The Brains and Brawn Company: How Leading Organizations Blend the Best of Digital and Physical

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

This book is the culmination of years of work, persistent exploration, collaboration with hundreds of people, and perhaps most of all, the good fortune to be surrounded by great individuals.

I am indebted to my teammates at the Stanford Graduate School of Business for their intelligence and rigor around all things business. The university has been unbelievably supportive in providing resources and a foundation to work with others who seem to have infinite competencies and talent. In particular, Professor Robert Burgelman has been a mentor for almost three decades, and I am grateful for all he has taught me. My co-teachers and partners for much of the material in this book include Max Wessel and Aaron Levie, who inspired the initial ...