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In this episode, we take a look back at 2020 in the world of Startup Ecosystem Development and Innovation with Eli David, CEO of StartupBlink. Eli discusses what inspired him to take the initiative to create the StartupBlink annual ecosystem report originally, what key insights can be taken from the 2020 edition and which developments of particular Startup Ecosystems have surprised the most?  StartupBlink is the world’s most comprehensive startup ecosystem map and research center, working with more than 50 municipalities and governments worldwide. Its global startup ecosystem map has tens of thousands of registered startups, coworking spaces, and accelerators, creating a robust sample of innovation globally. Looking for more data on startup ecosystems? Don’t forget to take a look at the StartupBlink Pro Account to receive access to extensive analysis tools to support your research and decision-making process.

In the last episode of a three-part series taken from the StartupBlink Ecosystem Summit event (October 27th 2020), the StartupBlink team host a panel discussion on Ecosystem Development during the time of COVID featuring Daniel Romero (PROEXCA), Andrew Bacchus (Kingston Economic Development Corporation) and Michal Michaeli (Tel Aviv Global and Tourism) The StartupBlink Ecosystem Summit is a quarterly gathering of some of the world’s foremost experts and leaders in ecosystem development, and offers a forum for learning and knowledge-sharing on what it takes to create an environment where entrepreneurship flourishes StartupBlink is the world’s most comprehensive startup ecosystem map and research center, working with more than 50 municipalities and governments worldwide. Its global startup ecosystem map has tens of thousands of registered startups, coworking spaces, and accelerators, creating a robust sample of innovation globally. In order to help our partners further their brand recognition and generate leads in the tech industry of their choice, StartupBlink builds vertical maps, Helping them to position their company as a thought-leader at the forefront of their industry. Find out more here! Listen in Itunes Listen in Stitcher (Android)  Listen in Spotify

In the second episode of a three-part series taken from the StartupBlink Ecosystem Summit event (October 27th 2020), the StartupBlink team host a panel discussion on Startup Ecosystem Latest Trends, featuring Adrien Henni (EWDN), Andrew Berkowitz (Zwile Media) & Valto Loikkanen (Startup Commons). The StartupBlink Ecosystem Summit is a quarterly gathering of some of the world’s foremost experts and leaders in ecosystem development, and offers a forum for learning and knowledge-sharing on what it takes to create an environment where entrepreneurship flourishes StartupBlink is the world’s most comprehensive startup ecosystem map and research center, working with more than 50 municipalities and governments worldwide. Its global startup ecosystem map has tens of thousands of registered startups, coworking spaces, and accelerators, creating a robust sample of innovation globally. Looking for more data on startup ecosystems? Don't forget to take a look at the StartupBlink Pro Account to receive access to extensive analysis tools to support your research and decision-making process. Listen in Itunes Listen in Stitcher (Android)  Listen in Spotify

In the first episode, of a three-part series taken from the StartupBlink Ecosystem Summit event (October 27th 2020), StartupBlink CEO Eli David discusses successful policies of Startup Ecosystem Development. The StartupBlink Ecosystem Summit is a quarterly gathering of some of the world’s foremost experts and leaders in ecosystem development, and offers a forum for learning and knowledge-sharing on what it takes to create an environment where entrepreneurship flourishes StartupBlink is the world’s most comprehensive startup ecosystem map and research center, working with more than 50 municipalities and governments worldwide. Its global startup ecosystem map has tens of thousands of registered startups, coworking spaces, and accelerators, creating a robust sample of innovation globally.

In this episode, we interview Founder & CEO of StartupBlink, Eli David.  StartupBlink is the world’s most comprehensive startup ecosystem map and research center, working with more than 50 municipalities and governments worldwide. Its global startup ecosystem map has tens of thousands of registered startups, coworking spaces, and accelerators, creating a robust sample of innovation globally. Eli talks about the most common challenges that countries and cities have when trying to build their startup ecosystems and how entrepreneurs can engage with their ecosystems in order to benefit. Check out www.startupblink.com if you are interested in a deeper startup ecosystem analysis. In order to help our partners further their brand recognition and generate leads in the tech industry of their choice, StartupBlink builds vertical maps, Helping them to position their company as a thought-leader at the forefront of their industry. Find out more here!  

