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🌟 Startups, Let's Get Real: What Customers Want vs. Imaginary Solutions! 🔍 Customers want solutions rooted in data, not imaginary dreams. Let's design with real insights, not just imagination. 📊💡 #DataDriven #StartupReality

90% of startups "fail". Let's change that! While the biggest cited reason is lack of market - how does this translate into a better day-to-day? As humans - we are all prone to these, and can learn how to better address them at every ship's crew we join. What are some reasons/lessons learned you've observed to bring this rate down? Here are 5 I've observed from the UXR perspective, but I know there are many more from various other domains: https://lnkd.in/gMEHtaKs

On the bright side, DC is #12 globally -- only Silicon Valley, NY, LA, and Boston beat out the DMV in the US. There is so much momentum in DC right now, but there are a couple things holding us back from moving even farther up the ranks. 1: DC is a really hard place for an early stage company to get off the ground. MD and VA (and PA, and DE, etc.) provide so many more resources and opportunities for early stage companies, and the reality is, growth stage companies will have to look outside of the region to raise larger rounds. At the very least, DC needs to follow MD and VA's lead to make this whole region an advantageous launching ground for the next groundbreaking companies. 2: "The DMV" just does not do this ecosystem justice. We need a rebrand! Starting with a catchy new name. Any thoughts?

🚀 Conducting user research in a startup 🚀 User research is CRITICAL for startups, allowing you to validate key assumptions, understand user needs, and test product-market fit before investing thousands into development. But let's face it — research can be super costly and time-consuming. 🔍 How can you invest in research without draining your resources or slowing down? 📌 We've got you covered! Check out our tried and true methods and tools for conducting user research with our startup clients that allow us to maximize impact while minimizing time and cost. #UserResearch #StartupSuccess #Efficiency #ProductMarketFit

Navigating the dynamic startup ecosystem requires more than just surface-level analysis. ⁣ ⁣ Evalify's robust platform dives into the depths of #IP data to reveal hidden gems and potential red flags in startups. ⁣ ⁣ By providing this level of detailed insight, we empower investors to make astute, well-informed decisions, distinguishing between fleeting trends and sustainable #innovation.⁣ ⁣ Head on over to www.evalify.ai to learn more.⁣ ⁣ #EvalifyEffect #Evalify

The Global Startup Ecosystem Report 2024 (#GSER2024) was launched at London Tech Week, (June 14, 2024). 🔺️ 🇯🇴 Amman was recognized as one of the Top Emerging Ecosystems in the MENA region in the 2024 Global Startup Ecosystem Report by Startup Genome with value of of ($1.40 bn) for the period (H2 2021 - 2023). 🔷️ The Global Startup Ecosystem Report 2024 (GSER 2024)provides insights into the world’s leading startup ecosystems, emerging trends, and key challenges facing entrepreneurs. It is based on extensive research and analysis of data from 4.5 million startups across 300 global ecosystems and over a decade of independent research and providing policy advice to more than 160 economic and innovation ministries and public/private agencies in over 55 countries. Read the full report here: https://lnkd.in/eAqQ5_Bc #GSER2024

Insights into Founder Connections Among Western European Hubs! ⭐ Our latest data visualization on mobility reveals fascinating findings from the Startup Heatmap Survey, which has analyzed over 9,244 founders' votes since 2016. By identifying mutual relations between hubs based on voting behavior, we uncovered equally strong preferences of founders for specific hubs beyond their own. Understanding these connections among Western European hubs is crucial for the development of startup ecosystems. It provides invaluable insights into potential collaboration opportunities, resource sharing, and knowledge transfer, ultimately fostering growth and innovation within the startup community. 🗺️ Curious to learn more about how we track trends and developments in the startup world? Visit www.startupheatmap.eu for further insights and stay ahead of the curve! #Founders #Startups #DataVisualization #StartupEcosystems #Mobility #StartupHeatmapSurvey #Innovation

As part of my Doctoral study, I am surveying Tech Startup Leaders to gather real-world data and perspectives about the impact of COVID-19 on their startups and how they have adapted and evolved. And here's how it can collectively benefit you and the tech ecosystem: - Contribute to a research that could shape the future of startups. - Help fellow entrepreneurs and foster a sense of collaboration and shared learning within the startup community. - Gain early insights from the study’s findings to benefit your own business strategy. Your participation is crucial in filling the gap in existing research and providing actionable insights for the tech startup community. The survey is brief and will only take a few minutes of your time. The link is in the comment below. Please share this post with the leaders of tech startups or tag them on this post. #Survey #BusinessResearch #TechStartups

Reaching out to Tech Startup Founders and Leaders to gather first-hand perspectives about the impact of COVID-19 on their startups. Your insights will be extremely valuable for the study! The survey is brief and will only take a few minutes of your time. Here's the survey link: https://lnkd.in/grB_FSCq If anyone would like to connect and discuss this further, please don't hesitate to reach out! I'd love to have a conversation! #TechStartups #Entrepreneurship #Innovation #Research #Survey #StartupCommunity #PostPandemicGrowth

From Lab to Startup … the formula for success! Compelling, right? This is the topic of a roundtable held during the inaugural Europe Deeptech Meetup. This event, organized by EuroQuity - Bpifrance and Les Deeptech 🚀 teams, brought together 50 early-stage deeptech startups, from preseed to Series A, from sustainable, health, industry and digital sectors to pitch and meet Europe's finest VCs.   The outcome? 200 intros, a jury of 75+ investors, 226 applications and more than 220 investors from all over Europe. And it was only the first edition. It was a great opportunity for me to work alongside Céline Debled and Maxence Jamet, who came to represent Agoranov and Entrepreneur First, to help me highlight the work of our french ecosystem in promoting entrepreneurship among PhDs and researchers. Key highlights included: 📈 Democratizing deeptech: The Deeptech plan, launched in 2019, has significantly contributed in democratizing entrepreneurship amidst researchers' ranks. Since 2018, the proportion of PhD founders at Entrepreneur First has tripled. These researchers are passionate about a tech and are committed to apply it to an impactful project. 🤝🏻 Building stronger teams: founders should uplift each other's skills, with CEOs enhancing the technical prowess of CTOs and help vulgarizing the technology when selling to a customer.  🔔 Problem first, solution second: a common mistake often made by founders is thinking applications first. Entrepreneur First and Agoranov emphasize thinking problem first and understanding their clients’ pain points before developing potential applications. 🚀 Strategic Operations: companies should ideate and operate in a geography where time to market favors the operations, like health companies rapidly targeting the US, as regulation and market access are less restrictive than in Europe. 💪🏼 Sovereignty: it does not depend on the geographical market rather than where the IP, the team and the research are based.   Massive thanks to Céline and Maxence for sharing their valuable insights.    To access the list of 50 selected companies and get an intro with the founders, please reach out to me at marc.ranchon@ext.bpifrance.fr.