Episode 25: Josh Lerner Unit Head, Entrepreneurial Management at Harvard Business School

Professor Josh Lerner is an academic giant. His 2013 article in HBR on Corporate Venturing is constantly being referenced in conversations as companies explore setting up their own Corporate Venture Capital group. He also has written a number of best selling books, which we reference on today’s episode and talk about the impact for each of you as corporate innovators. I think this week’s conversation will put into context a lot of the work you’re doing, from a real academic thought leader.

Show Links:

• Professor Lerner’s Harvard Business School Faculty Page
• Corporate Venturing, Harvard Business Review
• Patient Capital: The Challenges and Promises of Long-Term Investing (Amazon)
• Boulevard of Broken Dreams: Why Public Efforts to Boost Entrepreneurship and Venture Capital Have Failed — and What to Do about It (Amazon)

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Full Transcript

The full transcript is available on this episode’s Agile Giants page.