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This Program Uses Lean Startup Techniques to Turn Scientists into Entrepreneurs

Harvard Business Review

Later, they would partner with VentureWell , a nonprofit that focuses on accelerating innovation. From Product Development to Customer Development. That’s why he advises founders to go out and talk to customers before they start building a product that, they might find out later, no one wants to buy.

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

Harvard Business Review

Gimmy’s task was clear but highly demanding: to reimagine the way BMW innovates. To fill the void and build such a new BMW startup unit, Gimmy partnered with an experienced innovation manager from BMW, Matthias Meyer. Gregor and BMW faced a crucial question: “How can the BMW Group, as a company, co-innovate with startups?”

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Innovative Companies Get Their Best Ideas from Academic Research — Here’s How They Do It

Harvard Business Review

has been an innovation superpower. To account for its success, many point to America’s entrepreneurial culture, its tolerance for failure and its unique ecosystem of venture funding. While private companies employ some excellent scientists, most of America’s scientific research is publicly funded.

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The 5 Requirements of a Truly Innovative Company

Harvard Business Review

Can you think of any business topic that’s been hotter for longer than innovation? In a McKinsey poll , 94% of the managers surveyed said they were dissatisfied with their company’s innovation performance. And yet when it comes to innovation, the gap between aspiration and accomplishment seems as big as ever.

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Lessons From BIF-7

Mills Scofield

I’m tired of all the “Woe is America” stuff – we’ve lost our innovation edge, we’re stagnating, etc. What I see is the opposite – incredible innovation in products, services, processes and business models. It’s just not in the mainstream media. BIF-7 Story & Video ).

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