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Today’s Session (#1)
Startups & Tech Ecosystems
in the Czech Republic & Central Europe
Czech Republic
7 January 2019@Europreneurs

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European Entrepreneurship & Innovation
(ME421)
Year Ten|| Winter 2019 || Hewlett 201 Aud
Mondays 4:30 – 5:50pm
Course Instructor
Dr. Burton H. Lee PhD MBA
Burton.Lee@stanford.edu

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Copyright © 2019 Burton H. Lee
All Rights Reserved.

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Today’s Session (#1)
Startups & Tech Ecosystems
in the Czech Republic & Central Europe
Czech Republic
7 January 2019@Europreneurs

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Today’s Speaker
7 January 2019@Europreneurs

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NEXT WEEK, JAN 14
Nicolas Kopp
CEO USA, N26
NYC & Berlin, Germany

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European Entrepreneurship & Innovation (ME421)
Stanford Engineering School
Year Ten || 2019
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European Entrepreneurship & Innovation (ME421)
Stanford Engineering School
Year Ten || 2019
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Who Will Benefit from this Course?
• If you understand Asia and the USA, but don’t know
much about the European tech sector
• Thinking about returning home (in Europe) to start
your own company, to work in a corporate, or
university
• Want to understand key issues in entering the
European market
• US-based founder planning to expand to Europe
• Building your Europe network
• General interest in understanding economic models
and innovation regions outside Silicon Valley, including
Africa, Latin America, Asia & Europe

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WHY EUROPE ??

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LONDON
BERLIN

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Growing European presence
in Silicon Valley

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“The European Union
Invades Silicon Valley”

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Independence Movement
Catalonia v Spain

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War in Eastern Ukraine

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Refugee Crisis
Turkey – Greece – Balkans – Austria – Germany
Denmark – Sweden - France

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FAMILY-OWNED
ENTERPRISES

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‘COMPLEX’
ENTREPRENEURSHIP
vs

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‘SIMPLE’
ENTREPRENEURSHIP
(Silicon Valley)

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IF WE CAN
UNDERSTAND THE
EUROPEAN STARTUP &
INNOVATION
ECOSYSTEM …

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… WE CAN
UNDERSTAND THE
GROWTH ECOSYSTEMS
SEEN TODAY IN MOST
EMERGING ECONOMIES

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Focus of Seminar Series
• Startups + venture capital + entrepreneurship with
A Little Bit of Context
– Social, economic, historical, political context in Europe
– Comparison of corporate & university models
– vs ‘Naïve or Simple Entrepreneurship’ practiced in
Silicon Valley
• But, this is NOT a ‘policy’ or ‘economics’ seminar

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The Story of European Entrepreneurship in Europe
Europe vs Silicon Valley
Jan 4 2016
Entrepreneurship and
Innovation in Europe Today
Europe vs Silicon Valley
Europeans in Silicon Valley
Arts, Culture,
Design, Language
& Traditions
History &
Politics
Law &
Policy
Institutions &
Personalities
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COURSE LOGISTICS

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Course Academic Requirements
• Open to grads/undergrads from all Schools &
Departments
• 1 Unit
• Grading: S/NC
• Attend 7 of 8 lectures @ Hewlett 201
– Sign online attendance sheets | in-classsign-up only
• URL provided in-class
– Stanford Honor code applies !!
• End-of-quarter essay (2.5-3 pages)

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Teaching Team
• Course Instructor
– Dr. Burton H. Lee PhD MBA
– Lecturer, Dept of Mechanical Engineering
– Center for Design Research
• Course Support Assistant
– Seb Hapte-Selassie

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Join Our Online Community
@Europreneurs
Speaker Presentation Slides
www.slideshare.net/burtonlee1
Speaker Videos
‘StanfordEuropreneurs’
‘European Innovation @Stanford’
www.StanfordEuropreneurs.org
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QUESTIONS ??

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Today’s Speaker
7 January 2019@Europreneurs

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THANK YOU !!