Thursday, April 23, 2009

Defragmenting EU's Web Startup Environment

I am releasing an external version of my research for Hult and Seedcamp.

This presentation analyzes and ranks 32 EU countries based on three factors that make a country great for web startups: being tech-oriented, having an entrepreneurial culture, and possessing sufficient resources. The best places to start up in Europe are the following countries: Finland, France, Germany, Netherland, Sweden, and UK.

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Defragmenting EU's Web Startup Environment (External Version)


Defragmenting the EU’s Web Startup Environment Taige Zhang taige@seedcamp.co Hult International Business School, Lond April 23, 20 Overview • How tech oriented is the country? • How lively and developed is the web entrepreneur and startup scene? • What and how much resources are there for web entrepreneurs? High-tech Exports Non-tech focused economies Somewhat tech focused economies Tech focused economies High-tech Patents Non-tech focused Research and Development Somewhat tech focused R&D Tech focused R&D Technology in Population Percentage of Population with Internet Access at Home Low tech-savvy Population Medium techsavvy Population Highly tech- savvy Population Programming Expertise in Population Large programming workforce Source: Eurostat Medium programming workforce Small programming workforce Tech-oriented Countries Entrepreneurship in Innovative Countries Entrepreneurship Score Composition Source: Based on data from GEM Adult Population Survey 2008 Locations of Startups in Europe Country Ireland Luxembourg Finland United Kingdom Denmark Iceland Netherlands Belgium Switzerland Sweden Country Startups Per Capita 1.46089E-05 1.42363E-05 7.69119E-06 6.71944E-06 6.35041E-06 6.24025E-06 5.88147E-06 5.77227E-06 5.71414E-06 5.18368E-06 Total Startups 414 193 183 119 97 66 62 51 48 44 United Kingdom Germany France Spain Netherlands Ireland Belgium Source: http://www.crunchvision.com/ Source: Crunchbase, Map by Crunchvision Italy Sweden Switzerland Web Tech Entrepreneurship Level Countries with insufficient data: Luxembourg, Turkey, Malta, Latvia, Cyprus, Iceland, Slovenia, Norway, Portugal, Estonia, Austria, Finland Web and High-tech Entrepreneurship European Tech Clusters Clusters Ranked by Size Size 3.95 Spec. Focus 1.73 3.24 1.55 1.63 Paris, FR % % Milan, IT % % 2.40 1.46 1.53 2.24 1.37 1.63 Amsterdam, NL % % Madrid, ES 2.19 1.46 4.10 % % Oxford, UK % % 2.19 3.68 2.85 2.19 2.56 1.89 München, DE % % Inner London, UK % % 1.95 1.69 1.96 1.85 1.75 1.19 Rome, IT % % Barcelona, ES 1.78 1.06 2.51 % % Stuttgart, DE % % 1.76 2.25 3.81 1.69 3.41 3.59 Karlsruhe, DE % % Stockholm, SE % % 1.68 3.21 1.31 Danmark, DK 1.50 1.18 2.53 % % Budapest, HU % 2.27 % Cluster Ranked by Spec Focu Quality Size . s 4.10 2.19 Oxford, UK 2.19 3.68 2.85 % % München, DE % % 1.76 2.56 3.81 Karlsruhe, DE 1.69 3.41 3.59 % % Stockholm, SE 1.15 3.21 3.12 % % Zürich, CH % 2.8 2.51 % 1.78 Stuttgart, DE 1.50 2.25 2.53 % % Budapest, HU % 2.27 2.28 % 1.25 Brighton, UK 0.99 2.04 2.46 % % 0.79 Southampton, UK % 2.2 2.70 % Oslo, NO % % 0.79 2.42 3.14 0.73 2.81 4.28 Dresden, DE % % Regensburg, DE % % 0.61 3.83 2.96 Székesfehérvár, HU 0.54 2.65 2.77 % % 0.24 2.48 3.37 Györ, HU % % Malta, MT % 3.02 % Source: European Cluster Observatory Science and Tech Doctorate Students Science and Tech Human Resources Financing Resources: VC Source: The 'Who is Who' of PRO INNO Europe Cost of Labour Price Levels Countries with insufficient data: Luxembourg, Turkey, Malta, Latvia, Cyprus, Iceland, Slovenia, Norway, Portugal, Estonia, Austria, Finland Availability of Local Resources Resources for Web and High Tech Startup Best Places to Startup in Europe Thank you Appendix Availability of Local Resources Well supported Regions Developing Regions Web Tech Entrepreneurship Level Countries with insufficient data: Luxembourg, Turkey, Malta, Latvia, Cyprus, Iceland, Slovenia, Norway, Portugal, Estonia, Austria, Finland

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