Matthew C Le Merle

From the bestselling authors of The Fifth Era, Corporate Innovation in the Fifth Era and Blockchain Competitive Advantage comes a new book full of practical wisdom for investors and entrepreneurs from 50 leading Silicon Valley angels and venture capitalistsContributions from more than 50 of Silicon Valley's leading backers of early stage companies: What they have learned about early stage investingThe secrets they wish they had known before they got startedThe wisdom and advice they want to share with you.

Over the last 30 years a host of new technologies have begun to change every industry driving us into a new era of human existence. The companies who have been most able to tap into these new innovations have become the most highly valued companies in the world. To do so, they have created a new approach to corporate innovation. In "Corporate Innovation in the Fifth Era," Silicon Valley insiders Matthew C. Le Merle and Alison Davis share the lessons they have learned from two decades of interaction with Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Microsoft as well as other leading companies. The authors describe this new approach so that every company can be ready as we enter the Fifth Era.