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Designing a CVC Mandate That Survives a Leadership Change
The strongest corporate venture capital programs we work with in the GCC share one structural feature their peers do not. […]
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Year Two: What the Strongest GCC Corporate Venture Capital Programs Get Right
Year two is when the work changes. Year one is announcements. Capital allocated, team hired, first checks written, demo days […]
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Venture Builders in Saudi Arabia: The Model Reshaping How Ventures Get Built
Saudi Arabia deployed $1.7 billion in venture capital in 2025, a 25-fold increase in seven years. By any global benchmark […]
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Venture Studio vs. Accelerator: Which Model Fits Your Corporate Strategy?
Too many corporate innovation teams present “venture programs” that have already spent 18 months without producing commercial outcomes. The slides […]
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Saudi Healthcare’s Workforce Gap and the Venture Opening
Saudi Arabia needs roughly 175,000 additional healthcare workers by 2030 — approximately 69,000 doctors, 64,000 nurses, and 42,000 allied health […]
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Innovation Theater: How to Spot It in the First 90 Days
The most expensive mistake in corporate innovation is a good-looking program that produces nothing. We have a name for it. […]
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FIFA 2034: The Venture Opportunity Behind the Stadiums
I attended Qatar 2022. Twenty-two games across all eight stadiums. I came back with great memories and one uncomfortable observation: […]
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Why Corporate Innovation Keeps Failing in the GCC
Every board I sit in front of in Riyadh or Dubai tells me innovation is a top strategic priority. The […]
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