Our Publications

The Four Types of Fund-of-Funds

The critical role of fund-of-funds is often poorly understood in emerging VC ecosystems. Yet, FoF’s are a vital backbone, maybe even the single most important backbone in scaling an early-stage venture capital ecosystem.

In our work with FoF’s around the world, we have seen four distinctly different types, the Market Shaper, the GP Developer, the Capital Injector and the LP Connector.

Explore the topic of fund-of-funds in our latest publication.

How to Build a GP Accelerator

Building a startup accelerator is widely known around the world. From Casablanca to Singapore, London to Brisbane, startup accelerators are everywhere.

But what about a GP accelerator? For General Partners, for venture capital fund managers, Private equity managers, SME fund managers; all emerging fund managers raising their funds I,II, III.

In this e-book we explore why and how ecosystems should start building GP accelerators, what the key success factors are and what some of the leading GP Accelerators today are already doing.

Fundraising Success

Over the past decade, we’ve observed hundreds of startups successfully secure funding, from pre-seed to IPO. Through our work and observations, we noticed that the best founders, closing the best deals, had some common traits. After mapping these out, we identified 5 distinct phases – a clear “Fundraising Journey” followed by the most successful founders. This report outlines that journey, offering actionable steps to improve your fundraising success.

Four Steps to Growing Your Angel Network

Our extensive work with angel networks worldwide has revealed four uniquely different types of angel networks, each thriving through distinct strategies and key success factors.

We delve into these four types in this ebook, sharing actionable insights and proven steps to help you develop and elevate your angel network.

Building the Transformational Company

Throughout our journeys, we have met with 1000’s and 1000’s of people across industries and organizational hierarchies, all sharing a desire to better understand how to successfully lead transformation.

In this report we aim to sharpen our own understanding and share it with a greater strategy community across the globe.

Strategy Tools in Action

Learn how consultants across the globe create impact with Strategy Tools. In the report, you will go behind the scenes on how top consultants across the globe use Strategy Tools in their work.

Featuring a foreword by world-renowned strategy thinker and best-selling author Rita McGrath, as well as essays from global strategy practitioners like David Lancefield, Scott B. Newton, and Christian Rangen.

Building Innovation Superclusters

Superclusters are on the rise around the world. Corporate leaders, governments, academics and entrepreneurs all look to Innovation Superclusters and their potential economic impact. 

The report is based on work with over 40 clusters and cluster initiatives (from autonomous mobility, drones, energy transformation, heavy industries, aquaculture and more).

The Shifting Energy Arena

Today, we believe a fundamental shift is upon us, we call it the shifting energy arena. With the right mindset, leadership and capabilities, it offers incredible opportunities.

We hope this report can contribute to the conversation and help leaders, strategists and policy makers navigate a new energy landscape.

Strategy Sims in Action

Scale Up! From idea to exit was first. Then came Transform! and Supercluster!.
Today, there are ten Strategy Sims in the market.

In the beginning, only a small handful of facilitators could run them. Today, 50+ facilitators, faculty and trainers regularly run sessions around the world. This year, 2025, we are on track to deliver 90 programs. From short educational sessions in Silicon Valley classrooms, C-level deep dive in Europe, three-day Masterclasses in Mauritius and executive education programs in places like London, Lausanne, Iowa, Madrid and Riyadh.