Dick Whittington

Broschiertes Buch

Digital Innovation and Entrepreneurship

Beschreibung

This objective-focused textbook provides a comprehensive and practical grounding in business design and entrepreneurship in the digital economy. For students looking to leverage their STEM expertise into an innovative business, this textbook uses a variety of chapter features and online material to create a blueprint for any new business venture.

Autor

Dick Whittington is a serial entrepreneur, business mentor and investor, focusing on the software industry and digital marketplaces, with over thirty years of experience in business. His experience has included co-founding a successful international software business recognised in UK through three Queen's Awards covering both Innovation and International Trade. In 2012 he was elected Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering where he plays an active role, including as a mentor for early-stage technology companies through its highly successful Enterprise Hub. From 2015 Dick has been Visiting Professor of Business Innovation at the University of York, where he has developed and delivered a respected course in Digital Innovation and Entrepreneurship for students and staff. He is also an active mentor and angel investor within several London and regional technology accelerator programmes. Prior to pursuing business interests, Dick lectured in Computer Science at the University of York. He managed a successful research team and published a number of research papers and books, including Database Systems Engineering (1987), which became a standard text within many universities. He also contributed to several significant texts including The Software Life Cycle (1990) and the Software Engineers' Reference Book (1991).

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 484
• Erscheinungstermin: 31. Juli 2018
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 254mm x 203mm x 27mm
• Gewicht: 950g
• ISBN-13: 9781108454940
• ISBN-10: 1108454941
• Artikelnr.: 50759784

Rezensionen

'An excellent and thorough guide for the entrepreneur looking to build a digital business - extremely comprehensive and clear.' Ian Halifax, Chief Financial Officer, ON24