Europe needs to learn to play nicely

Learning to play well together
Saul Klein@capehttp://localglo.besaul@indexventures.com
Plugg – BrusselsMar 11th, 2010

No shortage of technical talent

Low cost of start ups

Open Source is mainstream

Platforms change costs: infrastructure, revenue and distribution

Hamburg
We have strong local networks
Helsinki
Utrecht
Paris
Belgrade
Leeds

Connected to a federated ecosystem

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Internet is truly global, we know how to play nicely with the US

It’s not about being European, its about changing the world

Niklas Zennstrom & Janus Friis
changed telecoms

Marten Mickos changed enterprise software

David Heinemeier Hansson
changed web programming

Jacques-Antoine Granjon ischanging shopping

Role Models
Daniel Ek is changing music

Kristian Segestrale is changing games

Natalie Massenet
is changing fashion

Errol Damelin is changing personal finance

Eldar & Roy Tuvey and Jos & Ben Whiteare changing Internet security

Iain Dodsworth is changing real-time web

Changed publishing

Changed television

Changedhousewares

Changed apparel

Sophisticated risk capital

Bootstrapped role models

Think big
Think big, think different

Learning to play well together
Saul Klein@capehttp://localglo.besaul@indexventures.com
Plugg – BrusselsMar 11th, 2010

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by Saul Klein on Mar 10, 2010