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  ArticleJetBlue Ventures Managing Director on Avoiding the ‘Vicious Cycle’ of Corporate Venture Capital Groups

  January 9, 2023 | By Meghan Hall

  As part of our recent research report, Successful Startup Engagement and Corporate Venture Capital, we spoke with Steve Taub of JetBlue Ventures to hear his perspective on corporate venture capital, how to increase its longevity, and the talent acquisition and retention challenges that come with it.
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  VideoVideo: How Big Companies Plug in to the Startup Ecosystem

  January 6, 2023 | By Scott Kirsner

  Learn about seven ways large companies and organizations can participate in the startup ecosystem — with data to support what percentage of companies use each strategy.
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  ArticleLearnings from a New REI Program that Invests in Diverse Entrepreneurs

  December 29, 2022 | By Meghan Hall

  REI Co-Op ran its first two cohorts in its new Path Ahead Ventures program in 2022. The cohorts, which include early-stage and late-stage startups, focus on helping founders of color advance in the outdoor industry. Kihanya shares the structure of the program, lessons learned, and what's next in 2023.
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  ArticleMember Spotlight: Cait Brumme, MassChallenge

  June 8, 2022 | By Kate Priddy

  Cait Brumme is the CEO of MassChallenge, a Boston-based network that supports early-stage startups. We spoke with her about her role as CEO and the importance of prioritizing innovation at companies as part of our IL Member Spotlight series.
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  VideoData Insights: Which Emerging Technologies Matter Most to Large Companies?

  November 23, 2021 | By Scott Kirsner

  Which emerging technologies are large companies learning about…investing in… and actually rolling out? This short video serves up three different lists of specific technologies, based on a recent IL survey.
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  VideoData Insights: Who Leads Design and When Should It Be Part of the Innovation Process?

  November 23, 2021 | By Kaitlin Milliken

  Who leads design in large organizations? Twenty percent of companies say they don’t have a clear design leader. This short video explores that issue and other data points from a recent IL survey.
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  VideoData Insights: Top 5 Challenges Startups Face When Working with Corporates

  November 23, 2021 | By Collin Robisheaux

  In this short video, Scott Kirsner and Alex Slawsby of InnoLead share the top five challenges for startups initating a formal engagement with a large company. Numero uno is all about speed. 
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  VideoData Insights: How Do Corporates Identify ‘Quality’ Startups?

  November 23, 2021 | By Collin Robisheaux

  What exactly constitutes a “quality startup,” in the eyes of large corporations looking for partners or investment opportunities in the startup landscape? This short video serves up the answers based on IL data.
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  VideoData Insights: Allocating Resources Across the Three Horizons

  November 22, 2021 | By Scott Kirsner

  How are companies allocating resources across the so-called “three horizons” of innovation — incremental, adjacent, and transformational projects? This short video serves up the answer, based on IL data.
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  VideoData Insights: The Two Kinds of Innovation Metrics

  November 22, 2021 | By Kaitlin Milliken

  What are the different categories of innovation metrics — and which one is most important? This short video answers those questions, with input from Dana Naberezny of Tiffany & Co.’s Jewelry Design and Innovation Workshop.
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  ArticleThe Revolution in Consumer Products: 5 Lessons from New Brands

  November 10, 2021 | By Paul Earle, Contributing Columnist and Principal of A Day in the Sun

  Paul Earle, Contributing Columnist As a lifelong student, teacher and practitioner of innovation, I have always been fascinated by the quest to understand how. To find signal through the noise. What does John Lennon have in common with Bach and Banksy? What behaviors do Thomas Edison, Ben Franklin, and Tim...
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  ArticleThe Revolution in Consumer Products Continues: 12 Brands You Need to Know

  November 8, 2021 | By Paul Earle, Contributing Columnist and Principal of A Day in the Sun

  Over the past five years, a full-scale revolution has fomented in the consumer products world. Rules are being rewritten. What up-and-coming brands are changing the game and reinvigorating the shopping experience? Contributing Columnist Paul Earle dives into the 12 brands you need to know for the future.