The Misfit Economy

Short description: 2015 book by Alexa Clay and Kyra Maya Phillips

The Misfit Economy: Lessons in Creativity From Pirates, Hackers, Gangsters, And Other Informal Entrepreneurs

First edition

Authors| Alexa Clay, Kyra Maya Phillips
Country| USA
Language| English
Subjects| Business, entrepreneurship, economics
Genre| non-fiction
Published| 2015
Publisher| Simon & Schuster
Media type| Print (hardcover)
Pages| 248
ISBN| 978-14-5168882-5
Website| http://www.misfiteconomy.com/

The Misfit Economy: Lessons in Creativity From Pirates, Hackers, Gangsters, And Other Informal Entrepreneurs is a 2015 book by Alexa Clay and Kyra Maya Phillips about the innovators and entrepreneurs among the underground economies and grey markets of the world.

## Reception

It has been reviewed by The Financial Times,[1] The National,[2] New York Daily News,[3] Dallas News,[4] the Stanford Social Innovation Review,[5] and Business Insider.[6] The authors were interviewed about the book in Forbes.[7]

## References

1. ↑ Jacobs, Emma (17 May 2015). "Review: The Misfit Economy, by Alexa Clay and Kyra Maya Phillips". The Financial Times. https://www.ft.com/content/2e9c56d0-f019-11e4-ab73-00144feab7de.
2. ↑ Gutcher, Lianne (1 September 2015). "Business: Book review: Unique insights of the misfits". The National. http://www.thenational.ae/business/the-life/book-review-unique-insights-of-the-misfits.
3. ↑ Cesar R. Bustamante, Jr (9 July 2015). "'The Misfit Economy' explores hackers, pirates and other fringe businessmen — but wastes opportunity: book review". Daily News. http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/theater-arts/misfit-economy-explores-hackers-pirates-review-article-1.2279883.
4. ↑ Pawlak, Jim (25 July 2015). "Business book reviews: The Misfit Economy and Insight Out". The Dallas Morning News. http://www.dallasnews.com/business/headlines/20150725-business-book-reviews-the-misfit-economy-and-insight-out.ece.
5. ↑ Edward T. Walker. "Leadership: The Insight of Outsiders". Stanford Social Innovation Review (Stanford University) 13 (4). ISSN 1542-7099. http://ssir.org/book_reviews/entry/the_insight_of_outsiders. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
6. ↑ Crowe, Portia. "What pirates, hackers, and gangsters can teach you about running a business". https://www.businessinsider.com/the-misfit-economy-book-2015-12.
7. ↑ Slocum, David (5 August 2015). "Leadership: Interview: Five Questions With Alexa Clay On Misfits And The Dark Side Of Innovation". Forbes. https://www.forbes.com/sites/berlinschoolofcreativeleadership/2015/08/05/five-questions-with-alexa-clay-on-misfits-and-the-dark-side-of-innovation/.

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