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Randall Stross

Twice a year, in the heart of Silicon Valley, a small investment firm called Y Combinator selects an elite group of young entrepreneurs. Months of intense work culminates in Demo Day, when investors and venture capitalists flock to hear their pitches. Any one of them might turn out to be the next Dropbox (class of 2007), or Airbnb (class of 2009). 
 
Randall Stross was granted unprecedented access to Y Combinator, enabling a unique inside tour of the world of software startups. He tells the full story of this ultra-exclusive institution, how it chooses the aspiring Mark Zuckerbergs, and how it teaches them to go from concept to profitability in record time. 
 
This is the definitive story of a seismic shift in the business world, in which coding skill beats job experience, pairs of undergraduates take on Goliaths, and inves­tors fall in love. The Launch Pad is both a gripping narrative and a gold mine of useful insights.

The Launch Pad

Inside Y Combinator, Silicon Valley's Most Exclusive School for Startups

Matt Mason

What&rsquo;s the connection between the nun who invented disco, and the effect of file sharing? How does hip-hop manage to be an underground movement and a multi-billion dollar business - at the same time? And how are pirates, of the kind who started commercial radio in the twentieth century, changing society in the 21st? 
 
The Pirate&rsquo;s Dilemma tells the stories of youth culture uncovering, for the first time, what it is that transforms underground scenes into global industries. Matt Mason, successful entrepreneur, argues that that from youth `culture, out on the edges of the mainstream, come the ideas that ultimately change the mainstream itself &ndash; whether it&rsquo;s graffiti, piracy, hacking, open source culture or remixing. In the course of doing so he unravels some of our most basic assumptions about business and society and pinpoints trends to look out for in our future. 
 
Because right now, everyone, from the ceo of a mainstream company to a teenager wanting to start the next youth culture revolution, is struggling with a new dilemma: that we can all &ndash; companies and individuals alike &ndash; be pirates now. And as piracy increasingly changes the way we find, use and sell information, how should we respond? Do we fight pirates, or do we learn from them? Should piracy be treated as a problem, or a whole new solution?

The Pirate's Dilemma

How hackers, punk capitalists, graffiti millionaires and other youth movements are remixing our culture and changing our world

Clare English

Clare English meets the entrepreneurs, mavericks, trend-setters and seminal thinkers who have forged a path to the top 
 
Broadcaster and current affairs specialist Clare English talks to 12 extraordinary trailblazers. Here are the inspiring stories of politicians and inventors, scientists and surgeons, models, parents, creatives and founders. All, in their own field and in their own way, have broken new ground and changed the world. 
 
David Blunkett tells how he rose to high political office despite being blind from birth; Kim Cotton discusses the highs and lows of becoming the UK's first surrogate mother; and Ian Ritchie talks about pioneering the first web browser - and reveals the missed opportunity that could have made him millions. From EastEnders actor Michael Cashman, who made history with UK TV's first gay kiss to Professor Sir Alan Cuschieri on spearheading keyhole surgery and David Gow on coming up with the idea of the world's first bionic hand, each has a compelling tale to share. 
 
Also included are three episodes from another BBC Radio Scotland series, Women on Top, in which Clare English chats to successful women about the sacrifices they had to make to reach the top, and whether they really have it all. We hear from Nicola Sturgeon about her life in Scottish politics; Marie Claire editor Marie O'Riordan on the glamour of the fashion industry; and Krissi Murison on becoming NME magazine's first female editor, and whether her gender makes any difference on the job. 
 
Presented by Clare English 
 
Pioneers 
Produced by Philip Sime 
With: David Blunkett, Sir Alec Jeffreys, Kim Cotton, Ian Ritchie, Michael Cashman, James Goodfellow, Michael Apted, Shannon Murray, Professor Sir Alfred Cuschieri, Roy Day and Mike Tunstall of The Samaritans, David Gow 
 
First broadcast on BBC Radio Scotland: 23 December 2010-3 February 2011 (Series 1), 25 August-29 September 2011 (Series 2) 
 
Women on Top 
With Nicola Sturgeon, Marie O'Riordan and Krissi Murison 
First broadcast on BBC Radio Scotland: 29 January 2009, 15 January 2009 and 17 June 2010 
 
©2021 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd. (P)2021 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd.

Pioneers

Lessons from 12 world-leading innovators

Christina Farr

Master the essential skill of effective communication and storytelling to drive success for you and your business with this accessible and practical guide form an industry expert. 
 
For decades, the business world has been content with leaders who drive profits and make strategic decisions. But in today's ultracompetitive world, that is simply not enough. 
 
