{"product_id":"9781394381470","title":"Mind The Gap Scaling Businesses Across Cultures","description":"\u003ch1\u003eMind The Gap\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eScaling Businesses Across Cultures\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eVincent Lauria | Stefano Pellegrino | Savanid Vatanasakdakul\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eBusiness \u0026amp; Economics \/ Entrepreneurship\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHard-won insights to help you successfully scale your business across countries and cultures\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMind the Gap: Scaling Businesses Across Cultures\u003c\/i\u003e delivers field-tested and practical guidance on putting together and closing international business deals, navigating culture gaps, and launching successful products and services in foreign countries. A global compendium of collective knowledge, this book includes the lived experiences of over two dozen international business leaders across more than 30 markets, from Singapore to Saudi Arabia, Sweden to Nigeria, and China to Mexico, revealing hard-won lessons that help readers skip the tumultuous learning curve of international business endeavours. Drawing from the authors’ own work operating and investing across Asia, the Middle East, Europe, and the Americas, the book introduces the cultural code-switching skills required to work across borders. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn this book, readers will learn about: \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eDeciding where to expand and scouting the terrain, choosing strategies for entry and deployment and hiring and managing cross-border teams\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e“Preparing to be unprepared,” because new markets are bound to surprise you, and navigating roadblocks, such as sudden shifts in tone with your business partners\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCultural differences that can break business deals if you’re unprepared, such as when “yes” actually means “no” and how to adjust your approach through cultural code-switching\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhen you’re trying to break into a new market, cultural misalignment is all but guaranteed. \u003ci\u003eMind the Gap: Scaling Businesses Across Cultures\u003c\/i\u003e is an essential read for global leaders, executives, founders, and internationally minded businesspeople, offering a clear roadmap to understand the differences in business across cultures and prepare for the unexpected challenges that will inevitably come their way.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eVINCENT LAURIA\u003c\/b\u003e is a global investor and former Silicon Valley entrepreneur. He has backed 100+ companies across the United States, Asia, the Middle East, and beyond, working closely with founders, boards, and leadership teams navigating cross-border growth. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSTEFANO PELLEGRINO \u003c\/b\u003eis a 3x start-up founder. He began his career in Europe as New York qualified lawyer, later relocating to Asia to work on cross-border M\u0026amp;A. He is currently the founder and CEO of a green fintech operating across continents, and lectures on Inter­national M\u0026amp;A. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePROFESSOR SAVANID “NUI” VATANASAKDAKUL\u003c\/b\u003e of Carnegie Mellon University has more than 25 years of experience across Asia, Australia, the Middle East, and the United States. Her work focuses on technology, management, and cross-cultural collaboration. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eTogether, the authors draw on decades of lived experience expanding businesses across borders to help leaders avoid the costly mistakes they learned firsthand.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e04 May 2026\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781394381470\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e320\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e17.6\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44720386277516,"sku":"9781394381470","price":26.09,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781394381470_40dd2588-4c77-4ecc-80c3-ad7943d15279.jpg?v=1780617218","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781394381470","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}