Today we have an interesting interview with Andrew Berkowitz who is the Founder and Host of the Global Startup Movement Podcast, one of the largest global startup ecosystem podcasts in the world. In this episode, Andrew tells his story of how he started his podcast and why he chose to focus on the topic of global startup ecosystems. Andrew explains how podcasts can be a sustainable business and how it can be used to connect with people effectively in this day and age, with a focus on ecosystem developers. He also talks about how new technologies are vastly changing the outlook of developing startup ecosystems in the world, amid its challenges. If you are interested in raising your organization’s visibility as the leader of your local startup ecosystem, learn more about the City Partnership program at citypartner.startupblink.com Please note that we work with only one partner per city. Other than that, Quick news on our side, we have added a lot of new features at www.startupblink.com, check it out if you are interested in a deeper startup ecosystem analysis.  

In this episode, Eli talks with Steven A. Rodriguez who is the Techstars Startup Programs Regional Manager for US and Canada, Founder/Managing Director of SUEGO and Chief Culture Officer at BloomShift. Also, Steven is StartupBlink’s City Partner in Washington, DC and is determined to help build the entrepreneurial ecosystem on the local, national and international stage.   Steven came to Washington, DC 4 years ago for politics but found himself in entrepreneurship instead. He worked for different support organizations for the ones that are starting their business. Steven is passionate about programs that inspire to choose entrepreneurship for economic, community and ecosystem development.    He also presents the region’s strengths and ways that the government has added to the success of the local startup ecosystem and its development. On top of that, he shares some tips on how entrepreneurs can improve their startup ecosystem, encouraging people to give first.     We believe that this episode could be relevant for everyone developing their startup ecosystem or wanting to learn more about the ecosystems out there.    This episode is brought to you by StartupBlink, publishing the Global Startup Ecosystem Rankings Annual Report which ranks more than 1,000 cities and 100 countries. Download your report at https://startupservices.startupblink.com/ecosystem-report/     If you are interested in speaking with us about the promotion and development of your startup ecosystem, contact us here.   For your convenience, the Global Startup Ecosystem Podcast by StartupBlink is available in different media players here:    Listen in iTunes  Listen in Stitcher (Android)  Listen in Spotify

In this episode, we talk with Hermes Arriaga, the founder of ImpactHub, coworking space, with whom we met in Zagreb, Croatia.  As a native Mexican that has been very much involved in his local startup ecosystem, Hermes shares his insights on the Mexican and Croatian startup ecosystems. Everything comes in the form of his own experience, so you will get a more authentic trip between two different yet goal-oriented ecosystems! He also discusses the cultural differences that foreigners face in Croatia and the present entrepreneurial mindset of the local community.  This episode is brought to you by StartupBlink, publishing the Global Startup Ecosystem Rankings Annual Report which ranks more than 1,000 cities and 100 countries. Download your report at report.startupblink.com If you are interested in speaking with us about the promotion and development of your startup ecosystem, contact us at citypartner.startupblink.com For those who want to dig deeper into startup ecosystem data, StartupBlink offers a PRO Account that will help to make informed decisions based on comprehensive datasets of hundreds of startup ecosystems, as well as providing increased access to core data. Discover more and get 4 free months at https://pro.startupblink.com/

In this episode, Eli talks about the importance of mapping your local startup ecosystem. As someone who is actively involved in global startup communities and constantly supports the growth of ecosystems around the world, he shares valuable insights on how to build such a map and presents mapping solutions that StartupBlink offers in this area.    On top of that, he briefly goes over the benefits and opportunities that mapping offers to the whole community and gives several ideas on how to empower its players and attract foreign talents.   We believe that this episode could be relevant for everyone developing their startup ecosystem and either just thinking of starting to map it or already taking the first steps to do so.    This episode is brought to you by StartupBlink, publishing the Global Startup Ecosystem Rankings Annual Report which ranks more than 1,000 cities and 100 countries. Download your report at https://startupservices.startupblink.com/ecosystem-report/     If you are interested in speaking with us about the promotion and development of your startup ecosystem, contact us here.   For those who want to dig deeper into startup ecosystem data, StartupBlink offers a PRO Account that will help to make informed decisions based on comprehensive datasets of hundreds of startup ecosystems, as well as providing increased access to core data. Discover more and get 4 free months at https://pro.startupblink.com/   For your convenience, the Global Startup Ecosystem Podcast by StartupBlink is available in different media players here:  Listen in iTunes  Listen in Stitcher (Android)  Listen in Spotify

