It was interesting to see such a huge participation and engagement at MoneyTalks Forum (November 12-13, 2009). Microsoft was featured and especially its BizSpark Program. I did not post this write up just after the event because I wanted to see how many will connect and interact with me among the business cards collected. I found the value of such great thinkers in my network and I maintain my live network online in LinkedIn. I felt that I made to the 6th biannual MoneyTalks Forum–without realizing the previous five successful ones!
The Finnish Mobile Assoiciation organized the moble circus during the second day of the event. This shows that the locus of mobile innovation is still live and kicking in Espoo no matter what the giants in mobile domains are doing!
Interesting part to this event is that you can book a meeting with the other participants in advance and there are 20 minute slots meant for that. This is where you have a chance to create the right connections for your collaboration or financing or both.
The whole delegation from Israel and US made the atmosphere interactive in dark Finnish weather. 7 minutes pitches and 1 minute pitches and even elevator pitches were interesting to observe! I summarized these in my previous blog – basics of entrepreneurship while presenting you cannot miss these components.
Ericsson, Nokia, Nokia Siemens Networks, Microsoft, Otaniemi Marketing, Greater Helsinki Promotion and the main organizer of the event Technopolis deserve the great applaud in organizing such a great event. We look forward to future events from Technopolis to be of great success as well and sooner there will sustainable business model for Technopolis ventures as well.
Some of the companies featured on the event through presentations and pitches were: BookIT, Canatu, Ecotec, Cityvice, Fambit, Med-Byte, GP Bullhound, M-Technology, Pocum, Suntrica, Embedone, Embelir, FEnomen Creator, Mobiletools International and Sibesonke. Canatu and Sibesonke were voted best ventures with growth potentials. This shows that creativity as a differentiating strategy works and the light of beacon is emerging…
Innovation as Competitive Advantage 