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1. IT TAKES A CITY TO RAISE A STARTUP. PLOT OUT
YOUR LOCAL ECOSYSTEM BELOW TO HELP
NEWCOMERS.
Source: http://fi.co/canvas – Startup Ecosystem
Canvas from the Founder Institute
2. STARTUP ECOSYSTEM CANVAS
It takes a city to raise a startup. Plot out your local ecosystem below to help newcomers.
1. IDEA
EVANGELISTS
Successful local founders who lead the ecosystem
& frequently mentor newbies.
1. Inspire
a. Startup Media:
Centralized local information, listings, and news.
Inspirational Events: Open, inclusive, beginner
startup events.
2. Educate
Best Practices:
Beginner knowledge-sharing events.
Training & Feedback:
Skill & idea development programs. Skill & Idea development.
3. Validate
Team Formation:
Resources & events for teaming up.
Build First Product:
Hackathons & resources to build.
2. LAUNCH-STAGE
GOVERNMENT
Public organizations that facilitate local
economic development.
1. Start
Establish:
Law firms & banks that specialize in helping startups.
Workspace:
Co-working and flexible workspaces.
2. Develop
Formalize:
Accounting, development and HR for early-stage startups.
Prepare for Seed:
Incubators & advanced mentorship.
3. Launch
Seed Accelerators:
Seed funding mentor programs.
Pitch & Demo:
Show local startups for investment.
TALENT
Local Universities:
Major business or technical universities
Local Employers:
Major technical employers with a large workforce
3. GROWTH-STAGE
1. Recognition
Investor Networking:
Connect professional investors with founders.
Major Media:
Mainstream local business press.
1. Funding
Angels / Micro-VCs:
Seed-stage investors. Seed-stage investors
Venture Capitalists:
Series A and beyond.
3. Growth
Infrastructure:
Office space, HR, local business insurance.
Expansion:
Growth accelerators/consultants.
SUCCESS STORIES
Successful homegrown companies that have raised significant institutional funding, employ a large workforce, or have achieved liquidity.
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3.
4. 1. IDEA
1.1 INSPIRE
a. Startup Media:
Centralized local information, listings, and news. (i.e. startup blogs/ publications/ lists/ FB groups/
newsletters, Startup Digest)
List resources here in alphabetical order, with links.
ENT Economic News of Tajikistan (FB Group)
KNP/YEC Young Entrepreneurs Club (FB Page)
NABWT National Association of Businesswomen of Tajikistan (FB Page)
NASMB National Association of Small and Medium Business (FB Page)
TajikInvest (FB Group)
Technopark IT Business Incubator (FB Page)
Inspirational Events:
Open, inclusive, beginner startup events. (i.e. Startup Weekend, idea fairs, and inspirational meetups)
List resources here in alphabetical order, with links.
Entrepreneurship Day
Farakh (NABWT)
GEW Global Entrepreneurship Week Tajikistan
TedX
5. 1.2 EDUCATE
Best Practices:
Beginner knowledge-sharing events. (i.e. beginner events that serve to educate more than
inspirate, like 1 Million Cups, Startup Grind, Startup Founder 101, etc).
List resources here in alphabetical order, with links.
AIESEC
IAESTE
Junior Achievement
SIFE
YEC meetings
Training & Feedback:
Skill & idea development programs. Skill & Idea development. (Ex. bootcamps and
comprehensive training programs, like Founder Institute, General Assembly, Lean Startup
Machine, code camps, etc).
List resources here in alphabetical order, with links.
Social Entrepreneurship
Technopark events
6. 1.3 VALIDATE
Team Formation:
Resources & events for teaming up. (i.e. events or other resources that
facilitate early-stage recruitment and cofounder matching, like
CoFoundersLab, FounderDating, and entrepreneur networking groups
and events, “find a cofounder XXX”)
List resources here in alphabetical order, with links.
Build First Product:
Hackathons & resources to build. (i.e. hackathons and other builder-
focused events and resources)
List resources here in alphabetical order, with links.
Eurasia Mobile Challenge (Beeline)
Hackathon (EFCA Eurasia Foundation of Central Asia/World Bank)
7. 2. LAUNCH-STAGE
2.1 START
Establish:
Law firms & banks that specialize in helping startups.
List resources here in alphabetical order, with links.
FINCA
Imon International
Spitamen Bank
Workspace:
Co-working and flexible workspaces (note: “official” office space goes in 3.1.a.
Infrastructure).
List resources here in alphabetical order, with links.
Technopark
Universities??
