Disrupt or Die: What the World Needs to Learn from Silicon Valley to Survive the Digital Era

by Jedidiah Yueh

With cyclonic technologies like AI and automation sweeping the globe, established industries can be shaken up or taken down in less time and with less effort than ever before. Businesses big and small need a revolutionary, not evolutionary, digital strategy. Thankfully, serial entrepreneur and CEO Jedidiah Yueh has compiled an arsenal of essential frameworks to help companies survive and thrive in the digital era. With more than twenty years of experience as a digital disruptor, Yueh provides business owners and executives with the critical insights into why current efforts are failing and the tools to build digital products for sustainability, profitability, and survival. Whether you’re an experienced executive, working in a startup, or just interested in technology, this book will help you reap the benefits of the digital renaissance instead of suffering from a digital apocalypse.

Genres: Nonfiction, Technology, Business

282 pages, Paperback

Published September 29, 2017

Reviews

[Brett Stevens · Rating 5 out of 5]

What I really like about the book is that Yueh challenges the classics on innovation, like The Innovator's Dilemma and The Lean Startup. It's a great read for anyone interested in launching a new product, company, or idea and learning from a seasoned Silicon Valley founder. Ironically, Yueh is an English major turned serial software startup founder: his book compiles a series of frameworks for innovation that have been the keys to driving more than $4 billion in software sales across the two companies he started (Avamar and Delphix).

[Matt · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was an interesting analysis of global technology space and eye opening to see the landscape through his eyes. JY was refreshingly candid in his assessment of some of the company founder's behavior and some of the long term effects (e.g. addiction/polarization) on society of the current app titans. I found his tone to be low on the conceit scale. All in all a worthwhile read.

[Rohit Reddy · Rating 3 out of 5]

Author is a serial entrepreneur in the valley - both startups in enterprise tech. Book is divided into 3 sections - prior to starting up, 0-to-1 stage, scaling the startup. Read the first section and skip the last one. It had some useful frameworks for founders. It isn’t inspiring.

The first section has very useful frameworks to use for startups - useful for folks thinking of starting up or in early stages.

The second section has a lot of challenges to watch out for while scaling a startup - helps being aware of common repeating peoblems.

Third and last section was more like a blog - nothing usable and made for a tedious read.

[Saurabh Deshmukh · Rating 4 out of 5]

Nice read

If you want to have perspective about the ever changing technology world from an entrepreneur, this book is must read.