europe needs to learn to play nicely

Learning to play well together

Saul Klein @capehttp://localglo.besaul@indexventures.com

Plugg – BrusselsMar 11th, 2010

No shortage of technical talent

Low cost of start ups

Open Source is mainstream

Platforms change costs: infrastructure, revenue and distribution

Leeds

Utrecht

Helsinki

Hamburg

Paris

Belgrade

We have strong local networks

Connected to a federated ecosystem

-Internet is truly global, we know how to play nicely with the US

It’s not about being European, its about changing the world

Niklas Zennstrom & Janus Friischanged telecoms

Marten Mickos changed enterprise software

David Heinemeier Hanssonchanged web programming

Jacques-Antoine Granjon ischanging shopping

Role ModelsDaniel Ek is changing music

Kristian Segestrale is changing games

Natalie Massenetis changing fashion

Errol Damelin is changing personal finance

Eldar & Roy Tuvey and Jos & Ben Whiteare changing Internet security

Iain Dodsworth is changing real-time web

Changed publishing

Changed television

Changed housewares

Changed apparel

Sophisticated risk capital

Bootstrapped role models

Think bigThink big, think different

Learning to play well together

Saul Klein @capehttp://localglo.besaul@indexventures.com

Plugg – BrusselsMar 11th, 2010