"Through
extensive experience and time-tested tool kits,
the Bell-Mason Group quickly, thoroughly, and
accurately diagnosed the critical issues facing
one of our developing businesses. From this,
they prescribed a realistic path forward with
tangible, incremental milestones that we could
monitor. The path forward focused on the discipline
necessary for successful execution. It was a
great value for the price."
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Roger Mowen
Former Senior Vice President,
Developing Businesses & Corporate
Strategy, and Executive Team Member
Reporting Directly to the CEO of
Eastman Chemical Company
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"Like
all new business startups, internal ventures
are fraught with challenges. During my time
leading ChevronTexaco's new venture related
to fuel cell technology, the diagnostic allowed
us to calibrate our new venture against meaningful
best practices and gave us greater confidence
in our ability to chart a successful path forward.
It also was essential, in giving us a meaningful
language for dialog with our parent corporation
on the key issues unique to managing startups
vs. existing businesses. There is no question
in my mind, that the diagnostic is an essential
tool for new venture leaders and their corporate
investors."
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Greg Romney
General Manager
Energy Materials
Cabot Corporation |
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"I
was first introduced to the BMD over 15 years
ago, when Coopers & Lybrand licensed it
for use in our high tech offices, and I have
stayed current with Heidi and the BMG team in
the years since, as they've expanded the BMD
to serve the corporate environment. When it
was first introduced, the BMD was a revolutionary
means of evaluating the strengths and weaknesses
of early stage ventures, across technologies
and industry sectors. The world of venture investment
has changed considerably in the intervening
years, but the BMD has kept pace and is every
bit as valuable today as it was when we first
used it."
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Tracy
Lefteroff
Global Managing Partner
Private Equity & Venture Capital
& Life Sciences Industry Services Center
PricewaterhouseCoopers |
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"Nanyang
Ventures operates in the Early Stage/Expansion
Venture Capital market, generally regarded
has the most risky. The Bell-Mason has proven
to be an excellent screening tool. In our
eight years of investing we have received
2587 business plans, run 86 BMDs and invested
in 30 businesses, and 28 are still operational.
The typical VC survival rate for early stage
investing is around 50% -- ours is over 90%."
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Christopher C
Golis
Executive Chairman,
Nanyang Ventures P/L
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"For
a good sense of how far the field of corporate
venturing has come and a
persuasive argument on why it's important for
so many companies to
participate, consult Heidi Mason and Tim Rohner's
THE VENTURE IMPERATIVE: A
New Model for Corporate Innovation ..."
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Mark F.
Radcliffe
Partner & Chair,
Corporate Venture Practice
Gray Cary Ware & Freidenrich LLP |
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"The
Bell-Mason Diagnostic drove us to ask some fundamental
questions about the strategic intent and direction
of our venturing activities and provided a framework
for that discussion. It helped us crystallize
our thinking and develop an actionable plan
going forward."
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Ron Pierantozzi
Director,
New Business Development
Air Products Corporation |
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