There are two schools of thought when it comes to corporate venture capital (CVC), as Sifted pointed out a few weeks ago.
Opinion
January 25, 2022
The CVC dilemma: invest close to the core or far ahead?
Hint: CVC innovation shouldn't be a close-to-core safe bet. They are about ensuring the company will still be alive in 2030 or 2040.
5 min read
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