their product to market. Our findings show that these innovation opportunities were mostly recognized during time … cases, the innovation had significant impacts on the quality of lives of the patients and, in case of caregivers, on both … ailment. This finding on innovation's social component complements current research on lead-users, as the solution of one …

goals. In high-tech industries CVCs may use direct equity investment to stimulate innovation that is directly relevant to … the investing firms' innovation efforts. At the same time, CVC is also used for strategic goals which may include blocking … and innovation performance by startup companies in relation to the investing firm. I provide project level evidence that …