Robert Jan van VugtHow to create trust (in a startup ecosystem)One of my previous articles highlighted the strength of an ecosystem compared to a linear system: the enormous amount of possible…12 min read·Mar 7, 2021----
Robert Jan van VugtQuestions every startup program manager should be able to answerStartup programs are just like startups. Some of it you can learn by doing, and some you need to have thought of before you start. Below…5 min read·Feb 11, 2021----
Robert Jan van VugtWhy do we need a startup ecosystem?Whenever I talk with people about startup ecosystems it’s usually a matter of time before they ask the “why” question: Why do we need an…8 min read·Jan 29, 2021----
Robert Jan van VugtShould the EIC invest in startups?This week the European Commission announced the first round of direct equity investment through the new European Innovation Council (EIC)…4 min read·Jan 13, 2021----
Robert Jan van VugtWhy ecosystems need trust & a long term perspectiveI’ve been reading “ The Rainforest”, written by Victor Hwang and Greg Horowitt and there are a few images which boil down the essence of…5 min read·Jan 13, 2021----
Robert Jan van VugtThe startup success spectrumI recently posted an article on the success of startup ecosystems and I wrote about how we have a survival-rate bias in the startup…4 min read·Jan 13, 2021----
Robert Jan van VugtWhen can a startup ecosystem be considered successful?In ecosystems, success is a hydra. A many-headed beast. There are as many definitions of success as there are actors and problem…15 min read·Jan 1, 2021----
Robert Jan van VugtThe ideal startup support system — 4What’s a (startup) ecosystem?12 min read·Dec 21, 2020----
Robert Jan van VugtWhy tracking startups is so hard, but you should do it anyway.“If you’re at this early stage it is impossible to have selection criteria, and it is just as impossible to track the development of…7 min read·Dec 16, 2020----
Robert Jan van VugtIs the startup industry suffering from bankruptcy bias?This post from Eva de Mol made me think about the graph below which I presented a lot during my first months at YES!Delft when I trained…7 min read·Dec 9, 2020----
