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The SOBCon Manifesto

Terry Starbucker

I’ve written elsewhere on the history of this annual Chicago conference , and how Liz has been a marvelous catalyst for the magic that has occurred there for the last 3 years running, but today I’d like to write about where SOBCon is going, and why. My partner is Liz Strauss, author of Successful Blog. Skepticism wow.

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The Benefits of Taking a Slower Approach to Innovation

Harvard Business Review

Their extended timelines struggle to weather leadership change. Having managed a department at Univision’s Fusion Media Group meant to champion such approaches — which showed promise but failed to have the staying power necessary to have true organizational impact — we want to share some lessons we learned along the way.

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

Harvard Business Review

As a result, top founders prefer independent, noncorporate accelerators, and, to date, no corporate accelerator has truly accomplished incubating world-class startups. He also launched a new website and social presence on Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube next to the social media presence of the core BMW brand.