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Why Build Venture Ecosystems for Growth?

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Navigating the new frontiers of innovation

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Why Venture Collaboration is the Future of Corporate R&D

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Why Build Venture Ecosystems for Growth?

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A true Venture Ecosystem is a network of interconnected corporations and startups, engaging as a collaborative community to sustain and grow.

If built properly with specific, actionable goals defined, a highly-effective bespoke ecosystem becomes a resounding platform of leadership for the corporation. It becomes the lynchpin in an interwoven set of relationships that fosters common interests, innovation, and revenue growth.

Navigating the new frontiers of innovation

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BigCo leaders must learn to navigate the new frontiers of innovation. TechNexus began nearly fifteen years ago to bring Chicago’s nascent tech startup community together to create meaningful relationships and connect entrepreneurs in ways that helped us all build …

Why Venture Collaboration is the Future of Corporate R&D

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What can venture capital firms offer startups? Money, foremost. Mentorship, usually. Publicity, street cred, and validation are typically part of the deal. What’s missing in this model may be why so many startups fail: critical strategic services. Early commercial validation, …

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Perspectives from the Ecosystem: October 2020 Edition

October 20, 2020 Miscellaneous corporate venture capital subscription model

Goodbye morning gridlock, hello to reinventing your workday

October 20, 2020 Miscellaneous future of work

BOUNTE Advances Hotels’ Commitment to Cleanliness with a Low-Touch Lost and Found System Using AI to Identify and Return Items

October 16, 2020 Ecosystem News artificial intelligence (AI) Bounte

Playbook, a fitness platform that puts creators first, raises $9.3 million – TechCrunch

October 14, 2020 Portfolio News fitness Playbook

Perch Is Lifting The $30 Billion Fitness Industry To New Heights

September 25, 2020 Portfolio News fitness Perch

Feature Article: S&T Focus on Sensors Burns Bright During Wildfire Season

September 23, 2020 Corporate Innovation & Growth Department of Homeland Security (DHS) firefighters

The Cloud 100 Rising Stars 2020: Cloud Computing’s Next Wave, From Resilia To Roam Research

September 16, 2020 Portfolio News artificial intelligence (AI) audio Krisp

Dynamo Acquires Imagineer Technology Group, Expanding Its Leading Market Position in Cloud Software for the Global Alternatives Industry

September 15, 2020 Ecosystem News

Perspectives from the Ecosystem: September 2020 Edition

September 15, 2020 Miscellaneous Chicago corporate venture capital Silicon Valley

Chicago fishing lure startup scales fast during Covid, is a hit with NBA players in the bubble

August 26, 2020 Portfolio News CatchCo

Remember Office Banter? Audio Apps Want to Bring That Back

August 26, 2020 Portfolio News audio Clubhouse (Alpha Exploration) future of work Yac

The Next Era — Introducing Rapchat Gold

August 25, 2020 Portfolio News artificial intelligence (AI) audio Rapchat

Yac gets backed by Slack to bring the intimacy of voice back when remote co-workers interact – TechCrunch

August 24, 2020 Corporate-Venture Collaboration audio fundraising future of work Yac

Perspectives from the Ecosystem: August 2020 Edition

August 18, 2020 Miscellaneous corporate venture capital entrepreneurship future of work

The Race Is On to Be the Peloton of Weight Lifting

August 13, 2020 Portfolio News artificial intelligence (AI) fitness Tonal