Poster - European Parliament Hearing on EU Innovation Policy - Brussels - Feb 10 2011

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Poster - European Parliament Hearing on EU Innovation Policy - Brussels - Feb 10 2011

The document summarizes a study that used a Delphi method consensus process with panels of US government officials and researchers to identify metrics for measuring the impact of federal R&D investments. The panels rated 58 proposed metrics across academia, government, economy and society in three rounds. 33 metrics met criteria to be considered useful by both panels. 16 metrics were endorsed by both panels, while 7 were endorsed just by government officials and 10 just by researchers. The endorsed metrics covered areas like new products, funding, health outcomes, behavior changes and more.

Innovation In Nordic Software Industry - John Lervik - FAST - Stanford - Marc...Burton Lee

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The document discusses the rapid growth and innovative strategies of Fast, a Nordic software company acquired by Microsoft for $1.2 billion. Key factors contributing to Fast's success include a clear vision of transforming search technology, attracting highly capable and motivated personnel, and fostering a customer-driven innovation culture. The company has established itself as a leader in enterprise search solutions with a significant global presence and numerous partnerships.

Rethink Innovation! - My webinar with Hype, May 12Stefan Lindegaard

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The document emphasizes the importance of corporate transformation in the face of disruption and digitalization, urging companies to focus on execution rather than just innovation. It highlights four global megatrends, encourages organizations to build a culture of adaptability, and stresses the significance of investing in employee development. Open innovation is presented as a mindset shift necessary for future business success, with a call for effective communication and people-centric approaches.

OECD workshop on measuring the link between public procurement, R&D and innov...STIEAS

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The document analyzes the linkage between EU procurement data (TED) and German innovation survey data (CIS) to assess innovation outcomes related to public procurement. It outlines the strengths and limitations of both data sources, highlighting issues of undercoverage and incomplete information, particularly concerning smaller contracts and subcontractor innovations. The findings suggest an incomplete picture of the relationship between public procurement and innovation, with recommendations for improving data collection and survey questions.

Tris Dyson_Nordic Health and Welfare Innovation ArenaNordic Innovation

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The document discusses challenge prizes and innovation. It provides information on Nesta Impact Investment, which invests £25 million in social ventures addressing challenges like health/wellbeing of aging populations, education/employment of youth, and community sustainability. It also discusses the Public Services Lab, which develops new ways to meet social needs through innovation. The document outlines what challenge prizes are and aren't, criteria for successful prize problems, and examples of past and current challenge prizes in areas like health, welfare, and procurement.

NPCA Innovation Series - Final ReportLiz Anderson

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The Innovation Series was a project at NPCA that hosted sessions to encourage learning, sharing, and collaboration across departments. It included 1.5 hour speaker sessions followed by online discussion forums. Over 100 staff members representing all departments attended the 6 sessions. Survey results found that attendees found the concepts very useful and effective at inspiring new ways of thinking. Lessons learned included using technology to better connect remote staff. Moving forward, new project ideas are proposed like continuing the series, hosting lunch hacks, quarterly workshops, and an annual nonprofit TED conference to bring in speakers.

Palkkahallinnon yhteinen sanastoSitra the Finnish Innovation Fund

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Zarko Maletin - Plug n Play Tech Center - Stanford Engineering - Mar 12 2012Burton Lee

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Plug and Play Tech Center is an international business accelerator located in Silicon Valley. Since 2006, it has supported over 500 startups, helping create $2 billion in value through IPOs and acquisitions. In 2011, Plug and Play startups raised over $1 billion and had over $500 million in acquisitions. It currently supports 380 startups across 3 locations in Northern California. The accelerator connects startups to Silicon Valley resources like venture capital funding, corporations, events, and services. It has relationships with over 180 VCs, 150 corporations, and 400 angels, and hosts over 400 sessions per year. It also helps international startups expand to Silicon Valley through partnerships with 16 governments.

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The document outlines RocketSpace's vision to build the ultimate environment for technology startups by bringing together entrepreneurs, investors, service providers, talent, and companies. It notes that over 500 people and 110 companies were involved after 13 months, with 1 funding round closing per week on average. The goal is to create a "vortex" that influences participants and helps startups progress along a timeline from unconscious incompetence to unconscious competence. European startups are included to add diversity and cross-cultural perspectives.

