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Six Ways to Befriend Future Tech Billionaires

Harvard Business Review

Are the founders of new digital startups flourishing without seeking the "adult supervision" that used to be a tech company norm (the way Google''s young founders brought in Eric Schmidt as CEO until Larry Page was ready)? New business incubators are becoming increasingly common in the U.S.

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When Big Companies Support Start-ups, Both Make More Money

Harvard Business Review

Now imagine if eBay went beyond providing a technology platform and entered the field of business incubation in a meaningful way, It’s an idea that could have a huge impact. In the start-up world, there’s a big focus on business incubators such as YCombinator–perhaps too much focus. Most stagnate.

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Getting Buy-In for Innovation that Doesn’t Fade at the End of the Quarter

Harvard Business Review

You’ve prepared a business plan for a promising new entrepreneurial venture. You’ve got funding and the blessing of your CEO and Board to go ahead with this high-profile “experiment” Your venture could be a growth engine for your corporation’s otherwise large but slow and steady core business.

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The Core Incompetencies of the Corporation

Harvard Business Review

It’s not that veteran CEOs discount the value of innovation; rather, they’ve inherited organizational structures and processes that are inherently toxic to break-out thinking and relentless experimentation. Despite their resource advantages, incumbents are seldom the authors of game-changing innovation.