Heikki saikkonen course v1

Heikki saikkonen course v1

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  Growing the AmbitionLevel of Entrepreneurshipwithin AaltoFor Internet and Computing [email protected]
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  My ExperienceEDUCATIONCEO /PARTNER/ DIRECTORLTT-Research Finance Institute, EqvitecAdvisors/RobertsonStephens, EqvitecVenturePartners,Valimo Wireless, ConorVenturePartners,TechnopolisVentures, ACEBedford Hills, LinkhorneSchool,EC Glass, Davidson College, Aalto School of Economics, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, Aalto School of Science and TechnologyADVISOR / INVESTMENT BANKERINVESTOR/BOARD MEMBERF-Secure, Iobox, Codetoys, Digia, Solid, Footbalance, Microtask, severalongoingValimo Wireless, Smartner/Seven, Frends, Rissa Communications, NS Sports Management, Technopolis Ventures2
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  What is ACEToday ?xESEntrepreneurship EducationNoteCombo ofAcademicAndPractice!EntrepreneurshipResearchInnovation Servicesand TechnologyTransferGrowthVenturing and Start-Up Services
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  ACE Innovation Servicestoday and tomorrow ** This is ”Practice” part and it is Critical to future of Finland and mustberesourcedaccordingly!!
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  Great FinnishStories inOutlier and Black Swan FrameworkDefiesPrediction
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  Makes a MassiveImpact
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  WemakeupExplanationsAfterward
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  Endowedwith an unfairadvantange.
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  Extremepractice and workHaveweeverhadany,and whyaretheysoimportanttoday?
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  1. The Counter-IntuitiveRealityof the Black SwanLink6
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  2. On Risk-takingand Failure…Ecosystem: promotespioneering spirit embracing uncertainty, risk-taking and tolerating failureEntrepreneur: Youmustnotfail! (butits OK ifyoudo, keeptrying!)You just cannothave a Plan B !!LinkLink7
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  3. On Youthand Energy…Ecosystem: Attract founders, who are ideally young, energetic and possibly migrants, and support them patientlyEntrepreneur: Startearly! Universities will probably drive the next Black Swan. And, DON’T BE PATIENT!8
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  About34About269
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  aaltovg.comtwitter.com/aaltogarage
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  4. On Customers…Ecosystem:Willingcustomersparticipate in trial and errorprocesswithinnovators.Entrepreneur: Get out of the officeall the time – live and breathewithcustomers.And customers: ifyoudon’tpay, youarepart of the productorservice, act likeit!Link11
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  5a. On TeamsEntrepreneur:Bring in the bestwherevertheycomefrom (and manywillcomefromabroad!)Ecosystem: Freedom offered to talent who should not be snatched from start-ups. Talent (and capital!) MUST be mobile!Link12
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  5b. On Teams13Link
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  6a. On PricingTechnologiesLink
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  6b. On PricingTechnologies15Link
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  7. On Howto be a VC16Link
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  Whatarewetrying to doat ACE to enablethis?A Deep International NetworkBringworld-classlecturers, practitioners and studentsINSendourcommunityOUT to globalhotspots.SupportREGULARbootcamps and eventsaroundkeythemesCreatewinning IP strategiesRaise the overallIMAGE of GrowthEntrepreneurshipCollaboratefluentlywithour national and regionalecosystem!Getgreatideas into the marketFAST!17
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  SelectSpin-offs and Start-UpsfromAaltoUniversitySomePastStart-UpsHybrid GraphicsF-SecureSulakeRovioSolid… manyothers
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  Any Ideas? InventedSomething?Contact us directly:Will Cardwell, Head, 040 514 1325Pauli Laitinen, Innation Services teamleader, 050 338 0509Or looked at: http://ace.aalto.fi19