Startup Genome

The Global Startup Ecosystem Report GSER 2020 was released yesterday.

“Although it is small, with only 300 to 500 startups, it is incredibly focused on Fintech. It has many Fintech accelerators and corporate startup innovation initiatives, about half of the VC funding in the ecosystem goes to the sub-sector, and the city is home to a very strong traditional financial…

Marc Penzel visited the capital of Kazakhstan for the launch of the city’s promising new global IT hub. Here are his highlights. — Sprawling, hot and awe-inspiring: this is Astana, capital of Kazakhstan. The resource-rich country, which happens to be the largest landlocked one in Europe, is making large-scale moves to diversify its economy. With Kazahstan’s key role in the Global Belt and Road Initiative with China, its economic trajectory looks promising.

Source: National Geographic Amsterdam, April 17, 2018 — Startup Genome and the Global Entrepreneurship Network launch the Global Startup Ecosystem Report 2018. …

As many of you know, I’m a huge startup lover and I also love academia. That’s why, the Startup Genome project has me amazed! Someone finally started tackling an analyzing why startups fail and how to fix it (we are working on our side of that equation at Press42). Some…

We all know the gloomy statistics of startup success: less than 10% make it. But what is it that makes some startups fail while others succeed? Steve Blank, a Stanford professor a a startup guru will tell you that most startups don’t fail because they didn’t develop a product. …