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The Contemporary Entrepreneurial “Scene” of Greece Konrad Adenauer S;<ung Social Market Economy Seminar Day #3 / 20150711 twiKer.com/pogkas #GRstartupscene Demetrios Pogkas

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Page 1: The Contemporary Entrepreneurship Scene of Greece

The  Contemporary  Entrepreneurial  “Scene”  of  Greece  

Konrad  Adenauer  S;<ung  Social  Market  Economy  Seminar  Day  #3  /  2015-­‐07-­‐11  

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Demetrios  Pogkas  

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Why  me   25  years  old  

Communica;ons  &    Mass  Media  

Journalist  

Tech  Startups  &  Venture  Capital  

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Entrepreneurship  Discourse  

99,9%  The  number  of  Small  and  Medium-­‐Sized  companies  in  Greece  

85,8%  The  percentage  of  enterprises  employees  employed  by    

Small  and  Medium-­‐Sized  companies  in  Greece  

72,1%  The  percentage  of  enterprises  added  value  added  by    

Small  and  Medium-­‐Sized  companies  in  Greece  

Source:  European  Commission  SBA  Fact  Sheet  2014  

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Entrepreneurship  Discourse  2,983  men;ons*  before  2010   13,225  men;ons*  a(er  2010  

*Men<ons  as  in  results  returned  a?er  online  search  for  the  the  terms  “entrepreneurship”  ("επιχειρηματικότητα"/"επιχειρηματι-­‐ότητας")  and  “startup/startups”  on  the  following  online  media:  Kathimerini.gr,  ToVima.gr,  TaNea.gr,  Na?emporiki.gr,  Avgi.gr,,  Skai.gr,  ProtoThema.gr.  Consolidated  results,  years  available  vary.  Source:  Demetrios  Pogkas.  

 -­‐        

 500    

 1,000    

 1,500    

 2,000    

 2,500    

 3,000    

 3,500    

 4,000    

"Entrepreneurship"  &  "Startups"  Men5ons   "Entrepreneurship"  &  "Startups"  Men5ons  

Kathimerini.gr  

ToVima.gr  

Na<emporiki.gr  

Skai.gr  

Protothema.gr  

TaNea.gr  

Avgi.gr  

<  440%  

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Roots  of  the  Entrepreneurship/Startup  “Scene”  

Silicon  Valley/"Facebook  effect"  -­‐>  Worldwide  Trend    Crisis  -­‐>  New  Genera;on  of  Entrepreneurs    Success  Story  Discourse  -­‐>  Media  Interest    European  Commission  Agenda  -­‐>  Available  Funds    Greeks  Abroad  -­‐>  Global  Networks    Investments  &  Exits  -­‐>  Seeng  Examples  

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Roots  of  the  Entrepreneurship/Startup  “Scene”  

New  Economy  Development  Fund  (ΤΑΝΕΟ)  Established  

2000  

2006  

1st  Open  Coffee    Mee;ng  

2009  

Piraeus  Bank  &  Open  Coffee  Create  1st  Seed  VC  Fund/Accelerator:  OpenFund  

JEREMIE  Funds  Established  

2012  

~  $55mn  +  $30,6mn  +  €8,15  mn  of  investments  in  2013  &  2015*  

2015  

*last  available  data.  Sources:  Demetrios  Pogkas  &  Imerisia.gr  

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Entrepreneurship  Ecosystem  Elements  

Startups   Business  Ideas    Compe;;ons  

Hackathons  

Meetups  

Incubators/Accelerators  

Organisa;ons/Networks  

Angel/Private    Investors  

Funding  

Advisors/Mentors  

Academia  

Service  Providers  

Co-­‐working  Spaces  

Community  (or  not)  Events  

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Get  Started  

Startups  

Hackathons  

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Get  Started  

Startups  

Meetups  

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Get  Started  

Startups  

Community  (or  not)  Events  

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Get  Started  

Startups   Business  Ideas    Compe;;ons  

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Get  Started  

Startups  

Academia  

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Get  Started  

Startups  

Co-­‐working  Spaces  

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Get  Started  

Startups  

Incubators/Accelerators  

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Get  Started  

Startups  

Organisa;ons/Networks  

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Get  Started  

Startups  

Angel/Private    Investors  

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Get  Started  

Startups  Funding  

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Get  Started  

Startups  

Advisors/Mentors  

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Get  Started  

Startups  

Service  Providers  

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Successes  

BugSense  Acquired  by  Splunk  (2013  -­‐  N/a)  

Antcor  Acquired  by  u-­‐blox  (2014  -­‐  €8,5mn  )  

AbZorba  Games  Acquired  by  GreenTube  (2015  -­‐  N/a)  

e-­‐FOOD  &  Click  Delivery  Acquired  by  Delivery  Hero  (2015  -­‐  N/a)  

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Failures  

Locish  Shut  Down  (2014  -­‐  €650.000  in  funding)  

Cookisto  Shut  Down  (2014  -­‐  €200.000  in  funding)  

BigStash  by  Longaccess  Shut  Down  (2014  -­‐  €300.000  in  funding)  

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Want  to  Start  Up?  

-­‐  Form  a  Team  -­‐  Work  on  your  Business  Idea  -­‐  Learn  the  Basics  (Lean  Startup,  Business  Model  Canvas)  -­‐  Follow  Interna;onal  Trends  -­‐  Connect  &  Network  -­‐  Pitch  your  Idea  to  Anyone  Willing  to  Listen  to  You  -­‐  Squeeze  Out  your  Friends  &  Family  -­‐  Join  an  Incubator  -­‐  Create  an  Investors  Pitch  Deck  -­‐  Travel  Outside  of  Greece  -­‐  Work  Hard  -­‐  Execute  &  Deliver  -­‐  Give  Back  -­‐  If  Fail,  Start  Again  

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