Strategic Planning Committees and Board Best Practicesaccount_circle Companies should take a “dual approach” to strategic planning that balances an internally oriented planning process led by management with an externally oriented process led by a Strategic Planning Committee of the Board of Directors.
A Harvard Business Review article by Jeffrey Sonnenfeld commented that “The highest-performing companies have extremely contentious boards that regard dissent...
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The Power of Partnershipsaccount_circle Most large companies have the resources and processes to manage the traditional “build, invest or buy” decisions of their organization and execute on deliverables to grow their businesses. For “build” decisions, R&D and product development units are skilled at creating new products and services using the latest technology. For “investment” or “buy” decisions, well-staffed finance,...
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To CVC or not to CVCaccount_circle Over the past 15 years, Venadar has helped structure or support Corporate Venture Capital groups (“CVCs”) at a range of Fortune 500 companies, each looking to invest in start-ups to gain strategic
insights and a competitive edge. We have shared best practices for launching, funding, fueling, and managing CVCs. Yet sadly, over time, we have seen...
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AI for diabetics means no painful finger pricks.account_circle Venadar has tracked our favorite innovations in Healthcare throughout 2022, highlighting one startup per month that we felt was the best-in-class innovator. Our coverage included brands that ranged from virtual care clinics and at-home screening tools, health equity platforms, health insurance innovations, prescribed meal kits, and revenue intelligence platforms.
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From Ugly to Beautiful in a capsuleaccount_circle Venadar has tracked our favorite innovations in CPG throughout 2022, highlighting one startup per month that we felt was the best-in-class innovator. Out of those featured brands, we’re pleased to announce our first annual Venadar Innovation of the Year – CPG winner: Anina Culinary Art, which had the spotlight on Venadar.com in September....
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Remote farming. It's a big deal.account_circle Farmblox offers a farming platform to help remove the guesswork from farming, which can help improve yields and reduce labor costs. The platform uses IoT and machine learning technology to monitor and automate the farming process.
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Innovation of the Week - Oct 21, 2022account_circle Adonis is a revenue intelligence platform that delivers AI-driven insights to medical practices, hospitals, or digital health clinics. The platform can help reduce leakage, improve accounts receivable, and help teams lower the cost to collect. Adonis connects with existing EHRs, practice management software, and billing systems in real-time, and cleans and structures the data...
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Innovation of the Week - Oct 14, 2022account_circle Baoba offers a personalized, geodata-driven, and automated on-demand insurance service. It provides insurance products that can adapt to customers’ habits and lifestyles. There are three primary products:
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Innovation of the Week - Sept 30, 2022account_circle Anina Culinary Art is a food tech company creating ready-to-consume meal capsules that are made from “ugly” produce to reduce food waste. To prepare, the capsules are placed in a bowl with a cup of water and microwaved. The capsules are shelf-stable, and when prepared they offer a complete meal that is 100% natural...
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Innovation of the Week - Oct 07, 2022account_circle Hohme is an app that allows homeowners to manage all their smart home devices and can connect them with the best local service providers to help with repairs and home improvements. The platform harnesses the power of digital twins and creates a 3D replica of the user’s physical home, creating floor plans and...
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Innovation of the Week - Sept 23, 2022account_circle The KARE Adherence Platform is a medication adherence platform that enables better remote therapeutic monitoring for patients. Paired with the KEEP device, the platform can: Optimize adherence and persistence to therapy
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Innovation of the Week - Sept 16, 2022account_circle Portabl offers a financial identification platform to simplify and automate parts of the identity compliance stack that prevents the current financial system from being more cost-effective, inclusive, and equitable. It allows users to verify, organize, and maintain their own financial identity and connect it to any service provider they want to use. Portabl...
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Innovation of the Week - September 9, 2022account_circle by Venadar Market Intelligence Team
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Innovation of the Week - August 26, 2022account_circle by Venadar Market Intelligence Team
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Innovation of the Week - September 2, 2022account_circle by Venadar Market Intelligence Team
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Innovation of the Week - August 12, 2022account_circle by Venadar Market Intelligence Team
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Innovation of the Week - August 5, 2022account_circle by Venadar Market Intelligence Team
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Innovation of the Week - July 29, 2022account_circle by Venadar Market Intelligence Team
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Innovation of the Week - July 22, 2022account_circle by Venadar Market Intelligence Team
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Innovation of the Week - July 15, 2022account_circle by Venadar Market Intelligence Team
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Innovation of the Week - July 08, 2022account_circle by Venadar Market Intelligence Team
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Innovation of the Week - July 01, 2022account_circle by Hunter Sechrest
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Innovation of the Week - June 24, 2022account_circle by Hunter Sechrest
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Innovation of the Week - June 17, 2022account_circle by Brooke Bender
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Innovation of the Week - June 10, 2022account_circle by Brooke Bender
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Venadar Future of Insurtech First View Contains Most Successful Startup Predictions to Dateaccount_circle by Brooke Bender
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Innovation of the Week - June 3, 2022account_circle by Brooke Bender
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Venadar Food & Beverage Startup Predictions Net Nearly $232M in Funding in Last 15 Monthsaccount_circle by Brooke Bender
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Innovation of the Week - May 27, 2022account_circle by Brooke Bender
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Innovation of the Week - May 20, 2022account_circle by Brooke Bender
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