Startup Scouting Process for Beginners
HYPE Innovation
AUGUST 28, 2023
Companies across the globe are under increasing pressure from multiple stakeholders, with many failing to meet expectations or outperform their competitors.
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How to Use Open Innovation for Startup Scouting
ITONICS
OCTOBER 25, 2022
By creating effective channels for startups to contribute towards your next-generation products, services, and business model, organizations can tap into new innovation and collaboration opportunities. In this blog, you’ll learn more about using open innovation as an efficient way to scout startups.
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ITONICS
MAY 24, 2018
In our second session, we will focus on software-based startup scouting. The market environment for many companies has changed massively in all areas of value creation as a result of the startup boom in recent years. What you will walk away with: What is startup scouting and why should your company start doing it?
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Understanding Corporate Partnering with Immanuel Nama
Viima
OCTOBER 25, 2023
Immanuel is an Innovation consultant at HYPE Innovation where he focuses on startups and partnering, and he is responsible for the scouting side of the process. So, if there is anyone to share valuable and interesting insights about corporate partnering, it definitely is Immanuel.
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ITONICS
NOVEMBER 15, 2018
This means that market players are in greater need of shaping scouting strategies to proactively seek, identify, and access external knowledge, skills, capabilities, and intellectual assets. We distinguish here between three pillars: technologies, trends, and startups. Watch also: Startup Scouting Webinar by ITONICS.
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How to Define the Right Search Criteria in Startup Scouting | ITONICS
ITONICS
JULY 27, 2022
You don’t have to see startups as the competition. By partnering with startups, larger organizations can gain momentum in achieving their innovation goals. Startups inspire with their innovative business models, new customer experiences, and experimental use of technology.
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How to Effectively Identify Startup Partnerships | ITONICS
ITONICS
APRIL 12, 2023
Identifying and building successful partnerships with startups can be a game-changer in today’s competitive business environment. In this article, we'll show you how to accelerate your startup scouting and systematically identify strategic partnerships. The challenge here?
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Zebras - Not Unicorns - for Profitable and Scalable Corporate Innovation
Innov8rs
APRIL 17, 2024
Innov8rs | How Zurich Insurance Group uses its annual Innovation Championship to harness the innovative potential of startups for long term success. This includes searching for zebra startups, a profitable and sustainable alternative to unicorns. This ensures that the startups enter into true collaboration with Zurich from the start.
Helping You Breathe EZ
Yet2
MARCH 25, 2024
Get quick access to yet2 ‘s entire suite of technology scouting and consulting services through a simple email request where our expert team of OI Consultants will get started on the request within hours. yet2 engaged its scouting expertise, analyzing the technology value proposition and market growth of the start-up.
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The building blocks of open innovation lead towards Business Ecosystems.
Paul Hobcraft
FEBRUARY 20, 2024
Strategic Collaboration with External Entities: Description: Establish strategic collaborations with external entities, including startups, research institutions, and industry experts, to leverage diverse knowledge and expertise. Integrate external technologies seamlessly to enhance internal capabilities and stay ahead in the market.
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When to Use Open Innovation Portals
Yet2
APRIL 11, 2022
As providers of both proactive technology scouting services and open innovation portals, we often get asked when to use each approach. They serve different purposes, but you might be surprised to learn they’re also complementary: ~80% of our portal clients also hire yet2 for proactive technology scouting work.
Incubators and Accelerators Are a Powerful Channel for Region-Specific Scouting
Yet2
MARCH 14, 2023
Incubators and accelerators are instrumental in driving startup companies toward success. Accelerators can aid startups that already have a minimum viable product (MVP) while incubators can provide the space and resources for startups to develop their ideas.
Building Bridges for Innovation: ISO 56003 and the Power of Structured Partnerships
PlanBox Innovation
AUGUST 31, 2023
The increased interdependence has birthed countless collaboration opportunities, leading innovators to strategically weave a network of partnerships throughout their supply chain to continuously drive better, more sustainable results, especially when it comes to evaluating emerging technologies and engaging with startups.
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Tips for Small Business Owners Pitching Business to Large Corporations
Yet2
MARCH 1, 2021
No question that startups have serious appeal when it comes to making a pitch. It is important to keep in mind the distinction between how small businesses and startups add value. In fact, we would recommend you read yet2 ’s Startup blog series for more details. It is all in how you position yourselves. The assignment.
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Foresight Automation: Using GPTs in Industry Trend & Tech Scouting
ITONICS
FEBRUARY 23, 2024
The ability to identify emerging technologies, stay abreast of new trends, track startups, tackle customer pain points, and navigate evolving regulations in a company or specific industry segment can make or break a company's success.
