{originally posted in March of 2003, when this book was first released}

I’ve had the chance to read Henry Chesbrough’s new book, “Open Innovation: the New Imperative for Creating and Profiting from Technology.” It’s an insightful mix of practice and theory about how big technology companies are shifting their thinking about R&D — and the opportunities this creates for little companies.  Following are a synopsis, a brief author bio, and two lessons I found especially important for start-ups.  I hope you’ll buy a copy. Continue reading →