Gorillas Can Dance with Marian Dankoto on @BetweenMeetings

In the latest episode of “Between Meetings”, I was invited by Marian Dankoto to share the inspiration behind my book "Gorillas Can Dance" and discuss the complexities of startup-corporate collaboration. The interview offers insights for aspiring entrepreneurs and how CEIBS is grooming the next generation of leaders.

Takeaways 

• What I’ve seen as constant is recognition of the importance of innovation

• Some of the smaller companies have no choice but to learn to dance with big gorillas

• You need equal measures of optimism and pessimism

• See what they are interested in matches with their strategic priorities

• You need to show enough of your capability that the corporate is interested in but not so much that they do not need you anymore

• Three types of mindsets deal with uncertainty: entrepreneurial, collaborative, and global.

• We have become really interdependent over time

• Tips for entrepreneurs: obliquity, frugality, paradoxicality

You can also access the interview on YouTube, @Betweenmeetings, or Bilibili.