the best descriptions and explanations I have read of the failure
of large U.S. corporations to develop and exploit new products and
services. I particularly liked the description of the failure of the
development of the communications industry within the typical
corporate structure and the analogy of the history of the U.S. product
development to the movie industry. I also agree that distribution and
management of services can probably only be efficiently performed
through large corporations, a direction that appears to be in the
process of being taken by companies originally noted for technological
development as illustrated. The recommendation that new products can
best be incubated in small independent entrepreneurial startups is
intriguing."
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DeWitt Bowman, Chief Investment Officer (retired),
California Public
Employees Retirement System (CalPERS)
"I'll
be among the first purchasers for a dozen or more copies!"
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Susan Gauff, Senior Vice President,
Sarnoff Corporation
"Excellent
book! Can't wait for the sequel!"
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Tony Barrese, Vice President,
NCR Corporation
*Available in bookstores January 2002.