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What BMW’s Corporate VC Offers That Regular Investors Can’t

Harvard Business Review

The prevalent model of startup cooperation in recent years has been corporate venture capital and accelerators (CVC&A). From 2012 to 2015, the number of global corporate venture capital deals almost doubled, and their investments quadrupled, to $29.1 A New Name and a Unique Brand Identity.

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An Insider’s Account of the Yahoo-Alibaba Deal

Harvard Business Review

In hindsight, this thinking turned out to be far less important than what we learned about leadership, control, and trust, which ultimately were reflected in how each of the businesses was created, capitalized, and staffed. The company was owned by management, venture capitalists, and SoftBank. Although he didn’t have a U.S.

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China Can’t Be a Global Innovation Leader Unless It Does These Three Things

Harvard Business Review

Some argue that China is already well on its way to becoming a global innovation power that will rival the US and Europe. China is well on its way to doubling the number of patent applications filed with the State Intellectual Property Office, from 1 million in 2010 to 2 million by 2015. of GDP in 2012 from 1.1%

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Big Companies Can Unleash Innovation, Rather than Shackle It

Harvard Business Review

Here's why: the innovation revolution spurred by venture capitalists decades ago has created the conditions in which scale allows big companies to shift from shackling innovation to unleashing it. Healthy Heart's first implant occurred in September 2010. Consider Medtronic's innovative effort Healthy Heart for All.