CVC Advice

How long should a secondment be? How do you set the right learning goals? Here is what corporates should consider before sending a team member to spend time with a VC partner.

Both models are gaining popularity — but which is right for your company? It depends on the business need and the stage of the startup.

Communication, careful selection, laser-focus on alignment, and openness to change are some of the most important ways to make sure your accelerator doesn’t go bust.

Venture building is a long-term, expensive commitment that works best if you are willing to take a strategic portfolio approach — and be willing to let go of equity and control.

Sometimes a startup might directly disrupt the business of a corporate business unit. How much can CVC units reveal about these plans?

Mike Smeed, partner at InMotion Ventures has changed his investment style in the two years he has been running InMotion Ventures, Jaguar Land Rover's investment arm. One of the key things he learned was to look further outside the carmaker's immediate needs. This is what he told GCV about what he had learned.

Some 50% of a consumer startup's capital is spent on advertising, so trading equity for ads can save money. Here's how to get those deals to work.

Our monthly advice column in which an expert panel gives advice on common problems in corporate venturing.

Our monthly advice column in which an expert panel gives advice on common problems in corporate venturing.

Every startup will need to give away board seats, but founders can shape the boardroom for success – here’s how.