how to create the right startup ecosystem?

How to Create a startup ecosystem

Barcamp BeijingJanuary 27th, 2013

Credits: http://www.nrri.umn.edu/worms/forest/ecosystems.htmlhttp://bio4esobil2010.wordpress.com/author/conguitos/http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/science/ocr_gateway_pre_2011/environment/0_ecology_organisms2.shtml

ec·o·sys·tem  /ˈekōˌsistəm/

Noun

A biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment.

Startup Ecosystem

Mentors

Entrepreneurs

Investors

Human Capital

What a startup needs from the Ecosystem?

Network

Talents

Network

Guidance

Mentors

Entrepreneurs

$$$$Network

Investors

Human Capital

But….!

1. Silicon Valley2. Tel Aviv3. Los Angeles4. Seattle5. New York City6. Boston7. London8. Toronto9. Vancouver10. Chicago11. Paris12. Sydney13. Sao Paulo14. Moscow15. Berlin16. Waterloo (Canada)17. Singapore18. Melbourne19. Bangalore20. Santiago

The Startup Ecosystem Report 2012

No mention of China!

Credit: http://www.china-holiday.com/english/chinamap/China-Ethnolinguistic-Map.htm

Our Eco system is broken!

Our Eco system is broken!

Entrepreneurs

Entrepreneurs

Human Capital Mentors

Investors

企业家

投资者导师

人才

Our Ecosystem is broken!我们的生态系统有问题！

Search trends for “Startup” & “Entrepreneurship” in China

Why Now?

What a startup needs from the Ecosystem?

Network

Talents

Network

Guidance

Mentors

Entrepreneurs

$$$$Network

Investors

Human Capital

Human Capital Mentors Investors

Startup help & Advisory

Classified ads

Meetup Lean

Startup group

Angel Developers

How can we fix the ecosystem?

what you’re about to do! – force yourself to communicate

Be aware of our bias to turn to people we only feel comfortable with (IE: people like us!)

Go to more events that are out of our comfort zone

Thank You!Questions?

Shlomo@ikuramedia.com

Shlomo@Startupnoodle.com@StartUpNoodle