ENDORSEMENTS

"A terrific book -- it's full of ideas that helped me rethink our company's position in our commercial ecosystem. And it's entertaining, too!"

—Lin Chase, Ph.D., Vice President, Enterprise Solutions

"An absolutely fascinating book with an entirely new -- and entirely practical -- perspective on what's important in technology. This isn't another generic change-in-the-workplace book. This book offers rational advice and sensible tools that really make a difference when making decisions, both big and small."

—Ed Bennett, Director of Web Strategy, University of Maryland

"For anyone working in the high-tech world, The Pebble and the Avalanche provides a great framework for making decisions about product and market strategies. Yudkowsky's notion of disaggregation gives us a way of thinking about the evolution of industries from railroads to open source software. Through a series of interesting (and often entertaining!) examples, he shows us the fundamental power of breaking industries and products into smaller parts."

—Mike Phillips, CTO, ScanSoft Inc.

"A wonderful, thought-provoking book. [It] shows how at all scales, from the day-to-day problem-solving task to the largest IP issues of our time, disaggregation can be a powerful tool. After reading this book, you will think differently."

—Shmuel Weinberger, Professor, University of Chicago