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Evolving the Innovation EcosystemAugust 22, 2018
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Welcome
Cheryll Watson
Vice President, Innovate Edmonton
Edmonton Economic Development
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Context and Progress to Date
The Path Forward – Evolving Edmonton’s Innovation Ecosystem
• Feedback from the entrepreneurial community
Formation of the Edmonton Innovation Ecosystem Community
• Bringing together the service providers
Collective Mandate document
• Guidelines on how service providers work together and serve entrepreneurs
Results of the Startup Genome – Global Startup Ecosystem Report
Overall recognition of the need for an integrated innovation ecosystem that serves all entrepreneurs
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Key Principles
o We need to be bold in our ambitions
o There is a need for urgency
o This is a long term commitment and investment
o Entrepreneurs need to lead
o Overall collective commitment
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Edmonton Innovation Ecosystem Community (EIEC)
• A Partners
• A100
• Alberta Enterprise Corp
• Alberta Innovates
• Alberta Women Entrepreneurs
• Amii
• ATB Entrepreneur Centre
• Business Link
• City of Edmonton
• Concordia University
• University of Alberta
• EEDC
• Futurepeneur
• Government of Alberta
• Health City
• Kings University
• MacEwan University
• NABI
• NAIT
• Norquest College
• RainforestAB YEG
• Startup Edmonton
• TEC Edmonton
• Technology Alberta
• Valhalla/VA Angels
Mandate: Collaborate and cooperate to create the best possible
environment for technology, innovation and entrepreneurship.
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Business Model / Market FitProduct / Market FitVision / Founders FitProblem / Solution Fit
Minimum Viable
Product
Validate / Iterate
(or pivot)
VALIDATION
Lean Startup
FORMATION
Mission > Vision > Strategy
GROWTH
Scale
Up● Idea and co-founder team formation
● What, to whom, why and how?
Establish &
Strengthen
-2 -1 0 1 2 3
Idea
Bu
siness
Processes &
KPI’s
INITIAL ASSESSMENT & ACTION PLANS
HEALTH IT SANDBOX
REGULATORY AFFAIRS
MERCK ACCELERATOR
HEALTH SYSTEMS ENGAGEMENT – AICE LIKE ACTIVITIES
UA PATENTING, LICENSING, AND STARTUP CREATION
TEC VALHALLA
BUSINESS PLANS
EIR C-SUITE PLACEMENT AND BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT SERVICES
GO TO MARKET STRATEGY & EXECUTION
OPPORTUNITY ASSESSMENTS
INDUSTRY DAYS
DYNALIFE ACCELERATOR
INNOVATORS SPOT
IP ASSESSMENTS
HEALTH SYSTEMS OPPORTUNITY ASSESSMENT
Mapping Homework
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What’s Next
September
Reconcile:
- What are we currently doing
- What’s needed?
October
Bring in Entrepreneurs
- All EIEC members extend invitations
- Multiple sessions
2019
Accelerate our progress
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Agenda
2:15-3:15 pm Albert Innovates Strategy, Laura Kilcrease
3:15-4:30 pm Opportunity Brainstorming, Bruce Alton
4:30-4:45 pm Wrap up, Cheryll Watson
4:45-6:00 pm Networking
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Alberta Innovates Strategy
Laura Kilcrease
Chief Executive Officer
Alberta Innovates Strategy
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Areas of Opportunity
Bruce Alton
A-Partners
A100 Member
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Objectives
1. Progress to Date2. Brainstorming3. Summary
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1. Progress To Date
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Ecosystem Programs: Gaps & Areas of Improvement
▪ Ecosystem gaps and potential improvement areas have been identified through:
▫ Community driven feedback from entrepreneurs; summarized in the The Path Forward document
▫ EIEC group meetings in June and July
▫ Startup Genome - Global Startup Ecosystem Report 2018
▫ Meetings with the ATC and Startup Edmonton communities
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Improvement Areas
1. Increase the quantity of high-quality start-ups in the Edmonton region.
2. Help grow scale-up companies (as opposed to start-up companies) in the Edmonton region.
3. Increase the number of talented technology workers (for example in the areas of coding, QA, software and database support, analytics, SEO, etc.).
