Renowned entrepreneur and Forbes columnist Sramana Mitra provides innovators with strategic options in Innovation: Need Of the Hour. In the fourth volume of the acclaimed Entrepreneur Journeys series, Mitra guides readers on critical topics such as idea validation, funding bottlenecks, and business model options. With comprehensive case studies and benchmark anecdotes from legendary innovators like Judy Estrin and Paul Cook, Mitra goes beyond technology to address how innovation eventually makes it to the market. What is most commanding about her analysis is that while the current dysfunctions in governments, banks, and venture capital make it exceedingly difficult to survive this challenging economy, now is the time to take risks and be bold.