Partnerships between large organizations and startups are on the rise-for good reason. Working with startups has proven to be an effective way for large businesses and institutions to solve persistent problems, create new offerings, gain competitive advantage, and open new markets. But creating a startup program is a muitifaceted endeavor, and ultimate success depends on doing it right every step of the way. In Startup Program Design, two world-renowned experts reveai how to design and implement a powerful program that leverages the full potential of external entrepreneurial ecosystems. This one-of-a-kind resource guides you through the process of engaging with external startups and creating temporary innovation partnerships, in a way that can be managed, repeated, and improved. Startup Program Design is organized into three sections: unified Framework introduces you to a solid new framework for context analysis and shows how different contexts cali for different startup program templates; reating Your Own Startup Program explores the most common challenges of startup program design and provides essential advice for ensuring success. completing the puzzle shows how to combine programs into a coherent system and when to hire external providers. This practical guide is filled with examples of startup programs run by corporations and governments, interviews with program managers, challenges and checkpoints you'll need to address throughout your journey, and helpful "lessons learned" studies.