# Innovation Thought Leaders

Public organisations are next to adopt open innovation
Opinion
July 20, 2021
Public organisations are next to adopt open innovation
Here’s what they can learn from Transport for London.
Alberto Onetti
Forget moonshot labs — make every employee an intrapreneur
Opinion
July 6, 2021
Forget moonshot labs — make every employee an intrapreneur
And to do so, here are the four tips you need to know.
Jamie Qiu
Four ways big banks can get to grips with decentralised finance
Opinion
June 29, 2021
Four ways big banks can get to grips with decentralised finance
More than $120bn of value is stored in decentralised finance. It's no longer an unwelcome disruption for banks — it's an existential threat.
Leon Gauhman
Should CVCs be strategically or financially driven?
Opinion
June 22, 2021
Should CVCs be strategically or financially driven?
Everyone starts off saying corporate venture funds should be mainly strategic. But the truth is: show me the money.
Alberto Onetti
Corporates need a 500-venture strategy
Opinion
June 15, 2021
Corporates need a 500-venture strategy
Companies need to put their corporate venturing on steroids and start 25-50 ventures a year every year for 5-10 years.
Anton Schilling
Innovation theatre doesn’t just kill startups. It kills innovation managers, too
Interview
June 1, 2021
Innovation theatre doesn’t just kill startups. It kills innovation managers, too
Four innovation manager roles where the company failed to back her plans have left Noelia Almanza feeling burned-out. It is not an uncommon story.
Maija Palmer
Your fixation with innovation is stopping your company actually innovating
Opinion
May 25, 2021
Your fixation with innovation is stopping your company actually innovating
Innovation has become a meaningless buzzword at many companies. If you really want to make a change you need to go back to basics.
Emilie Colker
Why are corporates increasingly spinning-out their CVC units?
Opinion
May 11, 2021
Why are corporates increasingly spinning-out their CVC units?
Moving faster on deals is often the stated motivation. But we need to discuss the problem of CVC partners earning more than CEOs.
Alberto Onetti
Sorry, not everything is a venture builder
Opinion
April 13, 2021
Sorry, not everything is a venture builder
If companies aren't clear on what a venture builder is and what makes it different from other models, the project will fail.
Alberto Onetti
Should you set up a venture inside or outside a corporation?
Opinion
April 13, 2021
Should you set up a venture inside or outside a corporation?
Spoiler alert: if profitablity is more than three years away, the market is unclear and it involves a new business model, it should go outside.
Alex Mahr
Mid-sized companies don't need to miss out on innovation — here's how
Opinion
March 30, 2021
Mid-sized companies don't need to miss out on innovation — here's how
Collaboration with specialist VCs could be a good route to get access to innovative startups.
Mads Jensen
We need to talk about the dark side of intrapreneurship
Opinion
March 9, 2021
We need to talk about the dark side of intrapreneurship
Hint: too much freedom, paradoxically, becomes a source of stress.
Tim Heard
Expect a surge of CVC exits by 2022 — corporates are already exploring options
Opinion
March 2, 2021
Expect a surge of CVC exits by 2022 — corporates are already exploring options
Most of the exits are likely to be in Europe says secondary markets specialist TempoCap
Olav Ostin
Can France’s quantum plan deliver? An interview with Quantonation
Interview
March 2, 2021
Can France’s quantum plan deliver? An interview with Quantonation
France has pledged to spend €1.8bn ion quantum technologies over the next five years to put the country at the top of the field. Is it enough?
Maija Palmer
Why founders need founders
Analysis
January 21, 2021
Why founders need founders
A problem shared is a problem halved.
Sponsored by: Google For Startups
It’s not all over for incumbent banks — or their fintech friends
Interview
November 9, 2020
It’s not all over for incumbent banks — or their fintech friends
FintechOS is one of several startups helping legacy lenders compete in an age of challenger banks.
Sponsored by: Microsoft
New bootcamp wants to start 1700 companies a day
News
July 7, 2020
New bootcamp wants to start 1700 companies a day
An insanely ambitious project by Rainmaking is aiming to turn people laid off because of coronavirus into entrepreneurs.
Maija Palmer
Station F is coming out of lockdown — but how?
News
May 14, 2020
Station F is coming out of lockdown — but how?
As lockdowns lift, it’s worth taking a leaf from Paris startups campus Station F, which reopened this week for its 3,000 resident entrepreneurs.
Marie Mawad in Paris
This is why corporate accelerators fail — your answers
Analysis
May 12, 2020
This is why corporate accelerators fail — your answers
Misaligned interests, not spreading bets, sometimes simply spending too much money. Future Proof readers answers to the question.
Maija Palmer
“You cannot assume that old knowledge is still valid”
Interview
March 31, 2020
“You cannot assume that old knowledge is still valid”
Alex Mahr, cofounder of Stryber, helps companies build startup portfolios. Many companies, he says, start the process late and don't know how to measure results.
Alex Mahr
"Disruption is not about being radical"
Interview
March 3, 2020
"Disruption is not about being radical"
It is about the size of the problem you are solving, says Costas Papaikonomou, the "grumpy innovator" and cofounder of Happen.
Kimberly Eynon
Accelerators: friend or foe?
Opinion
February 21, 2020
Accelerators: friend or foe?
Is it ever a good idea to pay to join an accelerator? Our secret founder thinks not.
Secret Founder
Corporate innovation weekly: dark web watchers and why women on boards increase innovation
News
February 18, 2020
Corporate innovation weekly: dark web watchers and why women on boards increase innovation
This is what Europe's largest companies got up to in corporate innovation, featuring Deutsche Bahn, NGP Ventures, ABN Amro, Schneider Electric and more.
Maija Palmer
The three things that kill corporate-startup partnerships
Interview
February 18, 2020
The three things that kill corporate-startup partnerships
(And how to avoid them). Tanya Suarez reveals how she gets an 80% success rate at IoT Tribe.
Maija Palmer

# Innovation Thought Leaders

Public organisations are next to adopt open innovation

Forget moonshot labs — make every employee an intrapreneur

Four ways big banks can get to grips with decentralised finance

Should CVCs be strategically or financially driven?

Corporates need a 500-venture strategy

Innovation theatre doesn’t just kill startups. It kills innovation managers, too

Your fixation with innovation is stopping your company actually innovating

Why are corporates increasingly spinning-out their CVC units?

Sorry, not everything is a venture builder

Should you set up a venture inside or outside a corporation?

Mid-sized companies don't need to miss out on innovation — here's how

We need to talk about the dark side of intrapreneurship

Expect a surge of CVC exits by 2022 — corporates are already exploring options

Can France’s quantum plan deliver? An interview with Quantonation

Why founders need founders

It’s not all over for incumbent banks — or their fintech friends

New bootcamp wants to start 1700 companies a day

Station F is coming out of lockdown — but how?

This is why corporate accelerators fail — your answers

“You cannot assume that old knowledge is still valid”

"Disruption is not about being radical"

Accelerators: friend or foe?

Corporate innovation weekly: dark web watchers and why women on boards increase innovation

The three things that kill corporate-startup partnerships