by Christian Rangen | Apr 24, 2026 | Ecosystem, Innovation Cluster, Strategy Simulation
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...
by Christian Rangen | Apr 24, 2026 | Ecosystem, Strategy Simulation, Venture Capital
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...
by Christian Rangen | Apr 23, 2026 | Education, Startups, Venture Capital
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....
by Christian Rangen | Apr 21, 2026 | Startups, Tools, Venture Capital
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...
by Christian Rangen | Apr 19, 2026 | Ecosystem, Strategy Simulation, Venture Capital
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...