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RevelX Innovation Webinar: Unleashing the Power of Trend Management
Qmarkets
DECEMBER 14, 2023
Watch the webinar for an introduction to corporate venturing, it's key steps and challenges, and to discover how innovation scouting software can help enterprise companies to discover and leverage technologies, startups, solutions and more.
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The Opportunity has Never Been This Big for Reinsurers to Invest in Innovation and Startups
InnovationManagement
MARCH 16, 2020
In recent years, reinsurance companies have been closely working with startups. The post The Opportunity has Never Been This Big for Reinsurers to Invest in Innovation and Startups appeared first on Innovation Management.
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RevelX Innovation Webinar: Successful Innovation with Corporate Venturing
Qmarkets
MAY 3, 2023
Watch the webinar for an introduction to corporate venturing, it's key steps and challenges, and to discover how innovation scouting software can help enterprise companies to discover and leverage technologies, startups, solutions and more.
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Sustainable packaging innovations, trends, and insights
Yet2
MAY 18, 2022
By far the most common scouting topic yet2 sees is around new packaging technologies and innovations. We conduct about a 1-2 dozen projects a year scouting on behalf of our clients for new sustainable packaging materials and technologies such as coatings, films, water and oxygen barriers, and more.
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Packaging technology innovations, trends, and insights
Yet2
MAY 18, 2022
By far the most common scouting topic yet2 sees is around new packaging technologies and innovations. We conduct about a 1-2 dozen projects a year scouting on behalf of our clients for new packaging materials and technologies such as coatings, films, water and oxygen barriers, and more. Relevant Packaging Projects from yet2.
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Innovation in Education: How Universities can Benefit from Dedicated Software
Qmarkets
JANUARY 25, 2024
Scouting for Success While there are many different ways to utilize innovation software internally within universities, there are countless opportunities offered by external parties such as start-ups, businesses and other organizations, just waiting to be seized.
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IT Innovation: 9 Challenges that IT Departments can Overcome Through Innovation Management
Qmarkets
JUNE 8, 2023
Innovation management software refers to various tools that help organizations to conduct every aspect of innovation management: from trend management and technology scouting to idea management , continuous improvement , and innovation portfolio management. It covers the process from end to end.
Singapore’s NTUC Income Scouting Australian Startups | Collective Campus
Collectivecamp
JUNE 27, 2018
Organisations are investing heavily in both finding and partnering with startups to drive innovation. It is no secret.
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Big Data in Open Innovation
Yet2
JANUARY 9, 2023
Using Big Data in our own scouting activities has been an investment we’ve been making over the few years. To help make this intangible concept feel a little more real, below we share just 3 examples of how we at yet2 leverage Big Data in our scouting: Starting with unique, quality datasets: avoid “garbage in, garbage out.”
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5 Reasons Why Innovation Fails
Innovation Excellence
MARCH 10, 2019
Today, many corporations are doing startup calls, setting up company accelerators, intrapreneurship programs, tech scouting, hackathons and datathons. However, despite these efforts, many companies still do not achieve innovation results. Getting innovation results is somewhat difficult, but keeping innovation going is even harder.
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A Unique Thank You for Tech Scouting
Yet2
JULY 30, 2020
In our role as technology scouts, we get a lot of thank yous. Sometimes we get thanks from the startups, innovators and inventors we connect with our clients. yet2 works on many tech scouting projects that are seeking innovations to further sustainability,” said Congcong Xue , associate project leader, yet2. Meet Hat Sawaengsri.
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Digital Platforms that Help Corporates Scout Startups
Innovation Leader
MARCH 22, 2018
Gearbox, KITE, and Startgrid are among seven digital services that help corporates map the startup landscape. Here’s our comparison chart.
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Collectivecamp
MAY 17, 2019
Organisations are investing heavily in both finding and partnering with startups to drive innovation. It is no secret.
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Why Online IP Marketplaces Fail
Yet2
NOVEMBER 16, 2021
Representing the startups is a hard way to sustain a business. Technology scouting/acquisition deals are more common than technology out-licensing deals, a trend the yet2 executive team noticed in the early days of the yet2.com All yet2 scouting efforts are rooted in identifying technologies and companies that have compelling CVPs.
Scouting Emerging Tech at Our Silicon Valley Deep Dive
Innovation Leader
MARCH 6, 2020
to discuss tactics for scouting emerging technology and plugging into the startup ecosystem. At our Silicon Valley Deep Dive, innovation leaders met in Sunnyvale, Calif.
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Implementing Open Innovation: Insights from Ariana Smetana of AccelIQ Digital
Qmarkets
SEPTEMBER 19, 2023
The days of boardrooms and R&D departments keeping innovation under lock and key are waning, as companies are increasingly preferring a more collaborative approach with startups and other external parties. Our advisors are present in the USA, Brazilian, and Asian regions. Let’s talk about open innovation.
