Welcome to the a-connect IP Newsletter
by Sascha Schmidt
Welcome to the June 2007 issue of the a-connect IP Newsletter! In this issue we discuss the needs and challenges of “efficient growth”, and how companies can leverage entrepreneurial business builders to implement their growth initiatives.
First up is the article “Name of the game: Efficient growth” discussing key success factors for implementing growth initiatives and how companies can partly outsource business development in the incubation phase. Next, Robert Berendes, Head of Business Development at Syngenta shares some thoughts on how to leverage entrepreneurial business builders in growth initiatives. This issue's getAbstract business book abstract is called “Double-Digit Growth”, by bestseller author and former MIT Professor Michael Treacy. He offers executives relatively simple but intriguing insights on how to take a portfolio approach to growth, paying attention to diversification and risk management.
As usual, we present some exciting news and stories from our IPs: We share with you a few impressions from a relaxing social event with IPs from the Zurich region and the experiences of Australian based IP Steven who is currently working on his second a-connect project in Switzerland. Finally, we are proud to report on a-connect’s continued growth: You will find an update on a sampling of recent a-connect projects, our expansion to the US West Coast, additions to our team, and the recent expansion of our global talent pool.
Enjoy the reading!
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