The Power of the Open Innovation Trinity: Getting Enterprises, Ecosystems, and Startups Working Together  The “startup ecosystem” is an intricate concept. In a larger sense, it comprises big companies, founders, startups, venture capitalists, and other organizations that encompass what startups… Continue reading

Startup accelerators can help a small startup grow into a multi-million-dollar company. Success stories include some of the world’s most famous companies, such as Airbnb and Dropbox. However, like many areas of life, startup accelerators have had to drastically change… Continue reading

The COVID-19 pandemic has affected all areas of business, and startup relationship management is not an exception. Since many startup events have been canceled for the foreseeable future, companies involved in startup relationship management are finding it increasingly difficult to… Continue reading

Technology readiness levels (TRLs) are a method for estimating and communicating the maturity of technologies during the acquisition phase of a program. Developed by NASA during the 1970s, the acronym is now used widely across different types of technologies. A… Continue reading

Every corporation has a version of 6 or 12 month planning outlining goals to be accomplished and an associated budget. The goals often require contracting with outside partners, including startups especially for innovative corporations that want to maintain or build… Continue reading

SwitchPitch is excited to announce a partnership with Fondazione Giacomo Brodolini (FGB), the leading Italian operator of innovation hubs and startup accelerator programs. The partnership will have three components: Promoting SwitchPitch’s startup relationship management (SRM) platform to Italian enterprises Promoting… Continue reading

Cloud computing created many disruptions. With accessible data, new services and new types of connected devices emerged. Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) business models grew out of cloud computing’s rise – leveraging on-demand software, scalable to accommodate many concurrent users. SaaS pricing models… Continue reading

Startup engagement is high priority for many large companies. It makes sense: get the latest innovation to support corporate strategic initiatives from fast-moving startups. Typically, this startup engagement is handled by a corporate innovation team through programs like Open Innovation,… Continue reading

Relationship management tools are moving towards specialization – beyond customer relationships to a variety of specialized relationships. Procurement, HR, Innovation, Compliance and more have their own systems of record. While customer relationship management platforms (CRM) provide a general tool for contact centralization,… Continue reading

Challenge:  J&F Alliance Group is an emerging tech upstart company, developing Augmented Reality (AR), Virtual Reality (VR), and Mixed Reality (MR) ModSim software applications, as well as providing IT and logistic support services, for both military services and commercial clients.… Continue reading

Enterprises are engaging with startups in unprecedented ways. Many enterprises have well-established procedures for tracking startup engagement – AT&T, Unilever, Coca Cola all have large-scale startup engagement programs. However, keeping tabs on the ever changing data – both external and… Continue reading

Chief Innovation Officers of 2017 are the Chief Marketing Officers of the early 2000s – limited tools, few metrics, no concrete justification of performance. Marketing software’s rise began in the mid 2000s (see infograph below); and similar to marketing, innovation… Continue reading

Guest post by Mike Millard, founder of Pitch-a-Kid & AngelSpan advisor Besides the amazing emerging technology, what else should corporations look for in startups? For those with time constraints and wanting the conclusion first – here you go. Before you commit… Continue reading

We’ve covered the innovation landscape in prior posts, but today’s post deals with the innovation components within large companies. Where the process starts and ends, and how it is defined and implemented, are all important pieces in determining innovation program… Continue reading

Guest post by David Mendlewicz, Co-Founder, Butterfly Technological innovations are accelerating the rate of change in the labor force and will have a massive impact on the so-called “future of work.” Beyond conversations around globalization and the elimination of jobs… Continue reading