Proposal to renew startup financing

What should I do then? I mean you have many good observations but what you propose, is not a very sustainable direction for Finland in the long run.

Olli: thanks, that was a solid typo. Now fixed.

Nyymi: If you don't agree; then propose an alternative solution, or argue the case. "sustainable direction for Finland" can also be understood that you don't believe in entrepreneurship at all, and don't believe fast growing companies would be good for society. So, what ever the case; solid prepared alternate views are always very much welcomed.

Victor: By definition the word "Innovation" means something that has been commercialized or at the very least the great commercial and tangible potential. Innovation doesn't really exists outside application. Invention perhaps, ideas perhaps, but true innovation always have the assumption in there that they will become a part of reality - or at least they have great potential in becoming a part of it.

Often Finns think that innovation only equals technology and technical products. Naturally this is a childish view to the whole topic.

I like this Ten Types of Innovation framework quite a bit:

http://www.doblin.com/AboutInno/innotypes.html

Innovation can be in finance, processes, offering (also service offering), and in delivery. Also it could be in the entire business model; the firm's unique way of conducting transactions, segmenting its customers, and delivering value.

Since innovation is so wide, divergent, diverse and unpredictable; why do we even think that government officials would be able to recognize it and make decisions to support it when they see it? They are not competent to do so; just about nobody is. We should focus on creating the kind of environment that allows unexpected innovation to come forth and flourish without any rigid bureaucratic categorization and jumping through hoops to gain official favors.

Hi,

I came here from Promoto pages (Thanks Ville).

I can see the logic of your proposals but I feel them like fighting wind mills with small stones. In ideal world goverment would change their 4-5k people but what happened with ELY-center change...:-) Or taxation issues when Finnish Goverment is filled with uneducated populists...

I see much more focus needed on the ground level and motivational environment. They are schools / places to gather in every level and young people ready to hear inspiring stories and how to change the world or young enterpreneurs societies or networks talking with others around the world. Here we should be involved and let the radical innovations to be developed. Not sure if there is so much money needed, more it is knowledge and mentoring to find best networks and customers.

Good luck in your ventures!

- Kimmor

Hi,

I am also having a lecture in ProAcademy this Friday in Tampere for structuring business model and calculations to keep focus on simple things, not burocracy. So indeed as you said both levels of political and ground level are needed.

How these levels could meet? Coming to your idea of changing goverment structure could it maybe like:
- public workers have to organize a minumum set of events for their customers (much more than before)
- maybe they can even "rent" their work places to have possibilities for their clients to work for a short period of time OR they are encouraged to rent places from incubators etc
- there is a work switch programme where public sector is 2 weeks in companies and vice versa

And so on...I hope those ideas were concerete enough even it may be crazy to think like that.

Kimmor