In Part V, subjects discussed: 1.) For Entrepreneurs—What are You Selling to Investors? 2.) For Investors—Let’s Be Realistic 3.) For Governments/Development Finance Institutions—Atypical Leadership Needed 4.) Concluding Remarks 5.) My Next Blog Series—Mobilize Local Capital to Finance Your Dreams 6.) About Me 7.) Links: Evolution of Runet (Russia Internet) & the Russia Tech Scene Last time in Part IV, the Quest for Growth, I discussed: 1.) Clonentrepreneurship or Alternative Paths to the Start-up of Start-up Communities? 2.) Change the Culture…
New Series, beginning soon, ‘Keeping Entrepreneurship Alive.’ The idea for this series came from a post to Brad Field’s blog Startup Revolution»Communities by Namek Zu’bi from Jordan, titled ‘Young Startup Communities: Beware of the Excitment Bubble.’
The most frequent complaint I hear from entrepreneurs in the emerging markets is the lack of risk capital in their country; investors willing to finance start-ups and early stage companies. Many founders travel to America seeking money and connections in the US venture ecosystem. While a few are able to raise cash, most don’t—and return home empty handed—to face an unknown future. With trillions of dollars invested in food & beverage, fast moving consumer goods, retailing, wholesaling and construction to…