Comment from Scott Lenet, co-founder, Touchdown Ventures
C-suite executives often struggle to make sense out of the variety of innovation options at their disposal. Should the corporation build internally, launch an incubator, partner with an accelerator, start a venture fund, expand an M&A program or engage in more than one of these activities? The choices can appear complex and overwhelming, even when reduced to basic options like “build, buy, partner, or invest”.
Among these paths, the greatest confusion can come from how to manage external innovation options.…