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coworking space & startup center
20:00h - Presentations- Niek Huizenga - Startups in the Valley- Stef van Grieken - Google, the nerd experience 21:00h Live stream - Runway Incubator- Ruben Nieuwenhuizen (DutchBaseCamp.com)- Dom Sagolla (Twitter)- Ankit Sankar (TapFame)- Vincent van de Poll (ucreate3D), 21:45h - Ice cold drinks
The Big Five
The Big Five
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The Silicon Valley - UpsideCulture • Life is about startups and technology• Opportunities and thinking big• Easy access to networks and people
Availability of resources• Investors• Knowledge• Incubators / Accelerators
Quality of life• Infrastructure and facilities• Leisure opportunities• Weather
The Silicon Valley - DownsideCulture • Opportunistic
Availability of resources• Fierce competition
Quality of life• Expensive
Silicon Valley is a great place to get inspired and learn….. But is it the right place to start your business?
DiscussionNothing is more powerful than a community of talented people working on related problems (Paul Graham, 2003)
……. in an environment that stimulates, facilitates and provides access to resources to these people.
We have the basic ingredients in Groningen… right?