A hybrid approach of open innovation and corporate venturing can foster greater diversity and speed.
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Prime’s time is well spent in technology
In the fourth of a series of monthly interviews with leading venture investors, Andrew Gaule, left, founder of the H-I Network and Corporate Venture Senior Executive Forum, talks to Jelto Smits, a partner of Prime Technology Ventures
How to retain the value in buying portfolio companies
Companies are best when portfolio out their corporate venturing unit’s portfolio when the division is managed independently.
What comes next in the 14-year innovation cycle?
Digital platform-based applications are the investment for the next 14-year cycle.
Energy venturing powers clean‑tech revolution
While utilities have long been seen as the most fickle and conservative of organisations in their approach to corporate venturing, further upstream in the exploration and production chain the energy companies have been bolder. Though beholden to similar regulatory constraints and government oversight, a longterm outlook, strong cashflows and history of risk-taking and working in… Continue reading Energy venturing powers clean‑tech revolution
C-suite insights: Patrick McGovern, founder of IDG
Patrick McGovern, founder and chairman of International Data Group, discusses launching a venturing unit, in China, and his plans for the future.
Singapore becomes media fund haven
Though media has grown in economic importance, few countries have sponsored funds to boost innovation across a broad part of the industry beyond niche areas, such as film-making. One to have significantly invested in the sector is Singapore.
Gaule’s Question Time: Hewlett-Packard prints its way to success
In the third of a series of monthly interviews with leading venture investors, Andrew Gaule, left, founder of the H-I Network and Corporate Venture Senior Executive Forum, talks to Sridhar Solur, director of Mobility Solutions at HP who is leading the ePrint venture.
Russian dolls – the mother of all web strategies
Facebook’s increasing dominance poses for Google and other internet-focused companies a sort of Facebook versus Rest of Web (RoW) challenge.
Challenges of content and delivery remain
People broadly share the same characteristics of wanting to learn and teach, work collaboratively and for others, and communicate.
Utilities and corporate venturing: does that make sense?
A corporate venturing veteran reflects on the lessons telecoms operators have faced in dealing with technology change and innovation during a period of regulatory change in the utilities sector.
Gaule’s Question Time: A track record in investment for the future
In the second of a series of monthly interviews with leading venture investors, Andrew Gaule, founder of the H-I Network and Corporate Venture Senior Executive Forum, talks to Geoff McGrath, right, managing director of McLaren Applied Technologies, at the factory and Formula 1 centre in Woking.
Should a start-up bring on a strategic investor?
A number of start-ups in our portfolio have considered taking an investment from a strategic customer. The idea is the large company will care more about the relationship if they own a percentage of the start-up company. The large company also feels better perhaps because they get upside if the start-up becomes extremely valuable.
Organisational structure has the clearest utility
“You always have to ask why people are working with a big conglomerate or a big energy company and not working as an entrepreneur. They have a
different spirit.”