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We had a great chat with Philip Hague from 3M who’s also a long-time Bundl Venture Club member. He shared his journey as a corporate entrepreneur. Phil’s been at the heart of driving innovation within 3M’s consumer business. In the interview, he opens up about: • The ins and outs of pushing new ideas in a big company. • How he’s helped scale ventures and bring fresh ideas to market. • What he’s learned along the way aiming for world-changing ideas. If you’re curious about the leaders of corporate innovation do it, it’s a great read! Check it out here: https://lnkd.in/d7xzJ9SQ — Want to join 200+ Corporate Entrepreneurship leaders shaping the industry? Become a member here: https://lnkd.in/dXbwgTcK #corporateinnovation #3M #Innovation #entrepreneurship #bundlventureclub

You've probably seen 100s of 𝐀𝐈 𝐭𝐨𝐨𝐥𝐬 𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐬... and here's another, but made 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐂𝐨𝐫𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐄𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐮𝐫𝐬! ✨ We recently hosted a roundtable with the Bundl Venture Club (a community of 200+ senior corporate innovators) on the topic of AI and everyone shared the tools they've been using. Each tool is sorted for its suitability in specific venture stages, 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐞, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐩 𝐬𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠. And we added extra details to help you along: 𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐮𝐬𝐞, 𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐠. Connect with me and/or comment below if you'd like access to the database! And if you haven't joined the Bundl Venture Club, you can apply here: https://lnkd.in/d32DYaDZ #AI #tools #corporateinnovation #corporateentrepreneurs #corporateventuring #ventureclub

𝗘𝘅𝗰𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘀! 🚀 𝗪𝗲’𝗿𝗲 𝗠𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗛𝗤 𝘁𝗼 𝗮 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗢𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗔𝗻𝘁𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗽! I'm thrilled to announce that after 14 incredible years, we’re relocating to a new home at 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝘁 in Antwerp! 𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗺𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹? Well, Antwerp is where our journey took off—it was the location of our first major office, our very own space where we began to grow. Since those early days, we’ve been on an incredible growth path, expanding our presence globally to 𝗠𝗮𝗱𝗿𝗶𝗱, 𝗕𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗮, 𝗟𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗼𝗻, 𝗟𝗶𝘀𝗯𝗼𝗻, 𝗠𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗻, 𝗔𝗺𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗱𝗮𝗺, 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗶𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗕𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗲. 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁’𝘀 𝗱𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗺𝗼𝘃𝗲? As we're expanding, we're carefully selecting spaces that reflect our culture and encourage collaboration. Our new HQ at 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝘁 is more than just an office—it’s a vibrant business community of leading tech, design, and customer experience companies. This move allows us to connect with other innovative businesses and foster cross-fertilisation of ideas and opportunities. 𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝘁? Our previous Antwerp office was once the home of November Five (the visionary company behind 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝘁), and we’re excited to reunite under the same roof. The Market aligns perfectly with our values and ambitions, which are shared by the fantastic companies in the space like Credix, 5AM spatial design studio, hyphen finance, The Mocktail Club, SKINN BRANDING AGENCY, Spencer , Keyrock, and November Five. Together, we’re creating a vibrant hub of creativity, bold entrepreneurship, and growth. This move is not just a new chapter; it’s a bold leap forward into our future! Let’s go! ⚡ #Growth #Innovation #Collaboration #CorporateVenturing #Antwerp

🥳 It's happening! Extremely proud to see the new concepts born out of the Corporate-Startup Partnership program, EntertainmentLAB, come to life at Tomorrowland! Congrats to everyone involved at Startup.Flanders, imec.istart, Telenet, Brussels Airport, Outsight, Neurogreen, Beyond Ordering, Tomorrowland, and of course the remarkable and dedicated team here at Bundl 🚀 Want to know more? Read all about it below!

What do the biggest companies in the world, who are making significant gains, all have in common? 🧐 They all invest in and run innovation programs from CVC to acceleration, venture client, incubation, M&A, and all the hybrids in between. We analysed 25 of the best innovation programs from consumer-driven companies to help inspire your next revenue-generating machine. (Exactly what your Exco wants to hear 🙌) Get the full list right here and take your companies innovation efforts to the next level: https://lnkd.in/etzWbTiC #corporateinnovation #corporateventuring #innovationprograms #incubator #accelerator #ventureclient #cvc

