The Horizons Tracker

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

These products also had lower rates of venture funding and fewer users. At the end of the day, the reason most of these platforms are dominated by men is because all the venture capitalists and engineers and other founders are mostly men,” the researchers conclude. “If Possible cause.

Entrepreneur 108

Entrepreneur Venture Capitalist Venture Funding Sample 108

CEO Blog

OCTOBER 28, 2011

I did not interview for Brainlogic that ended up on Collaborative Innovation. Wednesday night I attended a Cinemonde screening of "Something Ventured - Risk, Reward, and the Original Venture Capitalists" (not to be confused by the autobiography on CM Woodhouse called Something Ventured ) It is a great documentary film.

Venture Capitalist 147

Venture Capitalist Venture Funding Film Innovation 147

Mills Scofield

JULY 8, 2013

Consequently, last year I founded TheFounderProject - a new type of venture fund run almost entirely by students that invests in student startups. We are now a team of 30 ‘ student venture capitalists ’ from all universities in Montreal, Toronto and Halifax. Our growth has been organic. How does it work?

Entrepreneur 192

Entrepreneur Venture Funding Venture Capitalist Project 192

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 10, 2013

A good idea faces so many obstacles en route to market today that it''s a wonder we have any innovative products at all. Effective means of boosting innovation already exist, but not enough companies are making use of them. I''ll describe both, but first let''s look at what''s wrong with some of the traditional sources of innovation.

Venture Capitalist 8

Venture Capitalist Venture Funding Innovation Incentives 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 10, 2013

A good idea faces so many obstacles en route to market today that it’s a wonder we have any innovative products at all. Effective means of boosting innovation already exist, but not enough companies are making use of them. You know those baby sea turtles that get eaten by birds and crabs on their way from the nest to the water?

Venture Capitalist 8

Venture Capitalist Venture Funding Innovation Incentives 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 5, 2018

Corporate executives seek to inject “Silicon Valley DNA” into their cultures, and policy makers point to venture-funded entrepreneurship as a solution for all manner of problems. In the Bay Area, however, small venture capitalists, many of whom were ex-engineers themselves, invested in entrepreneurs.

Technology 8

Technology Venture Funding Venture Capitalist Entrepreneur 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 27, 2017

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. Gregor and BMW faced a crucial question: “How can the BMW Group, as a company, co-innovate with startups?”

Venture Capitalist 8

Venture Capitalist Meyer Innovation Fixed Costs 8