Will good marketing be enough for startups to fight COVID-19?

Many startup places have positioned themselves smartly. Brands like Startup Estonia started the Hackathon movement, France promised the most funding, even the EU was one of the first players to address the issues. This experience shows, that it pays off to engage and lead the way forward. The next wave of successful initiatives surely will have to be about more tailored initiatives addressing slowing VC funding, hard-hit verticals like tourism or how to maintain transnational networks despite long-term travel restrictions.

A Founder Perspective on COVID-19

As a founder of a biotech company and passionate ecosystem builder I am fortunate to know both sides: I am a founder of a biotech company and work with international ecosystem builders at the Heatmap. From this perspective, I feel obliged to stress the point that for startups the current COVID19-related situation is very stressful – and ecosystem builders need to understand this.

Ecosystem Survival Team – COVID-19

COVID-19 has reached the startup scene – let’s fight back, together! Join the Ecosystem Survival Team The coronavirus has reached the startup scene. The novel pandemic led to the cancellation of two of the largest tech conferences in the world: Mobile World Congress and or South by Southwest. With Europe facing large-scale lockdowns, many accelerator

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Startup Ecosystem Accelerator

LEVEL-UP YOUR STARTUP ECOSYSTEM JOIN THE WORLD’S 1st STARTUP ECOSYSTEM ACCELERATOR “We learned that we’re not alone in this and could help each other a lot on this crazy journey.” Liisi Org Startup Estonia, Tallinn, Estonia What to expect:  3-week online program & 2-day seminar Master Ecosystem Know-HowLearn proven concepts and relevant metrics for ecosystem

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