EntertainmentLAB’s inaugural startup winners are…🥁: Outsight, Scenery, Beyond Ordering and Neurogreen.
Congrats! 🏆 EntertainmentLAB is an innovative partnership between Startup.Flanders and the world-famous Tomorrowland with our support here at Bundl, and imec. The program encourages startups to take on challenges in the entertainment space by providing them with a range of assets – financial, human, and intellectual capital – along with a unique opportunity to test their concepts in real-world scenarios at a Tomorrowland event in 2024. To help take it to the next level, we matched these startups with innovative corporate partners, Telenet, d&b group, and Brussels Airport, to develop a Proof of Concept that’ll be tested at one of the events. If you want to know more about the mission and the winners, check out the official press release and challenge pages. Links in the comments. #Innovation #EntertainmentTech #StartupAccelerator #StartupPartnerships #CorporateInnovation #OpenInnovation

📊 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘂𝗺𝗲𝗿 𝗕𝗲𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁: "𝗚𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻" - 𝟳 𝗧𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗗𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗩𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗢𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰 📊 𝗚𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 has been rising remarkably in 2024 - carving out new value spaces that are primed to become high growth markets. Workplace tensions, giant gaps in entertainment desires, the digital divide, financial stresses, forever renters - that's just Gen-Z. We haven't even gotten to Gen-Alpha! 👵 Evolving needs, desires, and perspectives are all creating new spaces ripe with venturing opportunities - and ones that will reward early entrants. 💡 👉 Stay ahead of the curve, know what’s driving these changes, and how you can leverage them for better business outcomes. 💬 How will generational disconnection impact your business? Let us know in the comments! 🔗 Tap into more consumer trends with our full “𝟮𝟰 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘂𝗺𝗲𝗿 𝗧𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰” article. Link to the article in the comments. #ConsumerTrends2024 #Unretirement #GenerationalGaps #DigitalSkills #GenZ #BusinessLandscape #BusinessInsights #PwC #HomeDepot #Microsoft #Cerebral #Paramount #SoundMind #BloxSnacks

A spin-off can make or break your venture. Looking at Waymo, which separated from Google 8 years ago, this spin-off has rapidly accelerated its growth trajectory - becoming a 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗮𝘂𝘁𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗺𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝗱𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝘁 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆. We found some strategic decisions playing a crucial role in empowering this success: 🔍 𝗣𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 — Waymo establishes a subtile public connection mentioning their relation to Alphabet on their website. 🧬 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝘅𝗶𝗺𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗲 — There is an operational alignment in both companies’ goals of pushing the boundaries of technology and bringing futuristic innovations to life. 💼 𝗢𝘄𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗹𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹 — Maintaining full ownership by Alphabet enables Waymo to continue leveraging Alphabet's resources and expertise to their advantage. Looking at this, the level of connection to the parent company can play a big role in order for your spin-off to become a success story. 🚀 Shout out to driving forces Tekedra N. Mawakana and her team at Waymo navigating us to a future of autonomous vehicles! 🚗 🙌🏻 More corporate spin-offs examples in our full “𝟮𝟬 𝗖𝗼𝗿𝗽𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗦𝗽𝗶𝗻-𝗼𝗳𝗳 𝗘𝘅𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘀” report. Download through link in the comments below👇🏻 Don’t forget to comment your questions and opinions in the comments! #Waymo #Alphabet #AutonomousDriving #Innovation #Tech #BusinessInsights #StartupSpeed #BundlReports #CorporateInnovation #SpinOff #SpinoffStrategies

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗼 𝗹𝗲𝘁 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲? 💀 Have no clear pathway or defined metrics - losing stakeholders’ confidence in the venture's direction and viability.  You can do this by: ❌ Making personal choices over data-driven decisions ❌ Lacking measurable goals ❌ Not assessing progress regularly This leaves your venture in a vulnerable position internally - and most likely easy to cut if it comes down to that! To secure their support, these are proven foundational actions you should take: 👉🏻 Align stakeholders on venture stages and milestones 👉🏻 Establish and track clear metrics for progress evaluation 👉🏻 Regularly share results and get buy-in on next steps 👉🏻 Maintain transparent comms, especially when things aren’t going well 👉🏻 Ensure team resourcing is confirmed in ops planning The result? Your gain trust and support from the exco, the board, and senior stakeholders. Need help? Use our Corporate Venture Pathway to guide your stakeholders and venture to success ⬇️ Questions about these validation objectives? Let us know in the comments! 💬 ⭐️ This was developed in collaboration with the Bundl Venture Club - the global community for senior corporate entrepreneurs. Link to become a member in comments below. #VentureStrategy #CorporateVenture #BusinessDevelopment #Metrics #Stakeholder