TY - JOUR AU1 - Brian L. King AB - Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine certain venture capital (VC) practices that conventional company managers might adopt to improve effectiveness when faced with increasing competition. Design/methodology/approach – Based on current VC research, the paper isolates certain practices that are particularly effective in hypercompetitive contexts. Findings – If managers see their companies differently – not as monolithic entities but rather as a combination of different business models, some nascent, some mature, a portfolio of current opportunities with potential offshoots – managers can implement practices to increase the company's ability to survive and potentially thrive in a hypercompetitive environment. Originality/value – Venture capitalists guide companies through important transitions in turbulent contexts. This article isolates and analyses their practices, so as to allow them to be transposed to a more conventional business context. TI - Succeeding in a hypercompetitive world: VC advice for smaller companies JF - Journal of Business Strategy DO - 10.1108/JBS-11-2012-0064 DA - 2013-07-12 UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/emerald-publishing/succeeding-in-a-hypercompetitive-world-vc-advice-for-smaller-companies-m5n4FqFLKJ SP - 22 EP - 30 VL - 34 IS - 4 DP - DeepDyve ER -