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The slides from a Slush 2013 speech (video and full text blog posts are here: http://sten.tamkivi.com/2013/12/looking-at-europe-from-silicon-valley-at-slush-2013/)
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Silicon Valley Europe
Sten Tamkivi, Entrepreneur in Residence @ Andreessen Horowitz
Do we need stronger ties?
You + Valley(honestly)
Num
ber o
f dea
ls in
201
3
Into US startups Into EU startups
678
139
126
1 777
by US investors by EU investors
Source: PitchBook. Seed & Early Stage VC deals in US/Europe, by investor HQ location, completed in 2013, as of Nov 6th, 2013.
For non-financial ties:
Give first Fix misconceptions
Europe has a lot to give
Talent ~ challenges
Talent ~ challenges
Models ahead of US
Talent ~ challenges
Models ahead of US
Access to next 400M
Talent ~ challenges
Models ahead of US
Access to next 400M
Skills to think global
Talent ~ challenges
Models ahead of US
Access to next 400M
Skills to think global
Security and privacy
Misconceptions are friction
Europe = (London || Berlin)
Europe > (London & Berlin)
West vs East
West vs East
Source: Deal or No Deal: The Growth of International Venture Capital Investment by Pandya and Leblang of University of Virginia - See more at: http://sten.tamkivi.com/2013/11/vc-funds-go-where-immigrants-come-from/
Source: Deal or No Deal: The Growth of International Venture Capital Investment by Pandya and Leblang of University of Virginia - See more at: http://sten.tamkivi.com/2013/11/vc-funds-go-where-immigrants-come-from/
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