Gorillas Can Dance: Lessons from Microsoft and Other Corporations on Partnering with Startups

In Gorillas Can Dance, renowned international strategy researcher and expert Dr. Shameen Prashantham offers large corporations a proven guide to partnering and collaborating with startups to improve innovation. The author delivers the “where,” “why,” and “how” of corporation-startup partnerships, walking readers through a strategic framework that you can apply to your own company to achieve exceptional results.

You’ll learn about the three strategic pillars of synergy, interface, and exemplar that will drive the strength of your next partnership. You’ll also discover that the very things that attract large corporations to startups—their nimble and innovative nature—are the very same things that differentiate them from large companies and make it so difficult for them to work together. Finally, you’ll find out where in the world to find your ideal startup partner and how to use them as a force for good in your own organization and the world around you.

Perfect for executives, managers, and other business leaders, Gorillas Can Dance is also an indispensable resource for business unit heads and corporate innovation managers seeking evidence- and research-based strategic guidance with the potential to transform their next collaboration into a gamechanger.