Building the Finnish Startup Ecosystem
Stanford · Stanford GSB · 2015 · 55 min
How Finland built a startup ecosystem out of culture and student energy, and what other regions can copy from it.
A guest lecture at Stanford about Finland's startup ecosystem, why it became interesting, and what other ecosystems can learn from it.
This was about culture, student-led entrepreneurship, public support, Aalto, Startup Sauna, Slush, and the practical conditions that help founders actually start companies instead of just talking about innovation.