Six things that help pick winning startups
After 25 years of selecting startups to work with IMD’s MBA and EMBA participants, Jim Pulcrano examines the factors that may have helped identify promising young ventures that go on to prosper....
Jim Pulcrano is an IMD Adjunct Professor of Entrepreneurship and Management. His current projects include teaching in Lausanne, London and Silicon Valley, research on disruption, and various strategy, networking, customer-centricity, and innovation mandates with multinationals in Europe, Asia, and the US. At IMD, He is Director of the Venture Asset Management (VAM) program and teaches on the Executive MBA (EMBA), Orchestrating Winning Performance (OWP), and full-time MBA programs.
17 April 2024 • by Jim Pulcrano in Innovation • 15 min read
After 25 years of selecting startups to work with IMD’s MBA and EMBA participants, Jim Pulcrano examines the factors that may have helped identify promising young ventures that go on to prosper....
16 February 2024 • by Jim Pulcrano, Oender Boyman, Karl Schmedders, Maximilian Ulrich Werner in Finance • 8 min read
New research suggests that VC funds that diversify across geography or industry can increase the chances of their portfolio’s success....
4 December 2023 • by Jim Pulcrano, Olivier Laplace in Finance • 10 min read
Entrepreneurs drive the economy but only if they have the funds to bring their ideas to life. In this article we demystify venture capital for potential investors and examine how to minimize...
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