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"When it comes to spurring innovation, pioneering new industries, stimulating economic growth, and creating jobs, any economy requires a vibrant entrepreneurial ecosphere. Risk-takers must operate within a context that includes readily accessible financial and human capital, strong university systems that encourage commercialization and innovation, government-backed research in science and technology, and common-sense tax regimes. In Blue Sky Mining, Adrian Turner provides a recipe for fostering entrepreneurial growth and lays out a multi-faceted approach that I’d encourage people in business, academia, and politics to study." - Steve Case – Chairman and CEO, Revolution. Co-Founder, America Online. Chairman, The Case Foundation. Chairman of the Startup America Partnership, and co-chair of the National Advisory Council on Innovation and Entrepreneurship.

"Entrepreneurs, especially founder‐CEO’s, are driven by a vision that compels them forward, through obstacles, challenges, and adversity. The bigger the vision, the stronger the drive—often becoming an obsession that lets nothing stop them from realizing their dream. That’s what it takes to build a company from little more than vision and desire, into a lasting global enterprise or great brand. In his book Blue Sky Mining , Adrian nails the importance of this mindset that truly successful entrepreneurs have from day one." - Jim Bidzos, Founder, Chairman and CEO, Verisign, Inc.

"This is a confronting and compelling book. Adrian Turner highlights the critical importance of a diversified economy. The timeliness of his contribution cannot be understated. Whilst Australia largely sailed through the Global Financial Crisis because of the value and job creation delivered by the mineral resources sector, the country is at a real crossroads. Serious questions are being asked about how to ensure that the benefits of our vast natural resources can be directed to a sustainable long term future. As this book is being published, a policy debate is raging in Australia about the “uneven economy”." - Dr. Nikki Williams – CEO Australian Coal Association and ACA Low Emission Technology Fund Ltd.

"An effective ecosystem for entrepreneurship provides young companies not just money but also invaluable access to technology expertise, business knowledge, potential customers, and proper government policies to protect and encourage innovation. Writing from the vantage point of a successful entrepreneur, Adrian recognizes these basic needs in his book and makes a compelling argument for how top tier technology investors coupled with local innovation hubs have been successful in building lasting businesses and enduring economies." - Arvind Sodhani, Executive Vice President, Intel and President, Intel Capital

"The Australian startup community will only thrive when successful entrepreneurs recycle their capital and knowledge into new startups and new founders. The seeds of this activity are beginning to happen and that’s what makes today so exciting. Kudos for Adrian for shining a light on what needs to happen and focusing the discussion on what really matters." - Niki Scevak, Founder and CEO, StartMate

"Many people are passionate about Australia’s future, but few are as committed to doing something about it, as Adrian Turner. This book oozes with insight and knowledge about the disciplined process of commercializing innovation. More importantly it lays out for all to see, what Australia must do to invest in it’s greatest sustainable asset—the ingenuity of its people. Australia is fortunate to be blessed with natural resources. But, being innovative is our long term future, and that comes not from good luck, but hard work. This book tells us how." - Doug Elix – Chair, Global Advisory Board, Advance. Retired Executive Vice President and Group Executive, IBM.

"After years of investing, in hundreds of startups I know that having the right ecosphere conditions for new venture creation is crucial to stacking the odds of success in favor of the entrepreneur and the new venture. They’re essential for providing good investor returns that drive new investments. I’ve worked hard and been fortunate to have a front row seat for the birth and scaling of many globally defining companies. I have invested in Google, Facebook and Twitter. There is no doubt that Silicon Valley is the global innovation commercialisation hotspot and I am privileged to be a part of it. But don’t think for a minute that the ecosphere conditions that drive success here have been left to chance….There are many possibilities for Australia, but the impression I get is that urgent action is needed. Time is running out. The talent is there, the creativity is there and even the inventions are there, but many necessary ecosphere conditions are not." - Ron Conway, Angel Investor