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Making Teams Work: What’s Your Type and Decision Vision?

The Practical Leader

” He goes on to quote a highly successful Silicon Valley venture capitalist, “In the world today there’s plenty of technology, plenty of entrepreneurs, plenty of money, plenty of venture capital. ” Good managers foster teamwork. Improvement or project management teams are usually cross-functional.

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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. At the time, BMW had no dedicated, company-spanning unit to leverage the creative power of startups.

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How to Revive a Tired Network

Harvard Business Review

Make you more innovative. It’s the channel through which you sell your initiatives to the people you depend on for cooperation and support. This article will show you how to reinvent your network, by managing these three critical dimensions. It can keep you informed. Teach you new things. The list goes on.

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President Obama Can Make Start-Up America Succeed

Harvard Business Review

Bravo venture capitalists. Ventures should compete and cooperate with ventures, regardless of their nationalities. Encourage financial entrepreneurship and innovation. We don't innovate in entrepreneurial finance enough in the U.S.: Bravo President. Bravo White House. Bravo corporate America.