This is a well written and interesting article. Large corporations will usually have a checklist with things like: Get the support of top management; Get the necessary resources (budget, people, office space); etc. This article tells you what those things should really mean. It is based on actual experience, not just some academics studying 3M and Apple, good stuff David! - Please feel free to write a similar blog post about Latin American startups, another area where on paper you would expect some big successes, but so far things have been underwhelming.