Andrew Ackerman is recovering consultant turned serial entrepreneur, startup mentor and angel investor. He is the managing director at Dreamit Ventures, currently in charge of the UrbanTech accelerator program. Andrew has founded two companies and has a keen appreciation for how hard it is to build a successful startup, even under the best of circumstances.
Creating a corporate venture fund is challenging and depends on having the right talent in place.
This is part five of a multi-part series on corporate innovation.
This is part four of a multipart series on corporate innovation from Dreamit Ventures, focusing on why corporate venture capital initiatives fail.
This is part 3 of a series on corporate innovation. Parts 1 and 2 focused on how to structure a CVC to function as effectively as a traditional VC fund.
This is part two of a multipart series on corporate innovation from Dreamit Ventures, focusing on why corporate venture capital initiatives fail.