InnerVentures

  • After 17 Harvard case studies, Haier starts a fresh spin cycle

    Great article on FT.com which may be behind a paywall for you so I have copied and pasted two pertinent quotes on some really interesting initiatives/approaches the CEO is driving in his company. This is really taking intrapreneurial activity to another level… In its home country, the group is re­inventing itself again as a set…

    Stephen Danelutti

  • Round up of latest #intrapreneur trends – Finservices continue to shine

    Suddenly Every Company Is Becoming A Venture Capitalist. According to data provided by the National Venture Capital Association, more than 20 percent of VC dollars in the third quarter came from corporate venture capital. That accounted for over $2.3 billion in corporate venture capital investments for the period. How 5 Big Brands Are Partnering with…

    Stephen Danelutti

  • Creating Urgency around Corporate Innovation

    What intrapreneurs in established firms must do to succeed. Great article from Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University. #research

    Stephen Danelutti

  • Taking a course on Startups…

    … is probably a good way to gain knowledge of latest trends that I can include in the book so I’ve done just that and tweeted about it. The Startup App is what I used and is Apple’s best apps of June 2015 – really impressed. Imagine one for intrapreneurs :) First 10 points, first…

    Stephen Danelutti

  • UBS open innovation challenge

    Banks again at the forefront of some good approaches opening up the innovation process to the outside – find out and get involved here #research

    Stephen Danelutti

  • Intrapreneurs: The New Corporate Innovation Brokers

    A very quick doodle with some initial thinking that I’ll try and incorporate some elements of in the book – something around key attributes of an intrapreneur. Needs more work. #workingoutloud

    Stephen Danelutti

  • Why banks need FinTech Hubs

    Great video covering an Innotribe event session at Sibos 2015 with learnings about innovation from startups that can be applied well beyond FinTech #fintech

    Stephen Danelutti

  • Here’s another company at the…

    Here’s another company at the game: Target, in Partnership with Techstars, Is Accepting Applications for Its New Retail Startup Accelerator The key point as follows: “In a bid to innovate both its online and in-store experience, Target has partnered up with Techstars to create a retail-focused accelerator program.” So Target are running the accelerator primarily…

    Stephen Danelutti

  • Proposed outline for interviews

    This is some high level thinking on the types of interviewees being sought and questions that would be asked. The purpose is to gather feedback from practitioners that can be used in the trend report – more here. This is a work in progress and will change based on feedback (comments welcome :) and progress…

    Stephen Danelutti

  • Banks are smashing it in…

    Banks are smashing it in this space. Question is how integrated into the core business is this initiative and how does it foster participation from employees of the bank? Scotiabank Creates Digital Factory to Harness Tech Talent for Innovation #research

    Stephen Danelutti

  • Fresh thinking hot off the…

    Fresh thinking hot off the press that can definitely be considered for the book: How big companies can make the intrapreneur sexy again #research

    Stephen Danelutti

  • Definitely one to add as…

    Definitely one to add as a reference: How acting like a startup led to a NZ snack company being sold for $641 million #research

    Stephen Danelutti

  • Why You Need Lunatics, Experts, and Connectors on Every Team

    Original article here. Secrets of Innovation Teams in Established Companies from Nathan Furr, Co-author, The Innovator’s Method: Bringing the Lean Startup into Your Organization Great lessons in what works in startups (first paragraph) but how this needs to be modified for large organisations (second paragraph). The startup world has started to recognize that entrepreneurial teams…

    Stephen Danelutti

  • @intrapreneurtrends < woohooooo love it,…

    @intrapreneurtrends < woohooooo love it, you can even @ mention users on this site (as long as they are users that have been created in this site, e.g. I cannot @ mention other users on wordpress.com). Here I @ mentioned myself as a test. You can even use hashtags when you create a post as…

    Stephen Danelutti