by Kristin Wiktorsson (Photographer), Alexander Osterwalder (Foreword by), Nils Olsson (Illustrator)
The Startup Adventure: How create an environment for entrepreneurial success. - Foreword by Alexander Osterwalder (founder of Business Model Canvas) A UNIQUE STUDY CARRIED OUT AT SIX INCUBATORS LOCATED ON FIVE DIFFERENT CONTINENTS. The Startup Adventure is a concrete and visually rich benchmarking of successful and innovative methods of stimulating and encouraging entrepreneurism. This book provides people who are interested in this field with several practical examples of proven working methods from around the world. With the help of entrepreneurs, politicians and incubators in six different countries on five continents, Erik Wallin thoroughly analyzes one central question: How do we create the right conditions that will allow entrepreneurs to succeed? In this book, Erik presents the results of his study, while also addressing the following questions: What motivates entrepreneurs in Kenya? How do they put together successful teams in India? How are future entrepreneurs recruited in China? How do they optimize the learning curve for startups on New Zealand? What brand support do they provide entrepreneurs with in Brazil? How do they create the right environment for entrepreneurism in Silicon Valley? How can you implement these methods and insights in your company, your municipality, your incubator, your country, or even your life? Come join me on this adventure around the world as we learn the secrets of successful entrepreneurship.
Author Biography
Erik Wallin (born 1984) is a Swedish is a global researcher of business incubators and entrepreneurship, author and public speaker. He entered the Enterprising and business development bachelors program at Linnaeus University 2006 and graduated 2009. He continued his studies at Gothenburg University and received a master's degree in business management. Erik has founded the global research project The Startup Adventure, which was funded through crowd funding. Erik has a history of working with entrepreneurship in one of Sweden's largest organizations for entrepreneurship, Drivhuset. Today Erik is working as a business investment coordinator with foreign direct investments in Sweden. He is also a keynote speaker in Swedish and English and gave his first Tedx-talk in Gothenburg 2016. Erik is the author of the book The Startup Adventure, published in Swedish and translated into English.