In this episode, we talk with our startup ecosystem partners in Kingston, Canada. Andrew Bacchus from Kingston Economic Development Corporation and David Hyndman that used to work at Queen’s University. Both share their valuable insights on what makes Kingston unique and so favorable for startup founders. This episode is not only highly informative but inspiring as well.    Kingston, a relatively small city located between bigger startup hubs, offers world-class infrastructure, human capital, and market access, minus the stress of a big city. Andrew and David talk about recent developments and interesting opportunities that attract international attention. They present the challenges of building Kingston’s startup ecosystem and how they managed to leverage them.    We believe that this episode could be relevant for everyone developing their startup ecosystem, whether it is a bigger startup hub trying to cooperate with smaller cities, or a small city trying to develop and make an impact on the global startup ecosystem scene.   This episode is brought to you by StartupBlink, publishing the Global Startup Ecosystem Rankings Annual Report which ranks more than 1,000 cities and 100 countries. Download your report at https://startupservices.startupblink.com/ecosystem-report/     If you are interested in speaking with us about the promotion and development of your startup ecosystem, contact us here.   For those who want to dig deeper into startup ecosystem data, StartupBlink offers a PRO Account that will help to make informed decisions based on comprehensive datasets of hundreds of startup ecosystems, as well as providing increased access to core data. Discover more and get 4 free months at https://pro.startupblink.com/  

In this episode, we talk with Edilson Osorio Junior with whom we met in Tallinn, Estonia. He is a computer scientist by profession and currently focuses on blockchain technology.  As a native Brazilian that has been very much involved in its local startup ecosystem, Edilson shares his insights on the Brazilian Startup Ecosystem. He discusses the strengths and challenges that Brazilian entrepreneurs are facing.  Other than that, he speaks about why he decided to move to Estonia and shares a few insights on the Estonian startup ecosystem. Everything comes in the form of his own experience so you get a more authentic journey between two different yet goal-oriented ecosystems! Edilson also gives some valuable insights into the blockchain technology, its original purpose and the positive impact it can have on the world. This episode is brought to you by StartupBlink, publishing the Global Startup Ecosystem Rankings Annual Report which ranks more than 1,000 cities and 100 countries. Download your report at https://startupservices.startupblink.com/ecosystem-report/   If you are interested in speaking with us about the promotion and development of your startup ecosystem, contact us here. For those who want to dig deeper into startup ecosystem data, StartupBlink offers a PRO Account that will help to make informed decisions based on comprehensive datasets of hundreds of startup ecosystems, as well as providing increased access to core data. Discover more and get 4 free months at https://pro.startupblink.com/

In our first Global Startup Ecosystem Podcast by StartupBlink episode, Eli David, the CEO of StartupBlink, gives a quick introduction to the podcast and then presents an overview of Startup Ecosystem Rankings Report 2019 that ranked 1,000 cities and 100 countries and is available for download here.  Eli will go over the top 100 countries ranked in the report and will present the key insights. Additionally, he will talk about the biggest increase and significant downfalls in the startup ecosystems around the world. As well as, share what makes a great startup ecosystem. That and even more is covered in this episode. If you are interested in speaking with us about the promotion and development of your startup ecosystem, contact us here. For those who want to dig deeper into startup ecosystem data, StartupBlink offers a PRO Account that will help to make informed decisions based on comprehensive datasets of hundreds of startup ecosystems, as well as providing increased access to core data. Discover more and get 4 free months at https://pro.startupblink.com/