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Innovation, Change and the Rest of Your Life

Steve Blank

Venture Capital used to be a tight club clustered around formal firms located in Silicon Valley, Boston, and New York. While those firms are still there (and getting larger), the pool of money that invests risk capital in startups has expanded, and a new class of investors has emerged. or Euro-centric phenomenon.

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Corporate Venture Capital: Obligatory or Oxymoron?

David Teten

New York Times’ timeSpace is a good example. Internal R&D, labs, incubators, accelerators, corporate and business development, and M&A all play important roles in helping corporations innovate. Corporations in turn benefit from the new technologies, products and services these startups bring to the table.