On Wednesday 8 February we had joint event with the French and Southern African Chamber on the theme of Kick Start a Start Up. Over 75 attendees joined to listen to 3 presentations from Start-Up Stockholm - the largest Start-Up help organisation in Stockholm, with whom the Dutch Chamber signed a partnership on 25th January of this year,
 |  Johanna Pihl business dev mgr at of Start-Up Stockholm gave an overview of the tremendous growth in services of the organisation. With over 4000 consulting contacts the largest in Stockholm and still growing. |
An innovation is something new that customers are prepared to pay for. It should be neat and not just nice. |  Patrik Lindström senior innovations advisor at Start-Up Stockholm shared thoughts on why it is so important that new businesses are not just nice, but really "neat" and the crucial importance of early market validation. |
Sometimes it is just as well that you do not know everything because you would never move |  Charlotta Lundin had been thinking about starting her own business for a long time because she really wanted to feel personally associated with her product. But you need to jump and from one thing comes the other. Now running three successful businesses a.o. TheLoft, Addexcite and Businesswomen.se. |
Joseph Michael from Invest Stockholm, shared his thoughts on why Stockholm is such a good place to be for Start-Ups. Investors are having Stockholm on their radar, talent is gravitating to the city, the growing international diversity is stimulating innovation. Invest Stockholm is doing what it can to promote this thriving Start-Up eco system.
All in all a stimulating evening. Maybe not with all the answers but certainly with a lot of pointers! And a great networking opportunity. Check the photos to see for yourself . click to view all photos
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