The ability to tell a compelling story about your product or service is no longer just a competitive advantage 
— it's a requirement. 
 
In The Storyteller's Advantage, investor, startup advisor, and former business journalist Christina Farr reveals the secrets of business leaders who inspire, entertain, and empathize through the art of storytelling. Farr offers an inside look at the greatest storytelling CEOs, whose narrative abilities enable them to raise more capital, retain more talent, and make their brands more memorable. 
 
With empirical research and candid commentary, Farr explores how these leaders developed their stories, breaks down the narratives that are resonating in today's workplaces, and shares practical advice on how to deliver the most compelling message. 
 
Practical and approachable, The Storyteller's Advantage will help any business leader to tap into their ultimate superpower—telling a great story.

The Storyteller’s Advantage

How Powerful Narratives Make Businesses Thrive

Charlie Gladstone

This book is about working with other people. It's about making that experience a positive one. It's about how a happy, engaged and motivated team becomes an unstoppable force. 
 
In Do Team, entrepreneur Charlie Gladstone draws on three decades of experience as an employer of over 100 people and father of six, to share practical, honest and insightful advice on such matters as:<ul><li>Choosing the right people</li><li>Getting through tough times</li><li>Team building for introverts</li><li>The power of (very) small teams</li><li>Why good manners and kindness matter most</li></ul>With easy-to-follow entries on hiring, gentle leadership, emotional intelligence and retaining a sense of humour, Do Team will help you get the best from everyone so that you, your team and your business can thrive. 
 
‘No matter what your vision may be, you will inevitably need people to help you realize it. I can't think of a better tool for building, nurturing, and leading your team than this book.’ Peter Buchanan Smith, founder of Best Made Co 
 
‘A must-read for anyone who wants to lead their team with empathy and kindness ? from the man who does it best.’ Holly Tucker MBE, founder Not on the High Street, Holly & Co. 
 
‘I’ve always found myself wanting to join in with anything Charlie Gladstone has suggested. This book explains why.’ Johnnie Boden, Founder, Boden 
 
©2021 Charlie Gladstone (P)2022 Do Books Audio

Do Team

Nigel Goldman

Nigel Goldman wrote the autobiographical High Stakes while in prison paying the price for two decades of risk-taking on the financial markets. Through his dealings in the tempestuous silver futures market and a sideline in rare coin investments, Goldman developed a taste for the champagne lifestyle. Desperate to maintain the high life, his deals became riskier and were increasingly financed by his clients' money. Taking advantage of trading loopholes and insider tip-offs, Goldman peaked with an account balance of £14 million but troughed with two spells in prison. 
 
The story begins with Goldman placing a £50 bet on the roulette table and walking away with £10,000. And so his adventures continue. There are personal trades, investment businesses, gold bullion deals, racehorses and an American gentleman who allows Goldman to play with his fortune on the New York Stock Exchange. But there are also Customs and Excise investigations and lifelong enemies waiting to exact their revenge. 
 
High Stakes provides a detailed insight into the little-known twilight world of insider-dealing and shows how the search for the ultimate win can lead to a life on the run.

High Stakes

How I Blew £14 Million

John Doerr

To solve the seemingly-insurmountable climate crisis, we have to take collective action, drive societal change and accelerate the net zero economy using a plan of speed and scale. And we have to start now. 
 
In Speed and Scale, award-winning author and investor John Doerr convenes the world's foremost change-makers to show us how we can, if we fully commit to a high-stakes action plan, cut carbon emissions in half by 2030 and reach Net Zero by 2050. He shares practical efforts that individuals, businesses and politicians must take, applying Objectives and Key Results (OKRs) - the simple but powerful tools that scale small ideas into global movements - to our climate goals, setting out the standards that we need to reach. 
 
Featuring exclusive interviews with the world's most influential climate and business thinkers, including Bill Gates, Christina Figueres, Marry Barra, Jeff Bezos and Al Gore, this is the only global and definitive action plan for how we might save our planet.

Speed & Scale

A Global Action Plan for Solving Our Climate Crisis Now

Gillian Tett

'Absolutely brilliant.' Daniel Kahneman, author of Thinking, Fast and Slow 
 
Meet the business anthropologists seeking to explain how we buy, sell, work and think. 
 
From supermarkets to factories, trading floors to tech firms, their methods are revealing the hidden codes that define our lives. 
 
The result is a wholly new way to see human behaviour: anthro-vision. 
 
One of the World's Top 50 Thinkers - Prospect

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