Collected Advice: How Can Corporations Become a Magnet for High-Quality Startups?

What are the tactics that can help corporates attract the very best startups to a hackathon, accelerator, pitch competition, or open innovation challenge? We asked a group of corporate leaders who have run these kinds of programs. Here’s what they said.

By Scott Kirsner · November 16, 2022 · 1 min read

When corporates decide to launch any kind of startup engagement program, they often don’t devote enough attention to attracting high-quality startups. Many assume that their brand is so well known and respected that every promising startup globally will surely find out about…

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