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Gutenberg the Geek

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What’s it about?

What if the inventor of the printing press was less a saintly genius and more a relentless, risk-taking geek? Jeff Jarvis reimagines Gutenberg as a prototype for today's tech disruptors—an entrepreneur, marketer, and systems-thinker whose messy, human story reveals the true nature of innovation.

You’ll learn

  • Innovation is remixing existing parts
  • Systems thinking beats lone genius
  • Failure is part of the geek journey
  • Technology is a double-edged sword