building new technology ventures internally within a large organization
Learnings from building a new wholly-owned venture internally within a large organization: Momentum in the early days is important (not dissimilar to traditional startups), you can build momentum by having a bias for “showing” vs “telling” and doing the “showing” in public Keep pushing even in the face of resistance, as the leader(s) of a new venture you may have more internal support and leverage than you think Find and stay tuned in to who your champions and supporters are within the broader organization (watch what they do and how they try to help, not what they say); executive turnover among supporters will be an ongoing challenge...