2. Global Startup Community Efforts: 300 partners, 60+ cities, 30+ countries
We are the Voice of the Entrepreneur to governments and ecosystem leaders.
> 10,000 Startup Founders Contribute Each Year
Startup Genome works to increase the success rate of
startups
and spread the global startup revolution
3. Net Job Creation by Firm Age
NetJobCreation
Startups are the #1 engine of job creation!
…if not the ONLY one!
8. Activation Globalization Expansion Integration
The Largest Scale-ups “Trigger” Accelerated Ecosystem Growth
8
$100M
Exits
$B
Exits
Need a series of
1+ per Year
9. Because They Lead to Resource Attraction
9
Local Resources
Alone Are
Not Enough
10. Activation Globalization Expansion Integration
Barcelona is at the Late Activation Phase
About to Enter the Globalization Phase
10
Barcelona
16. Global-Connected Ecosystems Produce Startups with Higher
Global Market Reach
0
0.05
0.1
0.15
0.2
0.25
0.3
0.35
0.4
0.45
0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16
%OtherRegionCustomers
# Connections to Top Ecosystems
Silicon Valley
Tel Aviv
Amsterdam
Berlin
London
Paris
Stockholm
Lisbon
# of Entrepreneur Relationships in Top Ecosystems
%ofGlobalCustomers
(outsideContinent)
Early-Stage Global Market Reach
= Steve Blank’s Customer Development
16
NOT Growth-Stage
Sales & Marketing
17. Startups with Higher Global Market Reach Achieve MUCH
Faster Revenue Growth Scale-ups
17
Startup Revenue Growth vs. Customer Focus
MonthlyRevenue
> 50%
Foreign
Customers
< 50%
Foreign
Customers
$200k
$150k
$100k
$ 50k
$ 0k
Time
2.1X Growth
Acceleration
Scale-up
19. Get More Connected to Entrepreneurs in Top Ecosystems and
Share Knowledge & Valuable Introductions
19
…and Share Your Connections
with Other Barcelona Founders