This presentation is from a talk I gave on Barcamp, Beijing on January 27th,2013 Can learn more about it on: http://www.Startupnoodle.com/how-to-build-a-startup-ecosystem

1. How to Create a
startup
ecosystem
Barcamp Beijing
January 27th, 2013

2. ec·o·sys·tem
/ˈ ekōˈsistəm
/
Noun
A biological
community of
interacting
organisms and
their physical
environment.
Credits: http://www.nrri.umn.edu/worms/forest/ecosystems.html
http://bio4esobil2010.wordpress.com/author/conguitos/
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/science/ocr_gateway_pre_2011/environment/0_ecology_organisms2.shtml

3. Startup
Ecosystem
Entrepreneurs
Human Investors
Capital
Mentors

4. What a
startup needs
from the
Ecosystem? Entrepreneurs
Human
Capital
Mentors Investors
Network Talents Network Guidance Network $$$$

5. But….!

6. The Startup Ecosystem Report 2012 1. Silicon Valley
2. Tel Aviv
3. Los Angeles
4. Seattle
5. New York City
6. Boston
7. London
8. Toronto
9. Vancouver
10. Chicago
11. Paris
12. Sydney
13. Sao Paulo
14. Moscow
15. Berlin
16. Waterloo (Canada)
17. Singapore
18. Melbourne
19. Bangalore
20. Santiago

7. No mention of China!
Credit: http://www.china-holiday.com/english/chinamap/China-Ethnolinguistic-Map.htm

8. Our Ecosystem is broken!
我们的生态系统有问题！
Our Eco Our Eco system
system is is broken!
broken!
Entrepreneurs
人才 Investors
导师 投资者 Human Capital Mentors

9. Why Now?
Search trends for “Startup” & “Entrepreneurship” in China

10. What a
startup needs
from the
Ecosystem? Entrepreneurs
Human
Capital
Mentors Investors
Network Talents Network Guidance Network $$$$

11. Human Investors
Capital Mentors
Startup help & Angel
Advisory
Classified ads Developers
Meetup Lean
Startup group

12. 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

13. Thank You!
Questions?
Shlomo@Startupnoodle.com
@StartUpNoodle
Shlomo@ikuramedia.com