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Corporate Venture Capital: Obligatory or Oxymoron?

David Teten

Mari is now building a new venture in human-machine interaction within the Samsung accelerator, currently in stealth mode. Protecting one’s reputation is incredibly important for any investor, whether independent or corporate. We have to respect the due diligence requirements of our parent company, but haven’t found it penalizing.”.

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16 Common Mistakes Young Startups Make

mashable.com

But dont underestimate the importance of achieving a basic threshold of "this looks good (and reputable)." How many entrepreneurs opening words are about how stealth their project is, followed by a 10-page NDA to hear word one? Guarding The "Big Idea". I was totally guilty of this back in the day.

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