The chief innovation officer has to be an important member of the management team, and must operate and be measured commensurately.

The author, first writing in the Kauffman Fellows Report, Spring/Summer 2012, describes how he formed the BBC Worldwide team, leveraged the value of the BBC and garnered success by exploring alternatives to traditional venture capital investing.

The NVCA has organised its efforts into four committees that are hard at work on each of these member benefits.

Drawing on decades of experience in patent litigation, the author outlines intellectual property (IP) as a venture white space by summarising the important trends shaping IP markets and identifying key disruptions on the horizon from new IP businesses.

Just how much attention are start-ups paying to patents?

A change in product development means corporate venturers should review portfolio companies to ensure they have an intellectual property (IP) strategy consistent with their business plan.