Gorillas Can Dance Part 1 with Shameen Prashantham

Our guest today delivers a proven roadmap for large corporations collaborating with startups. Drawing on over a decade of international research, he explains the “why,” “how,” and “where” of corporate-startup partnering.  In his book, you’ll learn:  * How to focus on the three pillars of synergy, interface, and exemplar to achieve outstanding results in your partnership  * Why the very thing that attracts large corporations to startups—their significant differences—also makes it difficult to work together  * Where in the world to find your ideal startup partnerships and how to use them as a force for good  We welcome the author of “Gorillas Can Dance: Lessons from Microsoft and Other Corporations on Partnering with Startups” Shameen Prashantham In Part 1 we cover some context before Parts 2,3 & 4, the Why, How and Where You Can find Shameen here: https://www.gorillascandance.com