Why startup founders should be wary of corporate strategic investments - Business Insider

have launched their own venture accelerator initiatives to keep pace with fast-growing competitors.

"I hope it ends as soon as possible, because corporations are not private equity firms," Moatti said during a panel discussion in New York last February. The pair shared their insights as founders-turned-funders at the third annual AlleyCon, hosted by Columbia University's business school, which convened students, industry executives, and guests to discuss the future of business leadership

"The whole point of startups is the fact that you can test and innovate and iterate really, really fast," she said. "And that is the complete opposite of what the strategics do, so it stagnates that process.""When they come into a deal, they really sort of skew the discussion," she added. "And once they're on a deal, especially if they're on the board, they create a lot of disruption.

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