Opinion

August 24, 2021

Four questions to ask when setting up a venture builder

Exploiting existing assets or exploring new ones? Will the venture be spun-out not? Different goals require different venture builder styles.


Alberto Onetti

4 min read

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Venture builders are currently the hottest topic in the open innovation arena. They're different from accelerators and startup studios (as discussed here), but there are also many different approaches to venture building.

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