GEC 2017: Victor Hwang

Beyond Silicon Valley:The Future of Eship

Victor W. Hwang, Kauffman FoundationGlobal Entrepreneurship Congress

March 14, 2017

Why do you do what you do?

“The traditional methods of encouraging entrepreneurship are not producing desired results…” – Kauffman Foundation

Yesterday

More capitalMore technology

More technical trainingMore high-growth startups

More policy incentives

+ Now

More connectivityMore trust

More immersive learningMore diversity

More community building

But why?

Individuals

Teams

Startups

Growing Companies

Mature Companies

Institutions

People + Culture = Everything

P + C = E

So what is Kauffman’s strategy?

#1. Entrepreneurial learning.

#2. Build ecosystems.

#3. Level the playing field.

Photo by Thomas Ming

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