The Misfit Economy Explained

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

Notes and References

1. News: Emma. Jacobs . Review: The Misfit Economy, by Alexa Clay and Kyra Maya Phillips . 16 November 2015 . The Financial Times . 17 May 2015.
2. News: Lianne. Gutcher . Business: Book review: Unique insights of the misfits . 16 November 2015 . The National . 1 September 2015.
3. News: Cesar R. Bustamante, Jr . 'The Misfit Economy' explores hackers, pirates and other fringe businessmen — but wastes opportunity: book review . 16 November 2015 . Daily News . 9 July 2015.
4. News: Jim. Pawlak . Business book reviews: The Misfit Economy and Insight Out . 16 November 2015 . The Dallas Morning News . 25 July 2015.
5. Edward T. Walker . Leadership: The Insight of Outsiders . Stanford Social Innovation Review . 13 . 4 . 1542-7099 . Stanford University . 16 November 2015.
6. Web site: What pirates, hackers, and gangsters can teach you about running a business. Crowe. Portia. Business Insider. 2020-01-10.
7. Web site: David. Slocum . Leadership: Interview: Five Questions With Alexa Clay On Misfits And The Dark Side Of Innovation . Forbes. 5 August 2015 . 16 November 2015.