Insights & Perspectives
How VCs Add Value: the GP Value Creation Toolbox — and the Three Partners Who Use It Differently
In our work with emerging VC fund managers globally, most say they add value. Yet, few can tell you exactly how. That gap — between the claim and the clarity — is what Scott Newton and I set out to explore. In 2024, we interviewed venture capital fund managers across...
Transform! ….is getting an upgrade!
Did you know, 1000’s of business leaders have built their strategic leadership skills with Transform! Now, we are thrilled to share Transform! version 2.0. More AI, more defense, more geopolitics, more space business, more transformation. From 2018 to today Since the...
A New Framework for Ecosystem Development in the New Nordics
The New Nordics has the potential to become one of the world’s leading, most recognized, high-output, value creating ecosystems. Here are two tools, based on our global experience developing startup ecosystems, venture capital ecosystems and innovation clusters that...
Developing an Excellence Cluster? Here’s your checklist
Globally, there are more than 7.000 innovation clusters. From AI & tech in Saudi Arabia to life sciences in Denmark, from seafood in Norway to deep tech in China, clusters make up a core part of national or regional innovation infrastructure, in many places being...
From Lab to Market to Scale
Europe is world-class at research. We produce Nobel laureates, breakthrough science, and patents year after year. Our universities are among the strongest on earth. But somewhere between the lab bench and the global market, something breaks down. And when it comes to...
What it takes for Europe to scale up, and build a €1 Trillion company
Zero. That's how many €1 trillion companies Europe has ever produced. The US has seven. China has two. Europe's largest public company, ASML, sits at roughly €520 billion — a magnificent business, but just halfway to the €1T mark. To close this gap, Europe has to do...
The nine cap table mistakes founders make in Scale Up!
The nine cap table mistakes founders make in Scale Up! Christian Rangen Strategic advisor to CEOs, Boards, governments, innovation agencies, startup- and venture ecosystems, Fund-of-funds & innovation clusters. Run global GP accelerators. Author, Speaker, Faculty....
Founders; Here’s How to Run your fundraising process
Startup founder, raising pre-seed, seed, seed+, Series A or B? Spent the last six weeks obsessing over your deck? Good. Now let's talk about the other 95% of the job. By: Christian Rangen Most founders we meet show up to their first investor readiness session with one...
The Tale of Two Ecosystems – and why it matters
Two ecosystems. One label. A decade of confusion. Walk into almost any innovation conference, policy roundtable, or national strategy briefing, and you will hear someone talk about "the ecosystem." Founders, investors, policymakers and advisors all nod along as if...