Innovation on Tap is the story of innovation in America told through the eyes of 25 entrepreneurs, from Eli Whitney and his cotton gin to Lin-Manuel Miranda and his Broadway smash, Hamilton. The stories, intended for new and veteran entrepreneurs alike, emphasize the variety, sweep, and impact of innovation. From insurance and baseball to smart cities and cybersecurity, entrepreneurs across three centuries gather in an imaginary barroom to discuss the essential themes of American entrepreneurship--Mechanization, Mass Production, Consumerism, Digitization, and Sustainability--while emphasizing and reemphasizing the importance of community to their success.

About the Author
Eric B. Schultz is both entrepreneur and historian. With a degree in History from Brown University, he has previously co-author of King Philip's War: The History and Legacy of America's Forgotten Conflict (Countryman Press, 2000) and was a consulting editor to Cobblestone magazine for their special issue on King Philip. Schultz is also a graduate of the Harvard Business School and an accomplished CEO, having co-founded Atlantic Ventures (sold to CBS) and built and sold Sensitech (to United Technologies. For a number of years, Eric was a CEO-Partner at Ascent Venture Partners in Boston, and served as Executive Chairman of a start-up called HubCast, and served as a mentor in Brown University's business incubator program. He is also author of Weathermakers to the World (2012, United Technologies in-house), the story of Willis Carrier and the global spread of modern air conditioning written for United Technologies (UTX). In 2015, he co-authored (with the VP of Sustainability at UTX) Food Foolish (2015, United Technologies in-house), a book that links food loss with climate change.


Book Information
ISBN 9781626346635
Author Eric B Schultz
Format Hardback
Page Count 352
Imprint Greenleaf Book Group LLC
Publisher Greenleaf Book Group LLC