{"product_id":"9781773101514-unicorn-in-the-woods","title":"Unicorn in the Woods","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHow East Coast Geeks and Dreamers Are Changing the Game\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eGlobe and Mail\u003c\/i\u003e Top 100 Selection\u003cbr\u003eLonglisted, National Business Book Award\u003cbr\u003eA \u003ci\u003eCBC\u003c\/i\u003e New Brunswick Book List Selection\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs tech investors the world over search for elusive unicorns (start-ups valued at over $1 billion), acclaimed business journalist Gordon Pitts asks whether there can be a place for high-tech innovation and unicorn-like value creation outside of major urban centres, whether in Atlantic Canada, rust-belt New York, or Northern Ontario.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJourneying back to the origins of Radian6 and Q1 Labs — two New Brunswick companies that sold for a combined $1 billion — in the basements and offices of a group of geeks and dreamers, Pitts tells a story of two remarkable companies and the legacies that continue to this day. But theirs was not a simple tale of overnight success; there were sellouts and firings, comebacks and vindication, and still unfulfilled promise.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a story of high-tech value creation far from Silicon Valley, a story of the mythical unicorn in the woods. Are the stories of Radian6 and Q1 Labs outliers, rogue datapoints that should be discarded, or the foundation for a new knowledge economy outside of the mainstream?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54829702676854,"sku":"9781773101514","price":21.05,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_31521163.jpg?v=1733320728","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781773101514-unicorn-in-the-woods","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}