University:
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Course:
15.501/516 | Accounting
Academic year:

2023
Views:

135

Pages:

4
Author:

tonalqualityxsi9

1. The familiarity matrix framework (mentioned 17 times) 2. Corporate Venture (mentioned 13 times) 3. IP strategy and patents (mentioned 2 times) Large corporations often utilize internal venture capital to make financial and strategic investments that benefit the parent firm; People can be successful in many positions within various types of organizations at all levels in order to create an entrepreneurial environment; Even large companies are able to have entrepreneurial environments within them but it’s best to keep those groups separate and independent of the original development and functional areas; Corporate VC's isn't always just about financial return; I am impressed with the critical role network plays in implementing a successful corporate entrepreneurship strategy. The vast majority of the information which we read indicates that very rarely are corporate venture groups successful over the long term; Ally or Acquire - I do believe that the Familiarity Matrix is a useful tool for decision making going forward and we have applied this framework in our mini-paper and our research paper; Universities make very little off patents; The Roberts-Berry familiarity matrix is a good tool to decide which type of corporate entrepreneurship a firm should pursue based on their level of familiarity with both the market they would be entering and the type of technology they would be acquiring with this market; Big corporations are not as opposed to innovation as I once thought of; R&D is quite different than corporate venturing; Write down the reasons WHY the merger or acquisition is being conducted in the first place; The majority of investments will lose money if you are unable to kill them in a timely fashion; Ecosystem or "strategic" investing fundamentally increases a firm's risk exposure and consequently is a dangerous game for all but the largest investors; Companies could use Corporate VC to expand its business into new technology area; Companies need to create unique career incentives for Corporate;