Finance:The Misfit Economy

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Short description: 2015 book by Alexa Clay and Kyra Maya Phillips
The Misfit Economy: Lessons in Creativity From Pirates, Hackers, Gangsters, And Other Informal Entrepreneurs
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First edition
AuthorsAlexa Clay, Kyra Maya Phillips
CountryUSA
LanguageEnglish
SubjectsBusiness, Entrepreneurship, Economics
GenreNon-fiction
Published2015
PublisherSimon & Schuster
Media typePrint (hardcover)
Pages248
ISBNISBN:978-14-5168882-5
Websitehttp://www.misfiteconomy.com/

The Misfit Economy: Lessons in Creativity From Pirates, Hackers, Gangsters, And Other Informal Entrepreneurs is a 2015 book by Alexa Clay and Kyra Maya Phillips about the innovators and entrepreneurs amongst the underground economies and grey markets of the world.

Reception

It has been reviewed by The Financial Times,[1] The National,[2] New York Daily News,[3] Dallas News,[4] the Stanford Social Innovation Review,[5] and Business Insider.[6] The authors were interviewed about the book in Forbes .[7]

References

  1. Jacobs, Emma (17 May 2015). "Review: The Misfit Economy, by Alexa Clay and Kyra Maya Phillips". The Financial Times. http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/2e9c56d0-f019-11e4-ab73-00144feab7de.html#axzz3rUNgxKnO. 
  2. Gutcher, Lianne (1 September 2015). "Business: Book review: Unique insights of the misfits". The National. http://www.thenational.ae/business/the-life/book-review-unique-insights-of-the-misfits. 
  3. Cesar R. Bustamante, Jr (9 July 2015). "'The Misfit Economy' explores hackers, pirates and other fringe businessmen — but wastes opportunity: book review". Daily News. http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/theater-arts/misfit-economy-explores-hackers-pirates-review-article-1.2279883. 
  4. Pawlak, Jim (25 July 2015). "Business book reviews: The Misfit Economy and Insight Out". The Dallas Morning News. http://www.dallasnews.com/business/headlines/20150725-business-book-reviews-the-misfit-economy-and-insight-out.ece. 
  5. Edward T. Walker. "Leadership: The Insight of Outsiders". Stanford Social Innovation Review (Stanford University) 13 (4). ISSN 1542-7099. http://ssir.org/book_reviews/entry/the_insight_of_outsiders. Retrieved 16 November 2015. 
  6. Crowe, Portia. "What pirates, hackers, and gangsters can teach you about running a business". https://www.businessinsider.com/the-misfit-economy-book-2015-12. 
  7. Slocum, David (5 August 2015). "Leadership: Interview: Five Questions With Alexa Clay On Misfits And The Dark Side Of Innovation". Forbes. https://www.forbes.com/sites/berlinschoolofcreativeleadership/2015/08/05/five-questions-with-alexa-clay-on-misfits-and-the-dark-side-of-innovation/.