Mistakes to avoid when accelerating

You've already taken the first steps in the intrapreneurial process. The foundations of your value proposition have been validated, and your employer, the first funder of your venture, has decided to finance the acceleration stage. Until now, you've been housed within an organization dedicated to operations. Now you're going to get out of this protective structure and take flight. Whether through a dedicated division or a more or less independent company, this acceleration phase is key. This phase is also known as "the valley of death"! It can be summed up and visualized by a simple image: you're a small boutique with limited resources, and you're expected to deliver the goods of a huge supermarket!

To succeed, you need to avoid the classic mistakes that characterize intrapreneurship. Indeed, your employer-financier is now going to be very interested in you, so much so that he'll do everything he can to help you. But their help will be that of an established organization to a small entity, and that's not necessarily what you need. In the belief that they're helping you, your employer may make decisions that they consider necessary, even though they could spell the end of your adventure.

This sheet describes the main mistakes to avoid.