Belgium is one of those rare ecosystems whose origin can be pinpointed in time. In 2014 a group of journalists and entrepreneurs published the Startup Manifesto, a list of principles for shaping a thriving ecosystem. The Manifesto influenced

The Ecosystem Show: Tech Transfer

Nov 4th, 2021 1h 2m

We’ve visited over a dozen entrepreneurial ecosystems on our audio world tour, and we’re always looking for patterns. One pattern that has come up again and again is University technology transfer policy and practice. We heard about it in Ber

The Ecosystem Show: Montreal

Oct 21st, 2021 1h 1m

Montreal’s ecosystem has really taken off in the last few years, fueled by successful entrepreneurs returning their capital and their enthusiasm to the ecosystem. Frederic Gaurino, Nectarios Economakis and Annie-Claude Devriese explain how cap

The Ecosystem Show: Tel Aviv

Sep 29th, 2021 1h 9m

Everyone knows that Tel Aviv is an international hotbed of entrepreneurial activity. Our guides Itai Green, Benny Shlick, Zohar Pernat, Ofer HaCohen and Adi Mazor Kario helped us understand how government support, army service, and social gene

The Ecosystem Show: Tanzania

Sep 21st, 2021 1h 6m

We learned about the startup ecosystem in Tanzania on July 19 of 2021, guided by Jumanne Mtambalike, Paul Makanza, Salum Awadh, and Praygod Japhet. The ecosystem in Tanzania is really coming together. At least in part that’s because the stak

The Ecosystem Show: Bulgaria

Sep 10th, 2021 1h 11m

Our Bulgaria episode was recorded on Clubhouse on July 12, 2021. Our guides were Rosen Dmitrov from Novartis, Milena Stoycheva, the CEO of JA Bulgaria, Alexander Alexiev of SAT Health, and Ivan Lekushev of BGO Software. They’re part of a risi

The Ecosystem Show: Iraq

Aug 26th, 2021 1h 8m

We visited Iraq on June 7, 2021, with Alice Bosley and Patricia Letayf. They are the leaders of Five One Labs, a startup incubator in Iraq, located in Kurdistan. We feel really lucky to have found out about Five One — that never would have h

The Ecosystem Show: Chile

Aug 11th, 2021 1h 8m

In Chile, recorded on May 24 2021, we spoke with Felipe Torrejon, Pamela Lisboa and Maria Belen Munoz. They told the story of Chile’s move from an extractive economy sending resources out, to a value-added economy bringing resources in.Mikel:

The Ecosystem Show: Cracow

Jul 23rd, 2021 1h 5m

We recorded Episode 4 focusing on Cracow on May 17, 2021. Our panelists were Paul Kulon, Dominika Walec and Edyta Korona. You’ll also hear from Shannon Lucas, Shondalyn Betts, Jesus del Valle, Greg Satell, Priscilla Beal, Dave Whelan and other

The Ecosystem Show: Berlin

Jul 16th, 2021 1h 4m

On June 10, we took the Ecosystem Show to Berlin for Episode 3! Our guides were Christina Quensel, Christine Reuter, Craig Garner, Jesus del Valle, Kai Uwe Bindseil.We were really delighted that Bayer CEO Stefan Oelrich came by to share his ins

The Ecosystem Show: New York

Jul 8th, 2021 1h 15m

We recorded Episode 2 on May 2 2021, with Derek Brand, the Chief Operating Officer of New York Bio, as the lead voice. He brought along Orin Herskovitz, the Executive Director of Columbia Technology Ventures, and Bunny Ellerin, the co-Founder

The Ecosystem Show: Los Angeles

Jun 17th, 2021 1h 9m

You are about to hear our very first episode recorded on April 26, 2021. We’re grateful to Dave Whelan of Bioscience LA for kicking off the conversation and opening it up to a beautiful group of ecosystem players from Los Angeles. We heard fro

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