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Do You Have the IT For the Coming Digital Wave?

Harvard Business Review

It requires strong leadership from all senior IT executives, as well as new business acumen. Requirements and specifications are more flexible and developed within cross functional teams with constantly evolving business needs. New, more agile , software development tools and testing methods are utilized.

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Building a Software Start-Up Inside GE

Harvard Business Review

How can these companies overcome the inevitable leadership, organizational, and cultural challenges involved? Key selection criteria included experience in innovative software and service (versus product) development, and an ability to manage a start-up in a very large, complex company. Bill Ruh was selected in 2011.

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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). To fill the void and build such a new BMW startup unit, Gimmy partnered with an experienced innovation manager from BMW, Matthias Meyer.