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This goes out to all startups looking for product-market fit! Your startup already has an awesome product, a great team and funding. Now all you need to really soar is that first paying customer. You are in luck because two Venture Client experts will share their insights in how to win leading corporates like BMW Group, Bosch, Siemens or Airbus as your Venture Clients. Join this webinar with Gregor Gimmy and Sebastian Schäfer on Friday, the 21st of June at 2 pm (CET) and make sure to share it with other founders!

We're going live in 2 hours! Gregor Gimmy and Sebastian Schäfer will share their insights in how startups benefit from top Venture Clients. You'll get hands-on advice from experts that have worked with thousands of startups and multiple leading Venture Client companies. This is your last chance to save a spot for the webinar that will boost your startup's product-market fit like a rocket: https://lnkd.in/gQj5-YXh

In 2007, Marc Andreessen, co-founder of Andreessen Horowitz, wrote his "Pmarca Guide to Startups", sharing his knowledge and experience on how to build high-tech startups. Part 4 of this guide is titled "The only thing that matters" and it addresses the importance of finding product/market fit. He argues that you can have a great team, a great product, and substantial funding, but if you don't have a great market, your startup will fail. Always. Finding product/market fit as soon as possible is essential for startups. Our very own Gregor Gimmy expands on this article and argues that the only thing that matters for startups are Venture Clients: https://lnkd.in/gD-gVeWj In our upcoming webinar, he - together with Sebastian Schäfer - will share why the Venture Client Model is a breakthrough - not just for corporates - but for startups. Sign up now and find out, how your startup can find and win top corporate customers like the BMW Group, Bosch, Siemens, Airbus, Holcim, ... and many more: https://lnkd.in/gQj5-YXh

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗹𝘆 𝗲𝘅𝗰𝗲𝗹 𝗮𝘁 𝗖𝗼𝗿𝗽𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗩𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴? Our pilots Valentin Peters and Sebastian R. Fischer are at Innov8rs.co Milan where they're uncovering fresh perspectives to corporate venturing, and here's a quick rundown: 💡 𝗦𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗳𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗦𝘂𝗰𝗰𝗲𝗲𝗱: You don’t need a myriad of Open Innovation vehicles to achieve success. As a Venture Client Unit, you can effectively address product and process challenges from Horizon 1 to 3 with a streamlined approach. 🛠 𝗥𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗸 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵: Silicon Valley and Tel Aviv might be hotspots, but they’re not prerequisites for accessing top-tier startups. The real complexity is internal – aligning procurement, IT, and legal can help unlock significant opportunities. We're ready to put these insights into action and to help you build a winning Venture Client Unit. Get in touch with us today! #CorporateVenturing #VentureClient #Innovation

Venture Clienting creates a win-win situation for corporates and startups. It allows startups to validate and refine their innovations in real-market scenarios while enabling corporates to explore cutting-edge technology without capital risk and costs. Next week, our very own Gregor and Sebastian are diving into the startup side of Venture Clienting in a webinar, explaining how startups can best utilize this new corporate venturing tool to find and win outstanding corporate customers for long-term, sustainable business success. Make sure to sign up for it and share it with other founders in your network: https://lnkd.in/gQj5-YXh If you can't wait until then, feel free to read this article about all the reasons why startups should favor Venture Clients over traditional customers: https://lnkd.in/gM387Q4R

Meet our speakers at our "startup special" Venture Client webinar in 2 weeks! Gregor Gimmy, CEO and founder of 27pilots, invented the Venture Client Model at the BMW Group and introduced it to multiple corporations. He is a seasoned serial entrepreneur with first-hand experience in Silicon Valley and Europe. Sebastian Schäfer, Strategy & Structure Lead at 27pilots, co-authored the State of Venture Client Report and managed 40+ pilot projects between startups and big corporates like Bosch among others. He knows first-hand, what challenges arise for startups when attempting to sell their products to corporations and how to deal with them effectively. Here is what startups can expect: 💎 Understand what a Corporate Venture Client Unit is and how to identify a leading one. 💎 Learn the benefits of selling your products to companies with a Venture Client Unit, in comparison to those without. 💎 Understand the art of turning a 50k purchase order into a 5 million one, or an acquisition by the Venture Client. Register now and join us on Friday, the 21st of June at 2 PM (CET): https://lnkd.in/gQj5-YXh

Happy Friday to all Venture Client Enthusiasts! The recording of our recent webinar "Will Venture Clienting save Corporate Venture Capital (CVC)?" is finally available. In case you missed it, this is your chance to dive into Gregor Gimmy's insights on how corporate venturing will develop in the future. Special thanks to Sylvia Paersch for moderating this session. Let us know in the comments what other questions we should address in the next webinar! https://lnkd.in/gTPzQvxw #VentureClient #CVC #corporateventuring

🚀 Exciting News! 🚀 I'm thrilled to announce the release of the very first book about Venture Clienting in Japanese! 📚✨ This milestone signifies how far Venture Clienting has come since its inception at BMW Group / BMW Startup Garage in Germany in 2015. From a pioneering concept to a global phenomenon, Venture Clienting is now recognized and implemented by companies worldwide. 🌍🌟 I am honored to be a co-author of this book. A huge kudos to the main author, Masayuki Kimura, whose invaluable contributions have complemented my initial work and brought this new book to life. Your enthusiasm, dedication and insight have been instrumental in making this project a success. 🙌👏 Join us in celebrating this achievement and explore how Venture Clienting continues to revolutionize corporate venturing. #VentureClienting #OpenInnovation #CorporateVenturing #NewBook #BMW #Munich #Japan #CorporateInnovation #Entrepreneurship Translation: Title: New Method from BMW to Make Startup Collaborations Successful: The Venture Client Model Authors: * Toshiyuki Kimura * Gregor Gimmy Chapter Titles: * Why the Venture Client Model? * The Venture Client Model Overview and Its Benefits to Large Companies * How to Become a Venture Client Selected by Startups * The Venture Client Model Built by BMW * Interviews with Key Persons of Open Innovation in Japanese Companies * Nine Points to Successfully Implement the Venture Client Model Internally

Excited to head to #VivaTech2024 in Paris! Looking forward to connecting with Venture Clients and diving into the latest in #ClimateTech and #AI. If you’re around, let’s meet up and grab a coffee. See you there! Holcim MAQER Ventures, BMW Startup Garage, SIEMENS Mobility for Startups, CARIAD Next

This week, we hosted a webinar answering the question "will Venture Client save CVC". To understand, why CVC needs saving, you need to know why CVC was started in the first place. The ultimate goal of corporate venturing has always been to gain a strategic benefit from startups, i.e. to access their vastly innovative technologies. As Gregor Gimmy explains, the only way originally for corporations to gain any information on startups was to position themselves as investors. When startup databases like PitchBook and CB Insights emerged in the early 2000s, suddenly everyone could retrieve startup data. So being an investor is no longer a necessity, but has even become an obstacle to gain access to a startup's technology. A non-controlling minority stake in a company does not grant free access to use that company's product. Otherwise, everyone with Apple shares would enjoy a complimentary Iphone. This is where the Venture Client Model "saves" CVC, as it fixes exactly that problem: It allows corporations to simply purchase and use a startup's technology. And at a much lower risk and capital expenditure. No need to position your company as an investor, simply become a good Venture Client! Let us know in the comments what you think: do we suffer from a savior complex, or is (strategic) CVC a thing of the past? We thank everyone who joined our webinar. The full recording will be available sometime next week, so make sure to follow us to stay-up-to-date!