Ivy Nakamura
AI Innovation Portfolio Manager at tlab.fun
Ivy Nakamura researches corporate venture building and experiment design. She writes practical playbooks for innovation leads running multi-pilot portfolios. Deep experience. Intellectual curiosity.
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Recent articles by Ivy Nakamura
- The 30% Studio Stake: Speed Premium or $2.4M Giveaway? August 30, 2026
- The 40% Activation Gate: When to Kill a Startup Pilot August 29, 2026
- Stage-Gate Kill Rates: Why Top Innovators Kill 50% at Gate 2 August 27, 2026
- 2026 B2B Validation: Concierge Signals vs. Budget Proxies August 26, 2026
- Guardrail Tiers: 12 Questions, 36 Points, 15 Pilots a Year August 24, 2026
- Run 15 Corporate Pilots a Quarter: 3 Gates, 70% Fail August 23, 2026
- Scout-to-Pilot Ledger: 412 Opportunities, $2,600 Per Signed Pilot August 21, 2026
- Pilot Kill Rate 2026: Engine Cuts as Structural Fix August 20, 2026