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Exciting Innovations at CES 2020
Yet2
JANUARY 28, 2020
Our mission was twofold: to confirm trends we are seeing and hearing in the global market and to discover new companies and technologies that could be applicable to some of our tech scouting projects. Large companies showcasing their collaborations with startups. yet2’s Favorite Startups at CES 2020. Trends at CES.
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Why Your Innovation Funnel Needs an Overhaul: A Step-by-Step Guide
Qmarkets
SEPTEMBER 30, 2021
Monitoring and partnering with a variety of external data providers such as customers, business partners, startups, academia, and expert communities, provides your organization with a steady influx of insights from sources that are influential to your business.
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Open-Source Innovation: Insights from Ariana Smetana of AccelIQ Digital
Qmarkets
SEPTEMBER 12, 2023
The days of boardrooms and R&D departments keeping innovation under lock and key are waning, as companies are increasingly preferring a more collaborative approach with startups and other external parties. Our advisors are present in the USA, Brazilian, and Asian regions. Let’s talk about open-source innovation.
Startup Radar: Your map to navigate Corporate-Startup Relationships
ITONICS
MARCH 11, 2019
Corporates increasingly seek to be on the lookout of what is the next big thing to stay competitive in their industry, while startups are in need of infrastructure and market access. Corporates need to know what is going on in the startup world in their constant search of potential innovations. Benefits of using a Startup Radar.
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Innovations in Electric Vehicles and Energy Storage Materials
eZassi
JANUARY 24, 2023
Empower Ezassi’s open innovation consulting and technology scouting services to inspire the new energy initiatives your organization requires. Aiming to source at least 40% of critical materials domestically, EV manufacturers must not only find new suppliers for this mineral but also identify startups focused on methods for recycling lithium.
Why Your Innovation Funnel Needs an Overhaul: A Step-by-Step Guide
Qmarkets
SEPTEMBER 30, 2021
Monitoring and partnering with a variety of external data providers such as customers, business partners, startups, academia, and expert communities, provides your organization with a steady influx of insights from sources that are influential to your business.
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Developing an Effective Innovation Process: Benefits, Steps & Secrets for Success
Qmarkets
MARCH 28, 2023
Innovation programs are often complex, and an innovation process at an enterprise-level company might incorporate a variety of disciplines, from idea management and continuous improvement to trend management, technology scouting, and innovation portfolio management. Or it could be all of the above! And how will you encourage participation?
5 Ideation Objectives
eZassi
AUGUST 30, 2022
Technology Scouting. Ideas are encouraged and collected from internal employees and/or external sources like subject matter experts, startups, vendors, or customers. This infographic contains the five main objectives for organizations looking to ideate and collaborate more effectively in a competitive landscape.
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The difference between Venture Capital and Corporate Venture Capital
whataventure
FEBRUARY 17, 2021
Private individuals or business entities like to invest their capital in different ways, e.g., in bonds, publicly offered companies (stocks), and startups. In return for their capital, the venture capitalists receive an equity stake in the company , e.g., they invest 1 million Euros for 20% of the startup’s ownership.
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IT Innovation: 9 Challenges that IT Departments can Overcome Through Innovation Management
Qmarkets
JUNE 8, 2023
Innovation management software refers to various tools that help organizations to conduct every aspect of innovation management: from trend management and technology scouting to idea management , continuous improvement , and innovation portfolio management. It covers the process from end to end.
Crowdsourcing Open Innovation: Insights from Ariana Smetana of AccelIQ Digital
Qmarkets
SEPTEMBER 12, 2023
I returned to school, got Interior Design training, and led my firm for over a decade, often working with fast-growing tech startups and their office requirements. We focus on closing the gap in access and tech deployment between corporations that need to accelerate digital innovation and cutting-edge technology startups.
Top 10 yet2 Blog Posts of 2018
Yet2
JANUARY 15, 2019
Our team wrote a number of widely read blog posts in 2018, spanning the topics of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning, adjacency in tech scouting, startups and their comparative value proposition, anonymous searches in tech scouting and more. Tech Scouting Blog Posts. Here’s a recap of those blog posts.
Technology Scouting Must Have — Auto-Populating User Profile
eZassi
JUNE 26, 2019
Technology Scouting Must Have — Auto-Populating User Profile. #1 1 Technology Scouting Must Have — Auto-Populating User Profile. Technology Scouting Must Haves Mini Blog Post Series. Welcome to our “Technology Scouting Must Haves” mini blog post series. 1 Technology Scouting Must Have — Auto-Populating User Profile.
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