Wolf Pack Arrangement and Strategy

In Front

The first 3 are the older or sick and they set the pace of the group.

If it was on the contrary, they would be left behind and lost contact with the pack.

In ambush case they would be sacrificed.

The following are the 5 strongest.

In the center

follow the remaining members of the pack.

At the end of the group the other 5 stronger.

In Back

Last, alone, follows the alpha wolf.

It controls everything from the rear.

That position can control the whole group, decide the direction to follow an anticipate the attacks of opponents

Corporate venture capital

Is the investment of corporate funds directly in external startup companies?

Practice where a large firm takes an equity stake in a small but innovative or specialist firm, to which it may also provide management and marketing expertise; the objective is to gain a specific competitive advantage.
To share their technology, their market access in order to generate more opportunities for each of the firms.
A great example here is Tesla Motors. Tesla has a strategic partnership with Toyota where they are helping to develop and provide components for Toyota's electric vehicles. So all of Tesla's expertise in battery technology in the like can be used in that partnership and both companies are obviously benefiting from this exchange of ideas, intellectual property etc