SEED FORUM REYKJAVIK SPRING 2010


THE VALUE OF ADVICE AND NETWORK


Tere is a whopping 250.000 dkk in first prize in the Venture Cup competition and an overall prize pool of 600.000 dkk to hand out to the best startups and ideas. Venture Cup Denmark this way serves as somewhat of a funding possibility, but the true value lies in the access to jury members and advisors who are experienced entrepreneurs themselves, investors or highly skilled business professionals. Tese close to 150 dedicated people help the young and upcoming entrepreneurs for free, adding much needed experience and network as bonus. You can enter the competition in five different categories depending upon the nature of your idea or to what industry it might relate. Tis differentiation creates a much more focused output for the participants and makes it much easier for the jury to select a winner from all of the ideas.


MORE EXPERIENCE AND


ACTION Te typical participants have changed a bit over the years. From being students attending university, and who were merely writing about starting their business they are much more a mixed crowd now. Te change has added more experience to the teams as well as the teams


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