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Intrapreneurs

eZassi

Invest in Intrapreneurs – Innovation Management Supports Your Organization’s Greatest Change Makers Intrapreneurs are those important team members with the optimism, intellect, initiative, and discipline to champion bright ideas and drive new project pipelines, establishing innovative change across the business.

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Driving Success: Harnessing the Power of the Startup Ecosystem

Leapfrogging

Accelerators, on the other hand, typically offer time-bound programs that culminate in a demo day or pitch event, aimed at propelling startups to the next stage of their development. They are typically driven by a desire to support entrepreneurship and are less risk-averse than traditional financiers.

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The Problem With Problems

Leanstack

At the earliest stages of a project, we don’t know what we don’t know…” She pauses for a second and then goes on: “…sure, surveys can be used for problem validation once you know the right questions and answers to validate, but until then you have to start with a more open ended approach to problem discovery. The new way is Demo-Sell-Build.

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Corporate Innovation: How to Overcome Unique Challenges

Econic

Unrealistic expectations of first projects Out of the gate, most organizations put too few resources on too few ideas and expect too much out of them. What makes this even more dangerous is that the further away the first projects are from the core business, the more likely they are to fail.

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Corporate Innovation – How To Overcome Unique Challenges

Econic

Unrealistic expectations of first projects. What makes this even more dangerous is that the further away the first projects are from the core business, the more likely they are to fail. Instead, organizations need to look for quick wins in their first projects. No process in place for funding new projects.

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Corporate Innovation – How To Overcome Unique Challenges

Econic

Unrealistic expectations of first projects. What makes this even more dangerous is that the further away the first projects are from the core business, the more likely they are to fail. Instead, organizations need to look for quick wins in their first projects. No process in place for funding new projects.

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The Root Cause for Innovation Theater and How to Avoid It

Leanstack

I once had a conversation with an accelerator that had low follow-on investment after their Demo Day. Think People, Not Funnels Yes, we all want more successful projects than failed projects. But these aren’t the right metrics either. But good ideas are rare and hard to find.

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