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Want to Crank Up Corporate Venture Capital Performance? Consider Matching Independent VC Pay Packages
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Big firms launch venture capital units to help keep their competitive edge. But to be successful, they must set up the right incentive packages for their VC staff -- not a trivial task. Firms often structure internal VC staff salaries the same way they compensate corporate staffers not charged with taking such risk, says Wharton management professor Gary Dushnitsky. These firms should consider compensating their internal VCs like independent VCs, giving them a stake in the future returns of the ventures in which they invest, Dushnitsky says in a new research paper.

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