8. 2.2 DEVELOP
Formalize:
Accounting, development and HR for early-stage startups.
List resources here in alphabetical order, with links.
Prepare for Seed:
Incubators & advanced mentorship. (i.e. advanced knowledge sharing, later
stage events and resources for startup TEAMS, Startup Next, etc)
List resources here in alphabetical order, with links.
NABWT Incubator???
Technopark Incubator
9. 2.3 LAUNCH
Seed Accelerators:
Seed funding mentor programs. (Techstars-style programs that provide
funding)
List resources here in alphabetical order, with links.
Pitch & Demo:
Show local startups for investment. (i.e. demo days for companies seeking seed
investment)
List resources here in alphabetical order, with links.
GEW
Technopark Pitch Event
10. 3. GROWTH-STAGE
3.1 RECOGNITION
Investor Networking:
Connect professional investors with founders. (i.e. events or groups that facilitate connections with
professional investors vs. angels, venture capital associations, )
List resources here in alphabetical order, with links.
Major Media:
Mainstream local business press. (i.e. major local or regional publications that frequently champion
local businesses, major local or regional publications with a business section).
List resources here in alphabetical order, with links.
Abdullo Media http://www.abdullo-media.tj/
Asia +
VIP Magazine (Asia +)
Business and Politics ??
Elita Magazine
Ideas Magazine https://www.facebook.com/magazine.ideas?fref=ts
Radio Vatan
Vecherka http://vecherka.tj/
11. 3.2 FUNDING
Angels / Micro-VCs:
Seed-stage investors. Seed-stage investors
List resources here in alphabetical order, with links.
Venture Capitalists:
Series A and beyond.
List resources here in alphabetical order, with links.
12. 3.3 GROWTH
Infrastructure:
Office space, HR, local business insurance. (i.e. office space/ HR/
insurance providers for capital-rich companies to grow and scale)
List resources here in alphabetical order, with links.
Expansion:
Growth accelerators/consultants. (i.e. programs and business
consultants for capital-rich companies to grow and scale).
List resources here in alphabetical order, with links.
13. EVANGELISTS
Successful local founders
who lead the ecosystem &
frequently mentor newbies.
Successful local founders who lead the ecosystem & frequently mentor
newbies. (i.e. Local leaders who have taken a leadership position,
speak at a lot of startup events, mentor all the programs, etc.)
List people here in alphabetical order, with links.
Ilhom Aliyev
Pulod Amirbekov
Sherali Djurabaev
Peter Fabian
Dilshod Juraev
Manizha Khaitova
Daniel Zaretsky
14. GOVERNMENT
Public organizations that
facilitate local economic
development.
List resources here in alphabetical order, with links.
Mayor’s Office of Dushanbe
Regional Governments
Ministry of Economic Development and Trade
Goskominvest
TajInvest
Ministry of Education
Ministry of Innovation and New Technologies
President’s Office
Council on Science and Innovation
National Coordination Council on Innovative Development
National Coordination Council on Development of Intellectual Property
National Center for Patents and Information.
15. TALENT
Major local business or tech universities and employers that attract and retain local talent.
Local Universities (universities with prominent technical or business programs).
List resources here in alphabetical order, with links.
Tajik State University of Commerce
Technological University of Tajikistan
Tajik Technical University
Khojand State University
Moscow State University – Dushanbe branch
Russian Tajik Slavonic University
Institute of Service and Entrepreneurship
Tajik State University
Presidential Lyceum
Homatov School
Local Employers (Major technical employers with large local offices)
List employers here in alphabetical order, with links.
Babylon
Beeline
Huawei
Megafon
Saturn
TARENA ??
16. SUCCESS STORIES SUCCESSFUL HOMEGROWN COMPANIES THAT HAVE RAISED SIGNIFICANT
INSTITUTIONAL FUNDING, EMPLOY A LARGE WORKFORCE, OR HAVE
ACHIEVED LIQUIDITY.
List companies here in alphabetical order, with links.
Dunyo I Nav http://dunyoinav.tj/
Hayot https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100008230658518&sk=about
NAQSH ?? https://www.facebook.com/NAQSH-
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Promotion
Reklama.tj http://rg.tj/
Shedevr
Somon.TJ
Total Advertising Group
Successful homegrown companies that have raised significant institutional funding,
employ a large workforce, or have achieved liquidity.
Editor's Notes
Source: http://fi.co/canvas – Startup Ecosystem Canvas from the Founder Institute
Source: http://fi.co/canvas – Startup Ecosystem Canvas from the Founder Institute