This document discusses challenges facing startups in the European Union. It notes that while Europe is able to create startups, it struggles to produce large tech companies. Reasons given include the EU acting as disconnected islands without enough density, the time-consuming nature of scouting across borders, and a lack of cross-border deals and qualified meetings. The document proposes connecting all local ecosystem players both online and offline, forming partnerships among European players, and connecting local authorities and startups to help address these issues. It also suggests feeding more data to startups and holding events and international missions to improve the situation.

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NOAH Conference 2015
Isidro Laso Ballesteros. DG CONNECT. European Commission
Disclaimer: these slides reflect the opinion of the author and do not necessarily represent

2. How do you connect with
other players like you
across EU?
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3. How do you discover
resources available across
EU?
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4. Discover, network,
partnerships, do deals,
change regulation,….
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5. EU is able to build good startups but not to
create big tech buyers
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Source: startupeuropepartnership.eu

6. Reasons for EU
underperforming……
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7. Disconnected islands…………….
Not Enough Density
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Source: startuphubs.eu

8. Scouting is very time consuming and
inefficient
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9. Lack of data …….
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10. Few crossborders done-deals……. Unquilified
meetings with investors and tech buyers
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Source: startupeuropepartnership.eu. May 2015
"Only 14% of the M&As come
from another EU country"

11. Difficulty to grow…………….
Lack of connections in Local Markets
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12. A way to improve it …..
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13. www.startupeuropeclub.eu

14. Connecting all players of local ecosystems
– online & offline
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15. EU Partnerships among players
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SEP – partnership of corporates and startups

16. Connecting local authorities & Startups
www.startupeuropeweek.eu

17. Feeding data….
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18. www.startupeuropesummit.com
www.startupole.eu
Events

19. International missions
sec2sv.com
Startupeuropeindia.net

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21. www.linkedin.com/in/isidrolaso
@isidrolaso
THANK
YOU
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www.facebook.com/groups/startupeurope/
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