Well, I must have been asleep at the technology and business switch on this one (of course when this endeavor started in 2000, I was still running around the world trying to make sure everything for my company was moving well after Y2K, so maybe I can get a bye).
Anyhow, it seems the the WDC has its very own little boutique VC firm called, not surprisingly, Steamboat Ventures that started in that year. I came across the pointer to this in my recent June 16 issue of Business Week and you too can now read the article entitled "Disney:When You Wish Upon a Startup". Its a quick, but interesting read.
They also have a complete list of the current projects they are invested in under 'Portfolio' on the left. Interesting stuff, but probably nothing you or I have heard much about yet.
Likewise, the new 'Innovations' section of the same issue on page 64 lists the WDC as one of the top 25 most innovative companies in the world (number 17 to be exact). You can see the full chart here. BizWeek has done this ranking for a number of years, it's just now highlighted in a whole section of the magazine (and web site) dedicated to Innovations.
Oh, and just as a quick aside to my post about the new DIMG group the other day being setup to make money... well, let's just say that yesterday I got some independent verification that they already DO. Congrats to all at the new DIMG and best wishes for continued innovation and profitability.
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