For business‎,‎ engineering‎,‎ and science students and professionals who demand a comprehensive guide to high‎-growth entrepreneurship‎,‎ Technology Ventures is the leading resource for analyzing opportunities and building new enterprises‎.‎ Drawing on the latest academic research and practitioner insights‎,‎ Technology Ventures integrates clear theoretical frameworks with action‎-oriented examples and exercises‎.‎ Its broad perspective on "technology‎,‎" including clean tech‎,‎ information technology and the life sciences‎,‎ ensures wide‎-ranging appeal to anyone with an interest in high‎-potential ventures‎.‎ Entrepreneurship is playing a vital role in finding solutions to the huge challenges facing civilization‎,‎ including health‎,‎ communications‎,‎ security‎,‎ infrastructure‎,‎ education‎,‎ energy and the environment‎.‎ The extensive features in this edition include‎:‎ expanded coverage of customer engagement‎,‎ the customer development process and the latest insights on business model design‎;‎ special attention to university technology commercialization‎,‎ open source innovation‎,‎ and opportunities in mobile‎,‎ digital health‎,‎ 3D printing‎,‎ and energy tech‎;‎ enhanced organisation of key topics‎,‎ including intellectual property‎,‎ the new venture organisation‎,‎ and marketing and sales‎;‎ and extensive web‎-based resources‎,‎ including syllabi and presentations‎,‎ additional cases and business plans‎,‎ and hundreds of videos of entrepreneurs and leaders‎.‎