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The Corporate Venturing Podcast

Davide Ritorto
Open Innovation
Corporate Venturing
Artificial Intelligence
Venture Clienting
Storytelling
Data Centers
Woven Capital
Design Thinking
Generative AI
Innovation
AI Infrastructure
Toyota
Canon Marketing Japan
Venture Building
NestlƩ
Diageo
Amazon Web Services
Leadership
The FORTH Innovation Method
Innovation Management

An Open Road Ventures Podcast - Supported by Bundl Venture Club Made for all the corporate entrepreneurs out there. Informal discussions on Open Innovation and Corporate Venturing insights and trends. šŸŽ™ļø Hosted by Davide Ritorto, founder and author at Open Road Ventures. āš”ļø Powered by Bundl Venture Club: Digitally connecting senior corporate innovators from global companies across industries and ... more

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In this episode, I'm joined by Eric Ries, creator of the Lean Startup method, founder of the Long-Term Stock Exchange, and author of Incorruptible.

Eric spent 20 years watching companies he helped build get quietly dismantled. His diagnosis: corpora... more

In this episode, I'm joined by ⁠Gijs van Wulfen⁠, founder of the FORTH Innovation Method, bestselling author, and keynote speaker named the #1 Design Thinking Thought Leader in the world by Thinkers360. His latest book, Breaking Innovation Barriers, ... more

In this episode, I’m joined by Federico Malatesta, executive transformational coach and author, who works at the intersection of leadership, identity, and organizational change. Federico helps senior leaders navigate moments when the old story no lon... more

In this episode, I’m joined by Harsh Wardhan, Innovation Strategist at a major Big Tech company (leading design for Search & Labs) and formerly a founding member of a Design Lab in an big automotive OEM. Harsh sits at the unique intersection of two w... more

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Gijs van Wulfen
Founder of the FORTH Innovation Method; author and speaker
FORTH Innovation Method
Episode: #20 - Breaking Innovation Barriers: Getting Management to Say Yes w/ Gijs van Wulfen (FORTH Method)
Federico Malatesta
Author, executive and transformational coach
Independent/Consultant
Episode: #19 - Why Innovation Fails: The Hidden Identity Cost of Change w/ Federico Malatesta
Harsh Wardhan
Innovation strategist with a background in design thinking and human-centered innovation
Big Tech company
Episode: #18 - Design Thinking & Open Innovation in The Gen-AI Era
Nicole LeBlanc
Partner at Woven Capital, Toyota's Growth Stage Venture Fund
Woven Capital (Toyota Growth Stage Fund)
Episode: #17 - Inside Woven Capital: The Playbook for Growth-Stage Venturing w/ Nicole LeBlanc (Woven Capital)
Ji Hoon Kwon
Managing Director at Samsung Ventures
Samsung Ventures
Episode: #16 - Corporate Venturing Backing the AI Transformation w/ Ji Hoon Kwon (Samsung Ventures)
Nicolò Andreula
Strategy consultant, entrepreneur and author at Disal Consulting
Disal Consulting
Episode: #15 - The Power of Storytelling in Innovation w/ Nicolo' Andreula (Disal Consulting)
Jelena Joffe Weil
Worldwide Leader for Venture Innovation at Amazon Web Services
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Episode: #14 - Scaling Venture Innovation in the AI Era w/ Jelena Joffe Weil (AWS)
Mar Serra
Global Lead for Product Application at NestlƩ, former head of NestlƩ Accelerator
NestlƩ
Episode: #11 - Building Internal Culture to Embrace External Ideas w/ Mar Serra (NestlƩ) & Benni Lickfett (Diageo)
Benni Lickfett
Global VP of Breakthrough Innovation at Diageo
Diageo
Episode: #11 - Building Internal Culture to Embrace External Ideas w/ Mar Serra (NestlƩ) & Benni Lickfett (Diageo)

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#11 - Building Internal Culture to Embrace External Ideas w/ Mar Serra (NestlƩ) & Benni Lickfett (Diageo)
Q: What practical steps can help embed external openness into the culture beyond slogans?
Implement dedicated accelerator programs with senior leadership mentors, run internal and external coaching, use targeted rituals like startup safaris and hackathons where applicable, and build a predictable governance process that uses evidence-based scoring to move programs from discovery to scale.
#11 - Building Internal Culture to Embrace External Ideas w/ Mar Serra (NestlƩ) & Benni Lickfett (Diageo)
Q: What type of resistance tends to emerge when introducing startup-style agility in large organizations?
Resistance is often about mindset and alignment; the focus should be on establishing a shared understanding of goals, clear roles for innovation, and a language that describes the different types of innovation, with governance that supports speed and evidence-based decisions.
#8 - The Corporate Venturer: Diplomat, Therapist, Magician w/ Patricia Kroondijk (Canon Marketing Japan)
Q: What's the most surprising lesson you've learned in corporate venturing, and what would you tell someone starting in this space today?
Don't just seek product-market fit; pursue product-market-corporate or sponsor fit by staying close to executive priorities, know when to slow down, and develop finance and storytelling skills to enable better investment decisions and broader organizational buy-in.
#8 - The Corporate Venturer: Diplomat, Therapist, Magician w/ Patricia Kroondijk (Canon Marketing Japan)
Q: Patricia, what does it look like inside a global company when you balance being an entrepreneur, a diplomat, a therapist, and a magician?
It involves moving between vision and execution, aligning diverse stakeholders, supporting startups through slow corporate processes, and finding ways to make things happen without formal power, all while keeping a clear eye on strategic priorities and tangible outcomes.
#10 - The Venture Clienting Playbook w/ Fabian Dudek (Co-Founder & CEO at Glassdollar)
Q: Kick us off by telling our listeners about your journey into corporate innovation and what inspired you to start GlassDollar.
Fabian describes starting a company during studies in Rotterdam, exiting to Rocket Internet, and learning two key lessons: the importance of startups as a lifestyle and the essential role of the right partners, especially customers, which led to GlassDollar becoming a matchmaker between startups and corporations and an 'innovation app store' for large organizations.

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This show centers on corporate venturing, open innovation, and practical frameworks for connecting startups with large organizations. Conversations frequently explore how enterprises structure venture funds, implement venture clienting, and design governance to balance strategic outcomes with speed to value. Hosts and guests often discuss real-world case studies—ranging from AI infrastructure and design thinking to storytelling in transformation and cross-border collaboration—with actionable takeaways such as how to gain executive sponsorship, align with strategic priorities, and measure impact. A standout thread is the emphasis on blending formal investment or collaboration programs with hands-on support for portfolio companies, all while ... more

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