Around 2008, global civilisation reached three historic thresholds, which set up a clear path for smart cities to become reality rather than just a buzzword. Read the full article to learn more about smart city trends and the role of startups in shaping smart cities.
The real innovation engine in the global economy isn’t the typical understanding of a tech entrepreneur, it’s the government. Read the full article to learn more about Mariana Mazzucato’s perspective.
The Anatomy of Our Startup Support It all started four years ago when AtomLeap (now Delphai) first received support from the Berlin Senate and EFG for their acceleration program to support early stage entrepreneurs in Berlin. Since then, 17 startups have graduated from the ever changing, iterating, and growing program. Now, the High-Tech SeedLab is…
Many entrepreneurs incorrectly believe that they will receive startup financing just because of a big, bright idea alone. But the fact of the matter is that they don’t necessarily have a better idea than competitors. They hardly ever are the ones coming up with the idea themselves. They happen to work on a similar wavelength…
The internet allowed the global sharing of information. The blockchain technology will allow the global sharing of assets. The blockchain is an unchangeable ledger of online records. This ledger is public and shared among a network of computers all around the world. You can only add, not change or remove data. This means that no…
Entrepreneurship is positively associated with economic growth. In 1979 the relaxation of investment rules for U.S. pension funds led to historically large inflows (3% of GDP) to the venture capital asset class. As a result, many forward-looking tech companies were funded. Today, their revenue is equivalent to one-fifth of the country’s GDP. The importance of entrepreneurship…
Paying the slightest attention to China in recent years, it is hard to overlook its burgeoning tech ecosystem. The three most noteworthy, giant internet companies with a global presence — Baidu, Alibaba, and Tencent, or BAT as they are loosely called – are creating rich, multifaceted digital platforms that touch almost every aspect of people’s…