Thank you for sharing. An important perspective we do not see represented much in our traditional media and journalism channels, who prefer the doomsday messaging and critique. In terms of building, I wonder if there are some elements that we can improve, such as ease of funding a company and lower minimum capital up front, making it easier for transition between research/institutes and business, more flexible career mindsets where spending time in a start-up doesn’t close corporate doors later on. Many startups won’t work but they are still needed to drive innovation, and so they shouldn’t be made unnecessarily risky. Probably many people have thought a lot more and a lot more nuanced about this.
Engaging in the discussion is the first step towards shaping a different narrative and help our collective imagination to look at things differently. You're right there are a lot of "small" things we can do better. I think the cultural acceptation towards "startups" and early-stage risk is already widely there, what is lacking in my opinion is our "ability" to capitalise on the emerging breakouts and take bigger risks on a bigger scale.
Thank you for sharing. An important perspective we do not see represented much in our traditional media and journalism channels, who prefer the doomsday messaging and critique. In terms of building, I wonder if there are some elements that we can improve, such as ease of funding a company and lower minimum capital up front, making it easier for transition between research/institutes and business, more flexible career mindsets where spending time in a start-up doesn’t close corporate doors later on. Many startups won’t work but they are still needed to drive innovation, and so they shouldn’t be made unnecessarily risky. Probably many people have thought a lot more and a lot more nuanced about this.
Engaging in the discussion is the first step towards shaping a different narrative and help our collective imagination to look at things differently. You're right there are a lot of "small" things we can do better. I think the cultural acceptation towards "startups" and early-stage risk is already widely there, what is lacking in my opinion is our "ability" to capitalise on the emerging breakouts and take bigger risks on a bigger scale.