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StartUp Day BI 2015 Think BIG Think GLOBAL

«Norway start-up scene 2014 to 2015

- from ‘zero to hero’?»

Anita Krohn Traaseth

Klondike!

Key for creating the ‘new’ jobs! 60% of the jobs 10 years from now haven’t been invented yet

• Alternative Currency Bankers

• Competition Producers

• Urban Agriculturalists

• 3D Food-Printer Engineers

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http://www.futuristspeaker.com/2011/11/55-jobs-of-the-future/

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• The entrepreneurial spirit in Norway is ALL TIME HIGH from 59-83% from 2003-2014

• One of the fastets growing ecosystems for innovation & entrepreneurship in Europe

Great opportunities in the years to

come!

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The Norwegian Startup-scene is buzzing

500 startup

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From 60 to 10 (target: 4) day’s run time on applications for Etablerertilskudd phase 1

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Highest number of «Etablerertilskudd» applications in 10 years

Gründerplanen from NFD Delivering on the Dream Commitment

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Exciting times ahead…

The Norwegian StartUp Scene is blooming and buzzing! What now? How can we take the Norwegian startup-scene to the next level?

• The Norwegian tech startup scene is immature compared to the other nordic countries

• Few international investors compared with the rest of the Nordics

• There is a huge potential, highly skilled entrepreneurs and high quality startups…..

Education Energy Environment

Food Health Poverty

Security Water

More focus on solving problems for a global market, problems that are big enough worth solving

Open innovation is about sharing ideas, sharing risk, and hopefully sharing the reward…

It’s about More than money – open Innovation

More pay it forward culture, mentors, international ambitions, execution power, ambassadors and role models

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More private risk Finance and International focused entrepreneurs - Think global from Day 1

We need a stronger ecosystem mindset: Working together is essential for making our own «Norwegian Sauce»

• Ecosystem for innovation and entrepreneurship that is working together and co-operating

• Better co-operation between puplic & private sector, together with entrepreneurs, universities and other ecosystem players as coworking spaces and incubators

• Stronger bridges to international innovation players and investors

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More Joint Venture between Big and Small Good example on «Power Couples»

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More entrepreneurship in education - Test your ideas while in university ref. Facebook, Google etc.

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More practical approach to entrepreneurship in education – in international markets

• More Entrepreneurship in ALL

education, not just for engineers and Economists

• More practical learning on internationalisation and global markets, also how to build growth companies

• Practical approach, not just academic – «Gründerskolen»

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How can Innovation Norway be at service?

Innovation Norway services in stages

TINC SF + TINC Singapore + GET + Entrepreneurial Marketing + Entrepreneurship in Ereging Markets

Etablerertilskudd Fase 1 + 2

Ide tiil Marked + Startup Day + Business Bootcamp International Advisory services

IFU/OFU + Risikolåneordninger

Etablerertilskudd

Presåkorn Såkorn

Access to international learning arenas and markets through Innovation Norway

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TINC Silicon Valley GET Boston

Entrepreneurial Marketing NYC

Entrepreneurship in Emerging Market India

Tech City London

TINC Singapore

Gründerskolen

Gründerskolen

Gründerskolen

International learning arenas in some of the «hottest» startup Hub’s globally

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Did you know?

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66% of all start ups at StartUpLab are

‘Empowered by IN’

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