“Talent is what happens when two brilliant and profoundly iconoclastic minds apply their imagination to one of the hardest of all business problems: the search for good people. I loved it.”
—Malcolm Gladwell, bestselling author of The Bomber Mafia and The Tipping Point

"Talent is everything—whether in investing and building startups, or in other creative endeavors. Between product, market, and people, I've always bet on the last one as the biggest predictor of success. But while talent may be everywhere, it's unevenly distributed, and hard to 'find.' So how do we better discover, filter, and match the best talent with the best opportunities? This book shares how, based on both scientific research and the authors' own experiences. The future depends on this know-how."
—Marc Andreessen, co-founder of Netscape and Andreessen Horowitz

"The most important job of any leader is to find individuals with a 'creative spark,' and the potential to discover, invent and build the future. If you want to learn the art and science of spotting and empowering exceptional people, Talent is brimming with fresh insights and actionable advice."
—Eric Schmidt, co-founder of Schmidt Futures and former CEO of Google

"Two of the premier talent spotters working today, Cowen and Gross have written the definitive history of identifying talent. Anyone who is interested in innovation, entrepreneurship, or the roots of America's start-up economy must read this book."
—Christina Cacioppo, CEO and co-founder of Vanta

"I do not know of any skills more worth developing than the ability to find exceptional undeveloped talent. I have spent many years trying to get good at that, and I was still astonished by how much I learned reading this book."
—Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI

"Talent is a provocative tour of the considerations and assumptions that go into hiring."
—Time

"[A] thoughtful guide … Managers looking to shake up the interview process will find this worth a look."
—Publishers Weekly

"A useful and entertaining map for companies looking toward a creative future."
—Kirkus

"[A] compelling and thought-provoking guide to finding great people."
—Forbes

"Talent presents new insights into the process of hiring. … In an era of information overload, Cowen and Gross have provided a useful book to remind us that if talent is rare, as it surely is, the ability to spot it may be equally exceptional."
—City Journal