Interviews

We're speaking with innovation leaders around the world to bring you their experience, insights, and perspectives.

Venture Club Stories: Florian Viton, Global Head of Strategic Innovation at CJ CheilJedang

Venture Club Stories: Florian Viton, Global Head of Strategic Innovation at CJ CheilJedang

Discover practical insights on bridging the gap between research and market-ready innovation, aligning projects with real market demands, fostering cross-cultural innovation and more.

Venture Club Stories: Davide Ritorto, Management Engineer at Automobili Lamborghini S.p.A.

Venture Club Stories: Davide Ritorto, Management Engineer at Automobili Lamborghini S.p.A.

Discover how to navigate the complexities of open innovation, with practical tips on balancing corporate power and startup agility, avoiding the ‘PoC trap’, cross-cultural innovation and more.

Venture Club Stories: Phil Hague, Innovation Design Director - 3M

Venture Club Stories: Phil Hague, Innovation Design Director - 3M

We caught up with Phil Hague, Innovation Design Director in the 3M Consumer Business on how he tackles corporate challenges, motivates teams, and drives innovation through transformative customer experiences.

The Corporate Startup Interview: How Hatch’s founder led an inspiringly unconventional journey to acquisition

The Corporate Startup Interview: How Hatch’s founder led an inspiringly unconventional journey to acquisition

We caught up with Hatch founder, Anne-Christine Polet to find out how she took her corporate-incubated venture through a merger, a split, and an acquisition - an unconventional journey that we can all learn from.

Interview: Catarina Santos, Corporate Innovation Expert in Pharma

Interview: Catarina Santos, Corporate Innovation Expert in Pharma

Get insights from an industry innovator on balancing in-house and external venturing activities and a forecast of corporate entrepreneurship in the next 10 years.

6 Key Takeaways From Our Interview With Andrew Binns, Co-Author of Corporate Explorer

6 Key Takeaways From Our Interview With Andrew Binns, Co-Author of Corporate Explorer

Discover the key insights we gained during our chat with Andrew Binns, co-author of Corporate Explorer.

Interview: Lisa Besserman, Head of Program at Indeed’s Global Incubator

Interview: Lisa Besserman, Head of Program at Indeed’s Global Incubator

Corporate Incubator of the week.

Lean Validation FAQs, Answered by a Pro

Lean Validation FAQs, Answered by a Pro

How does lean validation work in practice? The head of our Amsterdam office, Jelmer Peerbolte, answers some FAQs on the topic.

Tellow – a bookkeeping app for freelancers – built by Rabobank in less than 1 year

Tellow – a bookkeeping app for freelancers – built by Rabobank in less than 1 year

Jochem Baars was Strategy & Innovation Manager at Rabobank when he participated in the bank’s first Moonshot campaign. There, Tellow was born.

Corporate Venturing Advice From 4 Innovation Leaders

Corporate Venturing Advice From 4 Innovation Leaders

On June 5th we invited 4 innovation leaders to share their experiences in building, launching and managing Corporate Startups

6 key insights from 12 killer intrapreneurs.

6 key insights from 12 killer intrapreneurs.

The key insights from all the intrapreneur stories.

The Studio: A Startup-Factory to White-label Existing Corporate Assets — Intrapreneur Stories #4

The Studio: A Startup-Factory to White-label Existing Corporate Assets — Intrapreneur Stories #4

As one of Belgium’s biggest banks, Belfius has developed assets that facilitate internal processes and improve their services and connection to clients.