Are Belgians made to be Entrepreneurs ?Are you ?

A Founder Institute presentation by Bryan Cassady

Tonight…

Myths, Opportunities…

3 Ts (Talent, Training, Teamwork) to bring

Silicon Valley to Brussels

Part 1THE MYTHS

MYTH 1: VC MONEY

VC Money Doesn’t Come First – VCs follow valueValue is built on an ecosystem and talent

Good Companies

QualityHires

Grow Expand

Partners& deals Liquidity

Merger

IPOVC

MYTH 2: ACADEMIA

Not Many Universities, and You Can’t “Teach” Entrepreneurship

“People learn by doing “

Passion IdeaTalent

MYTH 3: FACILITIES

The Top Technology Companies Started in a GarageFacilities can be great…but they are not the anser

MYTH 4: RUB OFF

Visiting Corporate Campuses is Boring and Cubicles Suck

The secret is working (really working) together

MYTH 5: TALENT

Most talent is imported, there is more talent elsewhere (and it’s cheaper!)

Part 2THE OPPORTUNITY

INTEREST IN BECOMING AN ENTREPRENEUR …

4%

INTEREST IN BECOMING AN ENTREPRENEUR …

4%

50%

http://geert-hofstede.com/belgium.html

YOU CAN BE UNIQUE IN BELGIUMIF YOU’RE READY TO TAKE RISK…

Copying the mentality of Silicon ValleyZero sum to a work of abundanceWorking together when possible

Between companies And in your start-up teams

OTHER OPPORTUNITIES

It’s not a place.It’s a mindset.

Silicon Valley

Talent + Training + Teamwork

Silicon Valley

Mindset:

Part 3

Bringing the reality of Silicon Valley to

Brussels

(Talent)

There are great entrepreneurseverywhere

Tested >15Kentrepreneurs.

THE METHODOLOGY

Fluid Intelligence (not IQ)Big 5 personalityTrouble indicators

THE TEST

FLUID INTELLIGENCE

Answer: Piece 7 is the correct answer. Why?

The piece has to contain a triangle, because all the complete rows and columns contain one rectangle, square and triangle. So that eliminates

choices 3, 4 and 5.

The piece has to contain a flat yellow oval, because the row it is in contains other pieces with flat yellow ovals. So that eliminates pieces 4, 6 and 8,

leaving 1, 2 and 7.

The piece also has to have a flat yellow oval at the bottom, because the row already contains pieces with flat yellow ovals at the top and middle. That

eliminates choice 1.

The triangle also has to be tall and wide, because the other shapes in the row are tall and wide. That eliminates choice 2, leaving choice 7 as the

correct answer.

Key Results …

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

HIGH FLUID INTELLIGENCE

HIGH OPENNESS

MODERATE AGREEABLENESS

BAD FOUNDER DNA

How do founders in different cities compare?

THE BELGIAN ENTREPRENEUR (1)

Belgium vs. USABelgium ~6.41% less extrovertedBelgium ~5.35% more agreeableBelgium ~4.37% higher fluid intelligence Belgium vs. SVBelgium ~1.996 higher emotional stabilityBelgium ~8.2% less extrovertedBelgium ~6.28% more agreeableBelgium ~2.68% higher fluid intelligence  

THE BELGIAN ENTREPRENEUR (2)

Belgium vs. EuropeBelgium ~1.28 years olderBelgium ~4.46% higher emotional stabilityBelgium ~7.61% less extrovertedBelgium ~4.89% more openBelgium ~5.27% more agreeableBelgium ~2.96% higher fluid intelligence Belgium vs Germany (World Cup Matchup!)~ 8.9% more conscientious ~ 24.7% less extraverted~ 15.9% more agreeable~ 2.2% higher fluid intelligence  

EMOTIONAL STABILITY

EXTRAVERSION

OPENNESSS

FLUID INTELLIGENCE

AGREEABLENESS

CONSCIENTIOUSNESS

BXLSILICON VALLEY AVIV

TELBERLIN

Part 3B

Bringing the reality of Silicon Valley to

Brussels

(Training)

REALITY 2: GIVING BACK

SILICON VALLEY: Training

Multiple Knowledge-Sharing Events Every Day/Night

MENTORS GIVING BACK…

Part 3C

Bringing the reality of Silicon Valley to

Brussels

(Teamwork)

REALITY 3: WORKING TOGETHER

REALITY 4: SHARED OWNERSHIP

FOUNDER INSTITUTE: Teamwork

When one wins, everyone wins.

It’s not a place.It’s a mindset.

Silicon Valley

Great companies can be built anywhere

1/. A SMALL FUN PRE-TEST

2/. APPLY & TAKE THE TEST:

FI.co/join/dnaGet the results

2 special offers…

A MINI TEST (PART 1A)

A MINI TEST (PART 1B)

A MINI TEST (PART 2)

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