July 2011
Intermediate to advanced
304 pages
6h 51m
English
book
The Innovator's DNA: Mastering the Five Skills of Disruptive Innovators
by Jeff Dyer, Hal Gregersen, Clayton Christensen
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Appendix A
Sample of Innovators Interviewed
| Interviewees | ||
| Name | Company | Innovative aspect of company* |
| Nate Alder | Klymit | Among the first to offer Klymit Kinetic vests and jackets insulated with noble (argon) gases. |
| Marc Benioff | Salesforce.com | Among the first to offer online/on-demand CRM/Salesforce Automation Software. |
| Jeff Bezos | Amazon.com | Among the first online book retailers; developed online fulfillment capabilities. |
| Mike Collins | Big Idea Group | Intermediary between product inventors and innovative product-buying companies/distribution channels. |
| Scott Cook | Intuit | Among the first to offer personal finance and tax software Quicken and TurboTax. |
| Gary Crocker | Research Medical Inc. | Introduced disposable medical products for beating-heart ... |
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