Acknowledgements

The completion of AI-Driven Entrepreneurial Management: Managing Innovation for Success has been a journey shaped not only by research and reflection but also by the encouragement, collaboration, and generosity of others. To all the textbook publishers who turned me away, I would like to say after a year of being told “No Thanks” I did not give up and found another way to bring this textbook to colleagues and students everywhere.

I would like to extend my deepest gratitude to Josh Hill of Hillsborough College, whose insights, feedback, and support provided both clarity and inspiration throughout the development of this work. His perspective helped ensure that the text remains both academically rigorous and accessible to readers.

I am also grateful to Ilene Frank of Hillsborough College, whose encouragement, and belief in this project helped bring it to fruition.

Finally, I wish to acknowledge the broader community of colleagues, students, and innovators who continually remind me why this work matters. Their questions, ideas, and passion for entrepreneurship have shaped not only the chapters of this book but my own ongoing commitment to preparing the next generation of leaders for a rapidly changing world.

To each of you, thank you. This book is as much a reflection of your contributions as it is of my own.