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CONNECTED ENTREPRENEUR: MAPPING ONTARIO’S ENTREPRENEURSHIP ECOSYSTEM

Malavika Kumaran Senior Associate, Research at MaRS Data Catalyst

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MaRS Discovery DistrictWhat we do

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MaRS Discovery District• North America’s

largest urban innovation hub

• 1.5 million square feet

• Growing to 200+ organizations, ~6,000 people

• Science, business, investors, enablers

• Co-location, incubation, resources and local/global networks for ~1300 startups

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LEVERAGE THE GECPARTNERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES

Bill Aulet of the Martin Trust Center for MIT Entrepreneurship, speaker at GEC Medellin in 2016

MaRS Data CatalystMeasuring entrepreneurship and innovation in

Ontario

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Innovation Data Partnership OntarioLegal framework

Change management

Collaboration and communication

Secure access to consistent data

Improved data collection systems and methods

Impactful metrics and insights

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ABOUT GEC JOHANNESBURG: MARCH 2017 The Connected Entrepreneur

Mapping Ontario’s Entrepreneurship Ecosystem

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Connected Entrepreneur: Results250 survey responses

2,940 nodes (individuals/organizations)

4,174 edges (relationships or connections)

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Lessons learned and future research

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Lessons Learned• Data collection and methodology

• Attitudes and perceptions towards mapping exercise, and impact of connectivity overall

• Implications for key constituents in the network

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Next steps• Refine methodology, particularly addressing privacy concerns

about network data usage

• Integration of Connected Entrepreneur data with data collected by MaRS Data Catalyst, to be able to correlate connectivity and financial outcomes, by industry and region

• Comparative analysis on a city-level, within Ontario and globally

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Contact DetailsQuestions, comments, feedback

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Questions, comments, feedback? Feel free to reach out!

Email: mkumaran@marsdd.comLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/malavikak/Twitter: @MalavikaKumaran

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