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How Corporate Investors Can Improve Their Odds

Harvard Business Review

When investing in new growth businesses, corporate leaders are commonly advised to behave more like venture capitalists. VCs, they’re told, take more of a long-term approach, have a greater degree of risk tolerance, and parcel out their funds in stages to mitigate risk. But how do the investments actually pan out?

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How to Revive a Tired Network

Harvard Business Review

The main strengths of my network as it exists today are: The main weaknesses of my network as it exists today are: What can a network do for you? In fact, few of us do. The value of diverse relationships lies not only in what your contacts can do for you, but also on what you can do for them. It can keep you informed.

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