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Ro Gupta on Toyota’s Speedboat Strategy for Venture-Driven Innovation
Most enterprises struggle to see beyond their immediate priorities. Toyota built a system to solve that. In this episode of Technoventure, Ro Gupta, Managing Director of Woven Capital, explains how Toyota uses a “speedboat” venture strategy to identify and act on emerging technologies before they become obvious. Drawing on his experience as both a founder and investor, Ro shares how corporate venture capital can unlock not just financial returns, but strategic foresight. Key topics include: The “speedboat” model for enterprise innovation Inside-out vs. outside-in investment strategy How Toyota partners with startups at global scale The future of mobility across AI, energy, and space Lessons from operating at both startup and enterprise levels
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