An overview of the Founder Institute Entrepreneur testing program and the profile of Belgian Entrepreneurs vs. Other countries. Some fun facts and a quick test included.

1. Are Belgians made to be
Entrepreneurs ?
Are you ?
A Founder Institute
presentation by Bryan Cassady

2. Tonight…
Myths, Opportunities…
3 Ts (Talent, Training,
Teamwork) to bring Silicon
Valley to Brussels

3. Part 1THE MYTHS

4. MYTH 1: VC MONEY
VC Money Doesn’t Come First – VCs follow value
Value is built on an ecosystem and talent
Good
Companies
Quality
Hires
Grow Expand
Partners
& deals Liquidity
Merger
IPO
VC

5. MYTH 2: ACADEMIA
Not Many Universities, and You Can’t “Teach” Entrepreneurship
“People learn by doing “
Passion IdeaTalent

6. MYTH 3: FACILITIES
The Top Technology Companies Started in a Garage
Facilities can be great…but they are not the anser

7. MYTH 4: RUB OFF
Visiting Corporate Campuses is Boring and Cubicles Suck
The secret is working (really working) together

8. MYTH 5: TALENT
Most talent is imported, there is more talent elsewhere
(and it’s cheaper!)

9. Part 2
THE OPPORTUNITY

10. INTEREST IN BECOMING AN ENTREPRENEUR …
4%

11. INTEREST IN BECOMING AN ENTREPRENEUR …
4%
50%

12. http://geert-hofstede.com/belgium.html
YOU CAN BE UNIQUE IN BELGIUM
IF YOU’RE READY TO TAKE RISK…

13. Copying the mentality of Silicon Valley
Zero sum to a work of abundance
Working together when possible
 Between companies
 And in your start-up teams
OTHER OPPORTUNITIES

14. It’s not a place.
It’s a mindset.
Silicon Valley

15. Talent + Training +
Teamwork
Silicon Valley
Mindset:

16. Part 3
Bringing the reality of
Silicon Valley to Brussels
(Talent)

17. There are great
entrepreneurs
everywhere

18. Tested >15K
entrepreneurs.

19. THE METHODOLOGY

20. Fluid Intelligence (not IQ)
Big 5 personality
Trouble indicators
THE TEST

21. FLUID INTELLIGENCE

22. Answer: Piece 7 is the correct answer. Why?
The piece has to contain a triangle, because all the complete rows and
columns contain one rectangle, square and triangle. So that eliminates
choices 3, 4 and 5.
The piece has to contain a flat yellow oval, because the row it is in contains
other pieces with flat yellow ovals. So that eliminates pieces 4, 6 and 8,
leaving 1, 2 and 7.
The piece also has to have a flat yellow oval at the bottom, because the
row already contains pieces with flat yellow ovals at the top and middle. That
eliminates choice 1.
The triangle also has to be tall and wide, because the other shapes in the
row are tall and wide. That eliminates choice 2, leaving choice 7 as the
correct answer.

23. Key Results …

24. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

25. HIGH FLUID INTELLIGENCE

26. HIGH OPENNESS

27. MODERATE AGREEABLENESS

28. BAD FOUNDER DNA

29. How do founders in
different cities compare?

34. THE BELGIAN
ENTREPRENEUR (1)
Belgium vs. USA
Belgium ~6.41% less extroverted
Belgium ~5.35% more agreeable
Belgium ~4.37% higher fluid
intelligence
Belgium vs. SV
Belgium ~1.996 higher
emotional stability
Belgium ~8.2% less extroverted
Belgium ~6.28% more agreeable
Belgium ~2.68% higher fluid
intelligence

35. THE BELGIAN
ENTREPRENEUR (2)
Belgium vs. Europe
Belgium ~1.28 years older
Belgium ~4.46% higher
emotional stability
Belgium ~7.61% less extroverted
Belgium ~4.89% more open
Belgium ~5.27% more agreeable
Belgium ~2.96% higher fluid
intelligence
Belgium vs Germany (World Cup
Matchup!)
~ 8.9% more conscientious
~ 24.7% less extraverted
~ 15.9% more agreeable
~ 2.2% higher fluid

36. EMOTIONAL STABILITY
EXTRAVERSION
OPENNESSS
FLUID INTELLIGENCE
AGREEABLENESS
CONSCIENTIOUSNESS
BXL
SILICON
VALLEY AVIV
TEL
BERLIN

37. Part 3B
Bringing the reality of
Silicon Valley to Brussels
(Training)

39. REALITY 2: GIVING BACK

40. SILICON VALLEY: Training
Multiple Knowledge-Sharing Events Every Day/Night

41. MENTORS GIVING BACK…

42. Part
3C
Bringing the reality of
Silicon Valley to Brussels
(Teamwork)

43. REALITY 3: WORKING TOGETHER

44. REALITY 4: SHARED OWNERSHIP

45. FOUNDER INSTITUTE: Teamwork
When one wins, everyone wins.

46. It’s not a place.
It’s a mindset.
Silicon Valley

47. Great companies can
be built anywhere

48. 1/. A SMALL FUN PRE-TEST
2/. APPLY & TAKE THE TEST:
FI.co/join/dna
Get the results
2 special offers…

49. A MINI TEST (PART 1A)

50. A MINI TEST (PART 1B)

51. A MINI TEST (PART 2)

52. SCORING
6-9
3-5
<3

53. THANK YOU!