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The older partner's wisdom, experience, and connections can complement the younger generation's fresh thinking. EDITOR'S NOTE: This article is part of The Great Unretirement, a Next Avenue initiative Read More...
Category: Features
Author: Lin Grensing-Pophal
Like marriage, business alliances start off with a honeymoon, but rocky times are inevitable. Here are the predictable phases and how to navigate common problems. Part 3 in a series Strategic Read More...
Category: Applied and Practice
Author: David Deeds
Effectively negotiated contracts clearly define roles, responsibilities, goals, and milestones, preventing misunderstandings and problems down the road. Second in a series Strategic alliances are Read More...
Category: Applied and Practice
Author: David Deeds
Here’s an overview of how they work, why they succeed or fail, and how to choose a partner wisely. First in a three-part series Strategic alliances are powerful instruments for companies seeking to Read More...
Category: Applied and Practice
Author: David Deeds
At its core, a champion is the individual within the organization who takes personal responsibility for making the alliance succeed. For venture managers, understanding the champion’s role and how Read More...
Category: Commentary
Author: David Deeds
Words like “non-active” or “passive” are misnomers for family business members that work elsewhere. On the contrary, these “satellite” family members are quite active and beneficial to Read More...
Category: Research Insight
Author: Mat Hughes
Entrepreneurs with great ideas often feel they must pull up stakes and move to a region that is known as a hub for their specific industry. But research that we published in 2012 suggests that they Read More...
Category: Research Insight
Authors: Olav Sorenson and Michael S. Dahl
Health care is a hotly debated topic in the US -- how it's delivered, whether the government or employers pay for it, how research on promising new drugs is funded and other issues. "Innovation" is Read More...
Category: Theory and Research
Author: Eapen Chacko
Outsourcing can give startups valuable capabilities, but close partnerships can become dangerous when trust replaces clear expectations and accountability. Outsourcing is growing trend for startups. Read More...
Category: Applied and Practice
Authors: John Friar , Kimberly Eddleston , Tucker Marion and David Deeds
Venture capitalist and entrepreneur Ann Winblad shares lessons on funding startups, building companies and the qualities that help founders succeed. In a candid interview with EIX's David Deeds, Ann Read More...
Category: Interviews
Author: David Deeds