mikko järvenpää - infogr.am - latvia - stanford engineering - feb 23 2015
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From Latvia With Data Visualization
Mikko JärvenpääCOO, Infogr.amFebruary 23 2015
European Entrepreneurship & Innovation @ Stanford
Engineering
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@mhj
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@mhj
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Create infographics
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3 years
1.6 million registered users
2.5 million infographics created
100,000 hours, or4,167 days, or11.5 years total of humanity’s time
@mhj
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Team of ~40 peopleRīga and San FranciscoRaised ~$2m total
Key market segments Media & Publishing, Content Marketing, Enterprise, Education
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Latvia@mhj
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Latvia and Rīga in numbers• Population 750k / 2m• GDP (PPP) $25,200/c• SF vs Rīga:
• 87% lower rent in Rīga• 66% lower total cost of living• 60% lower Purchasing Power• 4th fastest internet in the world
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Universities and talent pool• Main schools: Rīga Technical U and
University Latvia: 35,000 students combined
Co-working Support
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Interesting tech companies in Latvia• Ask.fm: acquired by Ask.com• Airdog: $1.4m on Kickstarter• Froont: responsive site designer• Sellfy: digital product sales• Mikrotik: established 1995• Forticom: social networks (DST)• And yes, Infogr.am
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Punching Above Your Weight
Some thoughts for Latvia’s competitiveness