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Designing the successful corporate accelerator

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. New Jersey 2021Description: xxvii, 314 pISBN:
  • 9781119709060
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 658.4063 MIL
Summary: DESCRIPTION Accelerators can be powerful tools to build and transform businesses in a short period of time, which is why they have spread like wildfire in the corporate world. Designing the Successful Corporate Accelerator gives readers the tools to design, create, and manage successful corporate accelerators that achieve results time and time again. Authors Jules Miller and Jeremy Kagan are seasoned professionals in this space, and combine global market research, interviews with accelerator leaders, and their own experience launching and running accelerators to share what works-and what doesn't.  The first half of the book takes a broader look at corporate innovation as a whole and how accelerators fit in, then the second half offers practical advice for how to launch, run, and manage world-class accelerator programs. Perfect for executives, employees, founders, investors, intrapreneurs, and entrepreneurs, Designing the Successful Corporate Accelerator is a practical guidebook for anyone with a passion for corporate innovation and entrepreneurship.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS Foreword ix Acknowledgments xiii About the Authors xv Introduction xix Section I Corporate Innovation Is Hard 1 Chapter 1 Accelerators and Corporate Innovation 3 Chapter 2 A Crash Course on Innovation Theory 17 Chapter 3 A Complex Machine to a Simple Machine 39 Section II Get with the [Accelerator] Program 55 Chapter 4 Startup Accelerators 57 Chapter 5 Accelerator Archetypes 73 Chapter 6 Know Your Why 95 Section III Buy In or Walk Away 109 Chapter 7 Stakeholder Engagement 111 Chapter 8 Resources 129 Chapter 9 Outsourcing and Delegating 139 Section IV Before the Program 149 Chapter 10 Recruiting and Selection 151 Chapter 11 Investment 175 Chapter 12 Metrics and KPIs 193 Section V During the Program 207 Chapter 13 Programming 209 Chapter 14 Mentors 225 Chapter 15 Making Partnerships Work 241 Section VI After the Program 263 Chapter 16 Post-Program Portfolio Management 265 Chapter 17 Planning for Long-Term Success 279 Endnotes 287 Index 303

DESCRIPTION Accelerators can be powerful tools to build and transform businesses in a short period of time, which is why they have spread like wildfire in the corporate world. Designing the Successful Corporate Accelerator gives readers the tools to design, create, and manage successful corporate accelerators that achieve results time and time again. Authors Jules Miller and Jeremy Kagan are seasoned professionals in this space, and combine global market research, interviews with accelerator leaders, and their own experience launching and running accelerators to share what works-and what doesn't.  The first half of the book takes a broader look at corporate innovation as a whole and how accelerators fit in, then the second half offers practical advice for how to launch, run, and manage world-class accelerator programs. Perfect for executives, employees, founders, investors, intrapreneurs, and entrepreneurs, Designing the Successful Corporate Accelerator is a practical guidebook for anyone with a passion for corporate innovation and entrepreneurship.

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