cypriot enterprise link ~ michael tyrimos

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Cyprus got TALENT __________ ______

Source'UNDP'

(source:'Sta1s1cal'Service,'Cyprus'Gov)'

Most recent example: ENERMAP

WON:'!  An'EU'wide'compe11on'!  95,000'EUR'in'funding'!  18'months'of'incuba1on'

Source'World'Economic'Forum,'2012'

(source:'EU'report'Flash'EB'No'283)'

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A'fresh'youth(led"organiza1on'aimed'to'connect'and'support'the'Cypriot'entrepreneurial'talent"

in'order'to'form'a'local'and'a'global'entrepreneurial'network'facilitated'by'events,'

meetups,'workshops'and'projects.'

The early days

What we thought it was like

What it was actually like

August"11" March"12""

Lesson'1:'START."(*with'a'minimum'viable'product)!

*concept'inspired'by'the'book'"The'Lean'Startup"'by'Eric'Ries'

meetups! MIX & MATCH

Lesson'2:'Pivot."(*drive,'don’t'plan'a'rocket'launch)"

*concept'inspired'by'the'book'"The'Lean'Startup"'by'Eric'Ries'

Lesson'3:'Sustain.""(*via'innova9on)'

= 519 Coming up: startup Cyprus Pink Edition Founders’ Stories

‘It"always"seems"impossible"unDl"it’s"done’""' ' ' ' ' '''''''''''''''''''''''''''':Nelson'Mandela'

Michael'Tyrimos'@michaeltyrimos'michael@synups.com'Co[founder,'Synups'Co[founder,'Cypriot'Enterprise'Link'(CEL)'Chairman,'Cambridge'University'Venture'Capital'&'Private'Equity'Club'Regional'connector'(Cyprus)'and'Fellow,'Royal'Society'of'Arts'Associate,'King’s'College'London'