Everyone asks where the Silicon Valley of Europe is. Jörn "Joe" Menninger asks a better question: when the capability your company needs sits in another European hub, can you actually use it? Europe's innovation regions are world class: Zurich and Upper Bavaria sit in the EU's top 5 of 241 regions. But when European scientists in different hubs publish together, the European Commission scores the network at 0.76 against America's 0.81. When inventors patent together, Europe falls to 0.40 against 0.68.

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In this episode:

  • Germany 14th of 27 nationally, Munich and Zurich top-5 regions
  • Ecosystem Density vs Ecosystem Connectivity
  • Five founder decisions: capital, people, customers, know-how, structure
  • The Network Test and a 75% EU Inc forecast

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