Alberg Flywheels

How Cities Are Creating Their Own Futures
1. Auflage 2021
ISBN: 978-0-231-55318-6
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch

Tom Alberg, a venture capitalist who was one of the first investors in Amazon, draws on his experience in Seattle’s tech boom to offer a vision for how cities and businesses can build a brighter future together. He explores how cities can soar to prosperity by creating the conditions that encourage innovation.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Alberg, Tom

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Regional- und Städtische Wirtschaft
• Technische Wissenschaften Technik Allgemein Technologie: Soziale & Ethische Aspekte
• Geowissenschaften Geographie | Raumplanung Regional- & Raumplanung Stadtplanung, Kommunale Planung
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Bereichsspezifisches Management Management: Führung & Motivation
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Regierungspolitik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Foreword by John Stanton
Part I. Prelude to Jeff Bezos’s Day 1
1. Opportunities and Challenges of Cities
2. Foundations of the Economic Flywheel
3. Seattle’s Flywheels Begin Spinning
4. Microsoft and Amazon Innovate to Success
Part II
5. On the Precipice of the Future
6. Investing in the Future: Talent and Capital
7. Models for Success: Oklahoma City, Tulsa, and Kansas City
Part III
8. Livable Cities
9. Public Safety and Privacy
10. Homelessness and PreK–12 Education
11. Transportation and Environment
Part IV
12. Government and Business: Conflicts and Cooperation
13. The Future of Cities
Acknowledgments
Note on Sources
Notes
Index

Über Autor(innen)

Tom Alberg is cofounder of the venture capital firm Madrona Venture Group. He previously was senior vice president of McCaw Cellular and president of LIN Broadcasting. Alberg was an early investor in Amazon and one of its board members from 1996 to 2019. He has also served on the boards of numerous other companies and was a member of the National Advisory Council on Innovation and Entrepreneurship.