Alfredo Coppola - US MAC - Stanford Engineering - Mar 12 2012Burton Lee

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The US Market Access Center (USMAC) is a nonprofit that helps non-US companies expand globally, particularly into Silicon Valley. It has helped over 800 companies in the last 17 years. USMAC provides benefits like industry mentorship and access to investors to both European startups and investors. It measures success based on companies raising over $1 million, achieving $1 million or more in annual US revenue, or being acquired by a US company. Recent accelerator programs run by USMAC in Asia and Europe saw 75% of participating startups meet these success metrics through business deals or term sheets with US companies. USMAC also operates "soft landing zones" in Silicon Valley to help European companies establish a presence there.

Adeo Ressi - Founder Institute - Stanford Engineering - Mar 12 2012Burton Lee

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Build Your Dream Company is a program that helps graduates build meaningful technology companies through a global network of over 500 graduates and 700 mentors across 25+ cities. The goal is to build successful, enduring companies by providing resources, connections, and support. Locations include major cities in North America, Europe, Asia, South America, and more are in development. Past results show that 91% of graduates have made progress with their companies, with 46% achieving moderate progress and 14% achieving fast progress after joining the program.

Aydin Senkut - Felicis Ventures - Stanford Engineering - Mar 12 2012Burton Lee

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Felicis Ventures is a venture capital firm headquartered in Palo Alto, CA that has invested $40 million through its second fund. The investment team of 3 people are all immigrants from Turkey, Brazil, and India. Felicis focuses on mobile, e-commerce, education, and health technology companies. It has had 24 exits in 5 years, including companies sold to Google, eBay, Microsoft, Twitter, Intuit, and others. Felicis' international portfolio represents less than 10% of capital but includes some of its most successful companies from countries like Finland, Canada, Brazil, Estonia, Israel, and Slovenia.

Michel Wendell - Nexit Ventures - Finland - Stanford Engineering - Mar 5 2012Burton Lee

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Nexit Ventures is a venture capital firm focused on mobile and wireless investments. It has offices in Helsinki, Stockholm, and Silicon Valley. The firm has raised $200 million across two funds. It typically invests $500,000 to $5 million per company, with the potential for total investments up to $10 million. Nexit aims to bridge mobile companies in the Nordic region to markets and exit opportunities in Silicon Valley.

Reshma Sohoni - Seedcamp - UK - Stanford Engineering - Mar 5 2012Burton Lee

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Reshma Sohoni is the co-founder and Partner of Seedcamp, the #1 European startup accelerator. Seedcamp provides 200 companies annually with 1,500 mentors across Europe and runs 12 events each year. Some notable portfolio companies include Kyko, Blossom.io, CROWD, EDITD, GrabCAD, and Transferwise. Seedcamp helps catalyze the European startup ecosystem by funding early-stage companies and providing them access to mentors and investors across the region.

Jan Rezab - Socialbakers - Czech Republic - Stanford Engineering - Feb 27 2012Burton Lee

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Jan Rezab founded a mobile gaming company called REDBOSS at age 14 which he grew to 40 employees over several years before closing in 2007. This experience taught him that losing is viewed very differently in Europe compared to the US. He later founded Socialbakers in 2008 to help brands and marketers understand their social media performance. Socialbakers now has 330,000 users in over 60 countries and helps changing how marketing is approached. Despite challenges in Europe with funding and networks, Rezab believes passionated entrepreneurs will succeed and finding cost-effective talent is possible.

Eirikur Hrafnsson - GreenQloud - Iceland - Stanford Engineering - Feb 27 2012Burton Lee

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This document provides an overview of GreenQloud, a cloud computing company founded in 2010 in Iceland. GreenQloud operates infrastructure as a service (IaaS) data centers that are powered entirely by renewable geothermal and hydroelectric energy. The company aims to address the carbon emissions associated with rapid data center and cloud computing growth. GreenQloud utilizes Iceland's renewable energy resources and cold climate to provide carbon-neutral cloud services at competitive prices without a green premium. The company has experienced growth, launching a paid beta in 2011 and opening a second data center location in 2012.

