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"Pattern Breakers: Why Some Start-Ups Change the Future" by Mike Maples Jr. and Peter Ziebelman, as presented in this podcast, explores the characteristics and strategies of exceptionally successful start-ups.

The authors argue that these "pattern breakers" achieve radical success by defying conventions and leveraging major technological or societal shifts, termed "inflections."

The podcast outlines key concepts like identifying inflections, developing unique insights, perfecting timing, embracing radical differentiation, and stress-testing ideas.

It also emphasises building movements, telling compelling stories with the customer as the hero, recruiting a team of "co-conspirators," attracting "true believer" customers and investors, and even how established corporations can adopt a pattern-breaking mindset to foster innovation.