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Creating digital innovation clusters in Europe

on YouTube 31m
Talkat infoShare 2013 · 2013-05-16..05-17· [startups-and-business]

speaker

name:Wim De Waele
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resources

video:https://youtu.be/Amv_r1XmhjE
slides:none on file

summary

Describes building regional digital clusters by running startup garages and an incubation program with entrepreneur-in-residence mentors, using equity or convertible loans rather than subsidies, and sending teams for three-month immersion in California. Claims: 12 startups spun in 2012, program scales to 20–40 candidates, portfolio companies got five times follow-up capital, and a tablet POS team signed with Griffin and entered the US market. Argues Europe lacks VC scale and needs angels, crowdfunding and clearer exit liquidity.

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chapters (12)

  1. 0:00Introduction and context
  2. 3:29Conditions for innovation clusters
  3. 7:41Building critical mass in ecosystems
  4. 10:50Specialization and global focus
  5. 12:58Incubation and entrepreneurship focus
  6. 17:13Entrepreneurial culture in Europe
  7. 18:55Government support pitfalls
  8. 19:19Student entrepreneurship programs
  9. 21:49Pitching and global competitiveness
  10. 26:04Venture capital challenges in Europe
  11. 28:56Emerging funding solutions
  12. 29:40Key elements for European clusters

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