Book Review: The Medici Effect

Get more info about this book at
http://www.themedicieffect.com/book/book.html

To summarize this is a good read and worth the time spend. It talks about how and where innovations and ideas happens most. It doesn't matter which field you are working, innovations seems to happen most where different fields, cultures, religions, hobbies etc. seems to intersect.

Read it to know more about it....

Happy Innovating...:)

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