Gorillas Can Dance: Lessons from Microsoft and Other Corporations on Partnering with Startups (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781119823582)

Achieve exceptional results with your organization's next partnership for corporate innovation

In Gorillas Can Dance, distinguished international business strategy professor and expert Dr. Shameen Prashantham delivers a proven roadmap for large corporations collaborating with startups. Drawing on over a decade of international research, Dr. Prashantham explains the "why," "how," and "where" of corporate-startup partnering.

In this book, you'll learn:

• How to focus on the three pillars of synergy, interface, and exemplar to achieve outstanding results in your partnership
• Why the very thing that attracts large corporations to startups--their significant differences--also makes it difficult to work together
• Where in the world to find your ideal startup partnerships and how to use them as a force for good

Perfect for C-suite executives, managers, business unit heads, and corporate innovation managers, Gorillas Can Dance is a must-have resource for business leaders seeking strategic guidance on partnering and collaborating with startups.