About Matthew E. May
Matthew E. May was a writer.
Matthew E. May is an American author and business strategist. He is best known for his six books: The Elegant Solution, In Pursuit of Elegance, The Shibumi Strategy, The Laws of Subtraction, Winning the Brain Game, and What a Unicorn Knows: How Leading Entrepreneurs Use Lean Principles to Drive Sustainable Growth.
Education May graduated with a BA from Johns Hopkins University in 1981, and from the Wharton School of Business in 1985 with an MBA. In 2020, he began working exclusively with Insight Partners, a leading venture capital and private equity firm. May advises on matters of strategy, innovation, customer experience, and lean operations.
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