Corporate Venturing Handbook

Dietmar Grichnik is Professor of Entrepreneurship at the University of St Gallen, Switzerland, where he also holds the Chair for Entrepreneurship and serves as the Director of the Institute of Technology at. He is a leading expert and researcher in the fields of entrepreneurship, innovation and finance and has held visiting and guest professorships at the University of Melbourne, ESADE and Harvard Business School. He is a co-funder and investor in international start-up and initiatives, and sits on the boards of the Foundation Switzerland Innovation and the Swiss Startup Group.

Chapter - 00: Getting started; Section - ONE: Profiling; Chapter - 01: What is your CV profile?; Chapter - 02: Who is involved and who is your main promotor?; Chapter - 03: What is your funding size and duration?; Chapter - 04: What is your main investment focus?; Chapter - 05: CV Cockpit I; Chapter - 06: Summary: CV mandate; Section - TWO: Designing; Chapter - 07: What's your structure and governance?; Chapter - 08: What does your team look like?; Chapter - 09: Which communication style do you take?; Chapter - 10: Which environment do you claim?; Chapter - 11: What's your portfolio approach?; Chapter - 12: CV Cockpit II; Chapter - 13: Summary: CV Programme; Section - THREE: Operating; Chapter - 14: How is your sourcing and portfolio managed?; Chapter - 15: What form of collaboration do you operate?; Chapter - 16: Which shared resources and syndication are available to you?; Chapter - 17: CV Cockpit III; Chapter - 18: Summary: CV value-add; Section - FOUR: Harvesting; Chapter - 19: How to terminate your CV programme; Chapter - 20: How to continue your CV programme; Chapter - 21: CV Cockpit IV; Section - FIVE: MISSION ACCOMPLISHED; Chapter - 22: What are the common pitfalls and success factors