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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.
From choosing the right team to lead a new venture to creating a cap table that will attract venture capital investors, here are tips on how to do venture building well.
Elliott Parker argues corporates are bad at innovation because they're optimised for efficiency. Here's what they should do instead.
A seven-figure investment from Navigare AB will help double the team and set up hubs in Silicon Valley, central Europe, India and China.