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Article How Japan’s NEC Adjusted Its Silicon Valley Strategy
July 30, 2024 | By Kate Katz
We talked with Naoto Mizuguchi, NEC X CFO about the evolution of its startup accelerator program, now called Elev X! Mizuguchi describes the updated venture studio model, success stories, focus areas, and long-term goals for the program.
Article JetBlue 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.
Video Video: 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.
Article Learnings 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.
Article Member Spotlight: Cait Brumme, MassChallenge
June 8, 2022 | By Kate Katz
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.
Video Data 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.
Video Data 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.
Video Data 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.
Video Data 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.
Video Data 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.
Video Data 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.
Article The 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...
Article The 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.