Ville Miettinen - Microtask - Finland - Stanford Engineering - Feb 13 2012Burton Lee

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Ilja Laurs - GetJar - Lithuania - Stanford Engineering - Feb 13 2012 v2Burton Lee

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GetJar is the world's largest independent app store with over 450,000 apps and 80 million downloads per month. It uses a paid discovery business model where developers bid for exposure of their apps similar to how websites bid in Google Adsense. Some of GetJar's exclusive app launches on their platform include early versions of Angry Birds, Zynga Mafia Wars, and Millionaire City. Founded in 2005 in Lithuania, GetJar now has offices in Seattle and Silicon Valley and has raised $42 million over several funding rounds from Accel and Tiger Global.

Dietmar Harhoff - UniMunich LMU - GSVA - Stanford Engineering - Feb 6 2012 - ...Burton Lee

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The document provides information about innovation and entrepreneurship programs in Germany, including: 1) The LMU Entrepreneurship Center which supports startups through education, incubation, and community building. It has supported 49 startups and over 120 jobs in 4 years. 2) Research and innovation in Germany which is led by enterprises, universities, and public research organizations, but lags other countries in entrepreneurship and venture capital investment. 3) The German Silicon Valley Accelerator which is a new bridge program placing selected German tech startups in Silicon Valley for 3 months of mentoring and networking to help them expand internationally.

Stephan Gutzeit - Stiftung Charite - Stanford Engineering - Feb 6 2012 - V2Burton Lee

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Claus Fuglsang - Novozymes - Denmark - Stanford Engineering - Jan 30 2012Burton Lee

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Novozymes is a global leader in bioinnovation, producing industrial enzymes and microorganisms. It has over 700 products used in 130 countries across 40 industries. Novozymes has a diverse business portfolio including household care, food and beverages, bioenergy, and more. It invests heavily in R&D, with 14% of annual sales reinvested and over 5,800 patents granted or pending. Novozymes leverages its expertise and global market presence across segments to accelerate innovation and maintain its market leader position.

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Yandex is the leading search engine in Russia, capturing 61% of the search market share. It is also the largest Russian internet company, generating $161.9 million in revenue in Q3 2011. Yandex has been able to achieve the #1 position in search in Russia despite competition from global players like Google due to its early entry into the market and its focus on the Russian language through technologies like morphology. Local champions can succeed against global competitors by understanding local languages and markets.

Hushpreet Dhaliwal - NACUE UK - Stanford Engineering - Jan 23 2012Burton Lee

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Hushpreet Dhaliwal is the CEO of the National Association of College and University Entrepreneurs (NACUE). NACUE works to promote entrepreneurship among students in the UK by supporting university entrepreneurship programs and connecting students to resources. It also advocates for policies that encourage new business creation. NACUE has grown into a large non-profit organization since its founding and aims to make the next decade the most entrepreneurial in UK history.

Hardi Meybaum - GrabCAD - Estonia - Stanford Engineering - Jan 23 2012Burton Lee

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This document outlines the lessons learned by the founder of Grabcad over several years starting their company: [1] Don't give up after initial failures and celebrate small victories. [2] Getting customer feedback is important for product development. [3] Surrounding yourself with supportive people like an understanding spouse is crucial for entrepreneurship. [4] Experimentation and learning from others are key parts of the innovation process. The most important lessons are building the right team of people wanting to learn and develop together.

Andrus Viirg - Enterprise Estonia - Stanford - Jan 23 2012Burton Lee

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Enterprise Estonia is the state foundation responsible for business support and development in Estonia. It implements EU structural funds and provides financing and support to enterprises, research and development, and non-profits. It also assists international companies establishing operations in Estonia and helps Estonian companies internationalize. Estonia has a population of 1.36 million and joined the EU and Eurozone in recent decades. It has a strong tech sector and is known as the birthplace of companies like Kazaa and Skype.

Lorenzo Thione - Powerset - Stanford Engineering - Jan 9 2012Burton Lee

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Lorenzo Thione co-founded the startup Powerset in 2005, raising $2 million plus $10.5 million in venture capital. As Powerset grew to 72 employees, it faced challenges including high technology risk, capital intensity, aggressive growth, public relations issues, and board management challenges, leading to its acquisition in 2008. Thione discusses lessons learned from Powerset and his experience with entrepreneurship, including the creative effort required to take an idea and vision and create a unique set of circumstances to make it a reality, despite facing ambitious ideas with small chances of success that require iterative development, capital, partnerships, complex management and strong branding.

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Poster - European Parliament Hearing on EU Innovation Policy - Brussels - Feb 10 2011

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