Trend Alert: CRE Tech sees collaboration as way to innovation and growth
CRETECH
Global brands across industries have been trending toward collaboration since 2008 when corporate budgets slashed R&D. Now, it seems the CRE tech sector has caught the collaboration fever as well and for more reasons than one.Looking to tap into the fresh ideas and value networks created by startups, larger companies are looking to startups and entrepreneurs for mergers and acquisitions. A 2014 GE survey reported that 85% of corporate respondents said collaboration with startups and entrepre…