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Case Study: Should an Emerging-Market Incubator Help U.S. Businesses?

Harvard Business Review

Once anointed as Unamano Entrepreneurs, or UEs, they would receive abundant free advice from experienced local advisers, be introduced to local and global mentors and service providers, and attend conferences and meet-ups. A local media mogul had already offered $3 million to get an Unamano affiliate going. Miami certainly qualified.

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

Harvard Business Review

This meant that the company was leaving out huge innovation potential — thousands of startups with billions of funding — that could help BMW innovate anything from core vehicle technology (batteries, sensors, artificial intelligence software) to manufacturing innovations (internet of things, cybersecurity, robotics).

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3 Ways Big Companies Are Connecting with Younger Consumers

Harvard Business Review

It requires a new set of tools: a more open and flexible mind-set, significant process changes, as well as new technology and infrastructure. Reminiscent of a Starbucks, the storefront includes a coffee bar, a conference table in an open area, and a couple of meeting rooms. That’s an enormous mistake.

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How Ford Is Thinking About the Future

Harvard Business Review

” But if you are the Ford Motor Company and face the prospect of investing billions in new technology while your century-old business model is overturned, you might first have a few questions. “We are getting pull from enterprises,” Ford Mobility head Marcy Klevorn said recently on a media conference call.