Gt briefing march 2015 upstarts- driving the entrepreneurial economy

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GT BRIEFING MARCH 2015: UPSTARTS: DRIVING THE ENTREPRENEURIAL

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(Source: http://fundersandfounders.com/what-7-billion-world-population-does/)


“Access to safe water is a fundamental human need and therefore a basic human right.”

Kofi Annan, Former United Nations Secretary-General

“The challenge of securing safe and plentiful water for all is one of the most daunting challenges

faced by the world today ”

Ban Ki-Moon, United Nations Secretary-General

Shifting mindsets and technological advances make it

easier, faster and cheaper to realize the entrepreneurial dream







Venture builders Pulling together a number

of business ideas from across a network of resources, assigning

internal teams to develop them and sharing

resources

Social entrepreneurs Breaking down the walls

between the non-profit and the for-profit world

The sharing business Allowing individuals to benefit from an exploding number of choices to meet their needs







THINK

Peerbackers, SoMoLend and MicroVentures.

http://peerbackers.com/


Google for Entrepreneurs Communities and creative

spaces for entrepreneurs to learn and work in 125

countries

NaiLab Supports several startups on-

site and more virtually (Nairobi, Kenya)

Packard Place A hotspot for

entrepreneurship built for entrepreneurs by

entrepreneurs (Charlotte, US)

Communitech Founded by entrepreneurs,

has helped more than 1,000 firms

(Toronto, Canada)

Entrepreneurial

Hubs


“Twice as many successful entrepreneurs are over 50 as under 25. The vast majority –

75% – have more than six years of industry experience,

and half more have more than 10 years when they create

their start up.”

(Excerpt from Harvard Business Review blog "Entrepreneurs Get Better with Age”)


1985

2008

Today


(Source: http://archive.ja-ye.org/Download/jaye/JA-YE_fact%20sheet%202014_single%20page.pdf

JA-YE Europe reaches 3.2 million students per year in 40 European countries


• Startup Weekends • Startup Festivals • Innovation labs • Incubators • Makerspaces • Accelerators • Hackathons

THINK


Experienced entrepreneurs get

access to knowledge and relationships

through Coca-Cola


The Target Accelerator Program at Target India incubates tech startups for six months on their own campus in

Bangalore. Working alongside the Target development team, these

startups are innovating the future of shopping experiences.

The Sanofi Sunrise Initiative has enlisted the capabilities

and resources of venture capitalists and entrepreneurs to systematize the innovation

process at Sanofi.

Corporates + Entrepreneurs

Two different worlds or a new way to energize innovation?


How will the entrepreneurial economy impact your organization

and industry?

Read the full briefing: Upstarts: Driving the Entrepreneurial Economy on http://www.globaltrends.com/monthly-briefings/60-

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