Innovation is driven by venture capital-backed, early-stage companies and this book provides practical insights for leaders in large companies to understand the risks and opportunities in making a career change to the early-stage. David Esposito left a promising career after 15 years in a large pharma company and transformed his career with multiple successful venture backed companies. Insights shared in this book provide relevant, real-world guidance for leaders thinking about a career change.

For senior executives in large companies trying to win the war for top talent, David's experience of being a top talent and leaving a large company for the innovative early-stage provides practical guidance for leaders to engage their top talent more effectively. The lessons in this book can help senior executives and the top talent on their teams make their business more competitive.

Looking Back provides an authentic assessment of the challenges of leading large companies and early-stage entrepreneurial ventures in order to provide leaders with relevant and practical steps to increase their leadership effectiveness.