Here is the keynote speech I delivered the 15th of September at the occasion of the opening of their new incubator in Brussels. A keynote to inspiring starting businesses and potential entrepreneurs ...
9. Pr Bruno Wattenbergh« Keynote BWA » 15 septembre 2015
ü Slides
tonight
on
slideshare
(@waYenbergh)
ü Each
of
you
has
a
business
project
(in
mind)
ü As
many
interac:ons
with
me
as
possible
ü Debates
with
others
à
disagree
J
ü Ques:on
can
be
asked
any:me
J
ü Cold
call
or
open
call
L
ü No
wrong
answers
!
J
ü Eng
–
NL
-‐
FR
ü Have
fun
J
10. Pr Bruno Wattenbergh« Keynote BWA » 15 septembre 2015
Follow-‐up
?
• Impulse
team
&
experts
available
any:me
@
1819
• Clusters
in
:
– Sofware
– Mul:media
– Lifetech
(health)
– Eco-‐construc:on
– Tourism
11. Pr Bruno Wattenbergh« Keynote BWA » 15 septembre 2015
2.
ENTREPRENEURSHIP
&
BRUSSELS
?
STARTit@KBC
–
15th
September
2015
12. Pr Bruno Wattenbergh« Keynote BWA » 15 septembre 2015
Entrepreneurship
&
Brussels
• The
most
entrepreneurial
region
in
Belgium
• Taking
advantage
of
the
academic
presence
• Taking
advantage
of
large
enterprises
• Dual
side
of
Brussels
entrepreneurship
• Entrepreneurship
by
sectors
• Yes
but
…
bankruptcy
?
13. Pr Bruno Wattenbergh« Keynote BWA » 15 septembre 2015
LES
STARTERS
EN
REGION
DE
BRUXELLES-‐CAPITALE
EN
2011
Le
profil
de
l’entrepreneur
en
Région
Bruxelloise
14. Pr Bruno Wattenbergh« Keynote BWA » 15 septembre 2015
Le
profil
de
l’entrepreneur
en
Région
Bruxelloise
15. Pr Bruno Wattenbergh« Keynote BWA » 15 septembre 2015
Le
profil
de
l’entrepreneur
en
Région
Bruxelloise
16. Pr Bruno Wattenbergh« Keynote BWA » 15 septembre 2015
Le
profil
de
l’entrepreneur
en
Région
Bruxelloise
17. Pr Bruno Wattenbergh« Keynote BWA » 15 septembre 2015
Mo:va:ons
of
Entrepreneurs
• The
typical
answers
cover
:
– Feeling
of
freedom
– Ability
to
innovate
– Personal
fulfillment
linked
to
the
management
of
a
business
– Rejec:on
of
the
employee
status
– Rejec:on
of
big
ins:tu:ons
– Money
…
in
case
of
success
– Social
recogni:on
18. Pr Bruno Wattenbergh« Keynote BWA » 15 septembre 2015
Le
profil
de
l’entrepreneur
en
Région
Bruxelloise
LES
STARTERS
EN
REGION
DE
BRUXELLES-‐
CAPITALE
EN
2011
19. Pr Bruno Wattenbergh« Keynote BWA » 15 septembre 2015
Entrepreneurship
at
a
Glance
2015
/
OECD
La
première
raison
citée
est
l’envie
d’indépendance
…
et
pourtant
…
20. Pr Bruno Wattenbergh« Keynote BWA » 15 septembre 2015
About
Entrepreneurs
(a
personal
view
of
Pr
Olivier
Witmeur)
Network
&
Social
Capital
Knowledge
&
Exper:se
Tolerance
for
Ambiguity
Commitment
&
Courage
Passion
&
Values
21. Pr Bruno Wattenbergh« Keynote BWA » 15 septembre 2015
Traits
approach
:
Classical
variables
Need
for
achievement
(N-‐Ach)
refers
to
an
individual's
desire
for
significant
accomplishment,
mastering
of
skills,
control,
or
high
standards.
Locus
of
control
refers
to
how
much
individuals
believe
they
can
control
events
that
affect
them.
