InnerVentures

  • Round up of latest #innerventures trends

    I’m tracking these updates with the #innerventuresupdate tag – you can find all of them by following the link. They all tie in with and add to the findings from my trend report which covers startup driven innovation in large corporates, corporate venturing efforts and the role of the intrapreneur. You can buy the report…

    Stephen Danelutti

  • When corporate/startup innovation programs fail

    A great article describing the closure of Coca-Cola’s Founders startup incubator over on TechCrunch. It details some of the challenges with this approach that I thought were worth sharing here. I especially love the quoted thought below: You need a translator to help them understand what’s going on. That’s why a lot of platforms inside…

    Stephen Danelutti

  • The state of startup / corporate collaboration 2016

    Cracking report from Imaginatik and MassChallenge. Its available to download from either site if you can find the page (registration required) but I’ve added the the-state-of-startupcorporate-collaboration-2016 (pdf). Key findings below: 1. INTERACTIONS MOVING EARLY STAGE While most startup/corporate interactions used to begin at the negotiation table, corporations and startups increasingly recognize the benefits of earlier…

    Stephen Danelutti

  • Round up of latest #innerventures trends

    Lots going on recently so this is a big update with an excellent selection of articles and activities. The Barriers Big Companies Face When They Try to Act Like Lean Startups Corporate accelerators A growing number of innovation-hungry companies are taking inspiration from Silicon Valley: They are setting up accelerators that nurture start-ups. From Deloitte…

    Stephen Danelutti

  • The slide in Mary Meeker’s 2016 internet trends report that shows incumbents’ interest in startup innovation

    Here it is below. Admittedly it is somewhat narrowly focused on acquisitions of tech companies as a means to extend their digital capabilities. Still, a strong indicator from a very powerful voice. The commentary below the slide came from the article where I first read about her latest report and I cannot be sure of…

    Stephen Danelutti

  • How old banks are learning from a new breed of tech start-ups

    I gave this (i.e. the Fintech scene) special coverage in a separate section of my trend report. Banks around the world are realising that in the rapidly developing world of smartphones and apps they are at risk of falling behind in the innovation race. Fresh-faced financial technology start-ups (fintechs) are coming up with new mobile-first…

    Stephen Danelutti