Born Global or Die Local Building a Regional Startup Playbook

Published: Nov. 2, 2014, 1:46 p.m.

b'Entrepreneurship is everywhere, but everywhere isn\\u2019t a level playing field. What\\u2019s the playbook for your region or country to make it so? Scalable startups are on a trajectory for a billion dollar market cap. They grow into companies that define an industry and create jobs. Not all start ups want to go in that direction \\u2013 some will opt instead to become a small business. There\\u2019s nothing wrong with a business that supports you and perhaps an extended family. But if you want to build a scalable startup you need to be asking how you can you get enough customers/users/payers to build a business that can grow revenues past several $100M/year.'