Blitzscaling: The Lightning-Fast Path to Building Massively Valuable Companies

Foreword by Bill GatesFrom the authors of New York Times bestsellers, The Alliance and The Start-up of You, comes a smart and accessible must-have guide for budding entrepreneurs everywhere.Silicon Valley is renowned for its striking number of businesses which have grown from garage start-ups into global giants; Apple, Cisco, Google, HP and Intel to name a few. But what is the secret to their outstanding success? Hoffman and Yeh explain that it’s simple: they’ve learnt how to blitzscale.Featuring case studies from numerous prominent tech businesses such as AirBnB and WeChat, this book offers a specific set of practices for catalysing and managing dizzying growth in bourgeoning start-ups. Prioritising speed over efficiency in an environment of uncertainty, Blitzscaling illustrates how businesses can accelerate to the stage in a company’s life cycle where the most value is generated. Using the framework provided by Hoffman and Yeh, readers will learn how to design business models which simultaneously support growth at a furious pace and capture the market, as well as how to navigate the necessary shifts in strategy needed at each level of scale.Reid Hoffman's BLITZSCALING is a top guide in the field of entrepreneurship, offering a unique perspective on economic development. It is a testament to his leadership in the field of economics, providing a deep dive into the dynamics of scaling businesses.For fans of Gabriel Weinberg (Traction), Morgan Brown (Hacking Growth), Blake Masters (Zero to One), John Doerr (Measure What Matters), and Clayton M Christensen (The Innovator's Dilemma).