by Christian Rangen | May 26, 2026 | Ecosystem, Startups, Strategy Simulation
Globally, more than 7.000 participants have built their scale up skills with Scale Up! Now, we are thrilled to launch Scale Up Europe. Our goal: partner with Europe’s ecosystem builders to accelerate European entrepreneurship. A simple question It starts simple...
by Christian Rangen | May 12, 2026 | Ecosystem, Supercluster, Venture Capital
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...
by Christian Rangen | Apr 25, 2026 | Ecosystem, Education, Innovation Cluster
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...
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 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...