4. Increase the quality and quantity of experienced senior managers and executives in functional roles (software architecture, product design and development, sales management, etc.). 14
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Improvement Areas
5. Increase the number of high-quality networking opportunities locally and in key international markets.
6. Increase the sources of dilutive and non-dilutive financial support for start-up and scale-up companies.
7. Better leverage connections and support between traditional industry sectors and the innovation ecosystem.
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Ongoing Process
▪ August Meeting – brainstorming to identify gaps in the existing system and where more needs to be done
▪ September Meeting – present results of mapping exercise that shows how current programs align and or overlap with each other. Apply results of August meeting
▪ October Meeting – present a revised ecosystem programs to the entrepreneurial community. All members of EIEC to identify attendees
▪ 2019 – launch of the next version of the ecosystem with integrated and coordinated programs moving forward
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1. Brainstorming
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Brainstorming Process
▪ Presentation boards for each of the seven Improvement Areas
▪ Break into seven equal groups – one for each presentation board
▪ Five minutes at each board and rotate
▪ Use stickies to record ideas and place on the boards
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Three Key Questions:
1. What existing programs and initiatives generate the best results?
2. What else is needed to fill the gaps?
3. What does the ecosystem need to stop doing?
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Keep in Mind…
▪ We are here to serve entrepreneurs – these ideas will be presented to the entrepreneurial community
▪ Express your ideas in the context of a “specific action, initiative or program” – something that can be implemented; don’t be too general
▪ This exercise will complement the mapping exercise for existing programs
▪ Don’t make assumptions on who is doing what
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Startup Development Phases
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Increase the quantity of high quality start-ups in the Edmonton region
What existing programs and initiatives generate the best results?
What else is needed to fill the gaps?
What does the ecosystem need to stop doing?
1.
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Help grow scale-up (as opposed to start-up) companies in the Edmonton region.
What existing programs and initiatives generate the best results?
What else is needed to fill the gaps?
What does the ecosystem need to stop doing?
2.
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Increase the number of employable technology workers(for example in the areas of coding, QA, software and database support, analytics, SEO, etc.)
What existing programs and initiatives generate the best results?
What else is needed to fill the gaps?
What does the ecosystem need to stop doing?
3.
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Increase the quality and quantity of experienced senior leaders in functional roles (software architecture, product design and development, sales management, etc.)
What existing programs and initiatives generate the best results?
What else is needed to fill the gaps?
What does the ecosystem need to stop doing?
4.
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Increase the number of high quality networking or collision opportunities (people wanting to form teams and for existing companies wanting to access new technologies)
What existing programs and initiatives generate the best results?
What else is needed to fill the gaps?
What does the ecosystem need to stop doing?
5.
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Increase dilutive and non-dilutive financial support for start-up and scale-up companies
What existing programs and initiatives generate the best results?
What else is needed to fill the gaps?
What does the ecosystem need to stop doing?
6.
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Better leverage connections and support between traditional industry sectors and the innovation ecosystem
What existing programs and initiatives generate the best results?
What else is needed to fill the gaps?
What does the ecosystem need to stop doing?
7.
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Seven Improvement Areas:
1. Increase the quantity of high quality start-ups in the Edmonton region
2. Help grow scale-up (as opposed to start-up) companies in the Edmonton region.
3. Increase the number of employable technology workers (for example in the areas of coding, QA, software and database support, analytics, SEO, etc.)
4. Increase the quality and quantity of experienced senior leaders in functional roles (software architecture, product design and development, sales management, etc.)
5. Increase the number of high quality networking or collision opportunities (people wanting to form teams and for existing companies wanting to access new technologies)
6. Increase dilutive and non-dilutive financial support for start-up and scale-up companies
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Wrap Up & Summary
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Thanks!Next Session: September (Date TBD)
Reach out with follow up thoughts and/or ideas
Bruce [email protected]/in/brucealton
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Future Topics for Discussion
Leave your ideas on the board