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Saturday, 21 February 2009
Saturday, 7 February 2009
Aalto Entrepreneurship Society
We threw the first Aaltoes Startup Evening a week ago, this is an updated tag cloud of the feedback we got by the crowd.
Problem: “What holds back Finland (& Aalto University) from realizing its entrepreneurial potential?”
Problem: “What holds back Finland (& Aalto University) from realizing its entrepreneurial potential?”
atmosphere avoid better bureaucracy company competitive cost courage culture earned education encouragement enough etc fail failure finland funding information jobs keksintosaatio know-how lack learn markets models money networks opportunities outokumpu people personal practical process punished role safe safety sales shyness spirit start system taxation taxes tesi think trailblazers uninspiring worker
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Solutions to: “What can Finland (& Aalto University) do to unleash its entrepreneurial potential?”
alumni anything asset attitude brainstorm cold communities companies creativity design didn educational encouraging etc events examples failed funding gather give help idea info information international learn lectures marketing matching meet mentors negotiation networking people practical products programmes question real role-models sales skills spirit start study talk teach technically tkk training
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Innovation or... not?
There's a very thin line between actually having an innovation or not. We're starting up a company, and there doesn't seem to be very many people who find our idea innovative or something new. People just don't get it. It sort of seems obvious to the point of being lame. But it doesn't exist.
I'm reading a book called "Leaders" by Warren Bennis and Burt Nanus. They're telling me that by definition, an innovation is something that is not accepted at first. Its an idea that looks foolish, impractical or unfeasible. I guess our idea falls under foolish. I remember reading that Mark Zuckerberg was very unsure if the idea of Facebook would catch on. That he was very close to stopping the development several times.
So I think it must be like that. If you want to create something new, you have to be unsure about the success. People shouldn't get it right away. Get the proto out and then ask them again. Wow.
I'm reading a book called "Leaders" by Warren Bennis and Burt Nanus. They're telling me that by definition, an innovation is something that is not accepted at first. Its an idea that looks foolish, impractical or unfeasible. I guess our idea falls under foolish. I remember reading that Mark Zuckerberg was very unsure if the idea of Facebook would catch on. That he was very close to stopping the development several times.
So I think it must be like that. If you want to create something new, you have to be unsure about the success. People shouldn't get it right away. Get the proto out and then ask them again. Wow.
aes Tag clouds - Problems and Solutions
Problems
Solutions
appreciated atmosphere avoid better bureaucracy career company competitive cost courage culture earned education enough etc fail failure finance finland finnvera funding job keksintosaatio know-how knowledge kpmg lack learn man markets mckinsey opportunity outokumpu people process punished safe salary shyness spirit start system taxation tesi think trailblazers uninspiring ventures wild worker
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Solutions
alumni anything asset brainstorm cold companies creative didn education encouraging energy etc events examples experts failed follow gather give happen help idea info learn lectures marketing matching meet negotiation networking people pitches practical products programmes question real reps sales skills spirit start study succeeded talk taxation teach technically tkk trust
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