Disrupt or Be Disrupted: Unleashing the Unicorn Within

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Linda Yates

Founder and CEO at global accelerator Mach49 & author of leading HBR Press book, "The Unicorn Within: How Companies Can Create Game-Changing Ventures at Startup Speed"

14 February, 17:30 CET/11:30am EST/8:30am PST

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About the session

Innovation and growth are the two biggest challenges facing large global enterprises today yet, despite tremendous assets and talented teams, most find it too difficult to transform themselves from inside and launch new ventures that can disrupt existing markets and create new ones.

In this session, Linda Yates, founder and CEO of global growth accelerator Mach49 and author of "The Unicorn Within," lays out a path for game-changing corporate intrapreneurship. Showcasing cases of corporations beating start-ups at their own game, Yates reveals how to seize the Mothership advantage and align corporate decision makers and divisions so new ventures can thrive.

About the speaker

Linda Yates is the founder and CEO of Mach49, the growth accelerator for global businesses like Goodyear, Hitachi, Intel, Pernod Ricard, Schneider Electric, Shell, and many more. She is a seasoned CEO and board member with over thirty years of experience bridging Silicon Valley and the Global 1000, creating global strategy, building companies, and driving innovation for large multinationals worldwide. Her newly-released book, "The Unicorn Within: How Companies Can Create Game-Changing Ventures at Startup Speed," was named one of the 10 Best Business Books of 2022 by Forbes. Learn more at Mach49.com and theunicornwithin.com.

Would you like to attend this session as part of Innov8rs Learning Lab on Venture Building & Scaling, 14-16 February 2023? Apply to join the program here.

Contact us for any questions about the program or our application process. If you are a member of Innov8rs Community, participation to this program is included in your membership.

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