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Praise for Gorillas Can Dance
“Gorillas Can Dance comes at a vital moment in corporate history. With the lifespan of Fortune 100 companies decreasing rapidly, there's never been a more important time for large organizations to embrace the agile approach of their entrepreneurial disruptors. The great thing is that entrepreneurship is contagious and Professor Prashantham's insights allow corporates to get close to their startup counterparts.”
—Jeremy Basset, founder, Unilever Foundry, and CEO, Co-Cubed
“Shameen Prashantham picked up on the corporate-startup collaboration trend very early, and he has tracked its evolution across industries and across continents for more than a decade. Combining thoughtful analysis with practical application, his insights into the why, how, and where of corporate-startup partnering will be valuable to companies that wish to be more agile and resilient in the digital era.”
—Julian Birkinshaw, Deputy Dean, London Business School
“With DeepTech quickly becoming the third wave of innovation and startups increasingly attacking fundamental topics beyond what we are used to expecting, Shameen Prashantham's insights and practical examples are becoming more critical than ever for both corporations and startups. When everything blurs, cooperation is the best solution for the survival and prosperity of the species.”
—François Candelon, Global Director, BCG Henderson Institute, and Senior Partner Managing Director, Boston Consulting Group
“Gorillas Can Dance is a fascinating overview of collaborations between big corporates and startups. Based on more than a decade of research and observation, Shameen Prashantham's insider view from an outsider's perspective is filled with helpful examples and practical advice. An enlightening and engaging book that helps to lift the ‘mist’ around this space.”
—Celina Chew, former President–Greater China, Bayer
“Professor Prashantham has studied Microsoft's pioneering partnerships with startups for many years in advanced and emerging markets. His thought leadership in Gorillas Can Dance provides actionable insights on corporate-startup collaboration for companies that want to be entrepreneurial and innovative.”
—James Chou, CEO, Microsoft for Startups–North Asia
“I am a passionate believer in the benefits startups and social entrepreneurs bring to the global economy and to society. Through my own work with Microsoft's Global Social Entrepreneurship Program, and as founder of Live for Good, I know that this value can only be realized through close partnership, enduring mindsets, and effective collaboration with a broad ecosystem of organizations. Shameen's framework reinforces that, when we connect startups with investors, enterprises, governments, and communities, amazing things can happen.”
—Jean-Philippe Courtois, EVP and President, Microsoft Global Sales, Marketing, and Operations
“We have been featuring Shameen Prashantham's work at Thinkers50 for a number of years. The relationship between large corporations and entrepreneurial upstarts has always been fascinating and a vital part of economic growth. Shameen's insights and research shed vital new light on this.”
—Stuart Crainer, cofounder, Thinkers50
“For over five years, I have been more than a close observer of how Professor Prashantham has transformed his skills and global perspective into a fruitful outcome in both research and teaching. I am also a witness of how he, as a typical CEIBS professor, has made a deep dive in China as an Indian British national to become a top-notch expert in Chinese enterprises management practices and theories. Therefore, on top of academic management knowledge, this book is also a must-read on the perspective of MNCs and startups in China that is solution-based and forward-thinking.”
—Yuan Ding, Dean, CEIBS
“I've spent much of my career in roles focused on helping startups and corporations prosper together. Shameen Prashantham has collected a massive breadth of experience and has boiled it down into this entertaining read. Save yourself years' worth of grief and read this book.”
—Dave Drach, Vice President–Innovation Sales, Techstars
“Great to see Professor Prashantham's focus on two of my passion areas – corporate innovation and social impact. The holy grail for any startup is to ultimately sell to an enterprise. Sounds simple, but it's a journey. The beauty is to do matchmaking that is a win-win. Given the situation we are in with COVID-19, there has never been a better time to be a social entrepreneur, especially for SDG goals for Agenda 2030. Professor Prashantham has hit the nail on these two very important topics relevant in the startup ecosystem. Gorillas can dance indeed!”
—Shaloo Garg, Global Lead, Microsoft Global Social Entrepreneurship Program
“Startups are a severely underutilized competitive resource for corporations. Shameen Prashantham's book is a most needed contribution to filling this gap.”
—Gregor Gimmy, founder, BMW Startup Garage, and CEO, 27pilots
“Gorillas Can Dance is the essential playbook for entrepreneurs located in the office of a large corporation and for those hustling to make their big idea a reality from a small office. Through extensive interviews and research across several contexts, Shameen Prashantham is able to comprehensively lay out the unique set of opportunities and challenges for large corporations seeking to innovate through partnerships. More importantly, in many instances, including with Walmart, Shameen was there seeing it happen. This book is an absolute must-read for entrepreneurs at either end of the table.”
—Ben
