PART4 3. Five recommendations as you deepen your engagement with Statups Ta lk to a pool of startups about their needs as par t Whatever you choos e to do, be prepared to work 4 I at the speed of startups. Don't keep them waiting of your design process. It' s easy to assume 1hey would love this' when the bar or competitive of­ on you. You don't want the engagement to back­ ferings is getting higher. ire. There are many different ways to engage with Select the right pa rtners to share the knowledge 2 5 startups. The key is to keep in mind your objec­ and minimize risks. Doing it alone can be scary . Feel fr ee to reach out to us if you want recom­ tives, resources and time frame or expected re­ mendations. sults at all times. You can start small, choosing one channel of en­ 3 gagement at a time iterate and fast based on the results and buy-in. However if you don't shoot or enough big wins the from get go, there may not be enough to show to get you more resources. 4. Recommended Readings HBR BCG Corp orate Venturing Corp orate Venture Capital Av oid the Risk , Miss the Rewards Mc Kinsey Demystifying the hackathon Bloomberg The inside story of how - and why - Goldman Sachs TechCrunch became a tech-investing powerh ouse Corp orate Accelerators Are An Oxymoron Business Insider Why Cisco Has Showered These Three Men With Billions Of Dollars CB Insights Corp orate Venture Capital Te rm Sheet Survey CB Insights Inside the Minds of Corporate Venture Capitalists Global Corporate Venturing The World of Corporate Venturing 2015 INSEAD � The Business School #SOOCORPORATIONS 48 World� the for