Need
for
achievement
Locus
of
control
Ambiguity
tolerance
is
the
ability
to
perceive
ambiguity
in
informa:on
and
behavior
in
a
neutral
and
open
way
Tolerance
for
ambiguity
Self-‐efficacy
is
the
extent
or
strength
of
one's
belief
in
one's
own
ability
to
complete
tasks
and
reach
goals
Self
efficacy
22. Pr Bruno Wattenbergh« Keynote BWA » 15 septembre 2015
2.
STARTUPS
:
DE
AVANT-‐GARDE
ENTREPRENEURS
?
STARTit@KBC
–
15th
September
2015
23. Pr Bruno Wattenbergh« Keynote BWA » 15 septembre 2015
Why
do
we
need
entrepreneurship
?
• Increase
the
ac:vity
rate
• Generate
the
enterprise
&
the
jobs
of
tomorrow
• Export
(GDP)
• Innovate
• Solve
societal
problems
and
challenges
:
– Health,
ageing
popula:on,
chronicle
diseases,
…
– Mobility,
logis:c,
supply-‐chain,
3D
prin:ng,
…
– Environment
24. Pr Bruno Wattenbergh« Keynote BWA » 15 septembre 2015
Why
do
we
need
entrepreneurship
?
Ken
Morse
(MIT
Entrepreneurship
Center)
:
Radical
innova+on
are
never
invented
by
the
leader
of
the
market
à
But
by
startups
…
25. Pr Bruno Wattenbergh« Keynote BWA » 15 septembre 2015
Why
do
we
need
entrepreneurship
?
Radical
innova+on
are
never
invented
by
the
market
leader
…
?
– Fear
of
cannibalizing
sales
à
Kodak
– Structural
obstacles
to
innova+on
à
Open
Innova+on
– Demand
for
consistant
results
(no
risk)
à
3M
– Lack
of
entrepreneurship
training
&
adapted
hierarchy
à
Innova+ve
entrepreneur
vs
manager
of
the
current
model
– Fear
of
failure
à
career
!
26. Pr Bruno Wattenbergh« Keynote BWA » 15 septembre 2015
Why
do
we
need
entrepreneurship
?
• The
Power
of
Entrepreneurship
@
MIT
– 26,000
currently
exis:ng
companies
have
been
founded
by
MIT
alumni.
–
These
companies
have
created
approximately
3.3
million
jobs
and
generated
approximately
$2
trillion
dollars
in
annual
revenue.
– As
a
standalone
economy
these
companies
would
comprise
the
world’s
11th
largest
economy,
posi:oned
behind
Brazil
and
ahead
of
Russia.
27. Pr Bruno Wattenbergh« Keynote BWA » 15 septembre 2015
3.
BXL
:
UNIEK
MICRO-‐KLIMAAT
VOOR
STARTUPS
?
STARTit@KBC
–
15th
September
2015
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Brussels
Ecosystem
What
are
the
key
elements
of
an
entrepreneurial
ecosystem
?
– Educa:on,
Role
Models,
available
informa:on,
…
– Visible
source
of
informa:on
(1819,
LELs,
…)
– Finance,
coaching,
mentoring,
technology,
…
– Clustering
(entrepreneurs
+
€
+
academic
+
users)
– Customers
(public,
private,
Small
Business,
MNEs,
…
– Private
business
&
technology
consultants
29. Pr Bruno Wattenbergh« Keynote BWA » 15 septembre 2015
4.
DE
KRACHT
VAN
COMMUNITY
STARTUPS
?
STARTit@KBC
–
15th
September
2015
30. Pr Bruno Wattenbergh« Keynote BWA » 15 septembre 2015
Brussels
Startup
Community
?
• Réseau
Entreprendre
!
• Beta
Group
!
• Microsof
Innova:on
Center
!
• Public
Incubators
• Private
Incubators
• BAB
31. Pr Bruno Wattenbergh« Keynote BWA » 15 septembre 2015
4.
DOS
&
DON’TS?
STARTit@KBC
–
15th
September
2015
34. Pr Bruno Wattenbergh« Keynote BWA » 15 septembre 2015
What
to
do
?
“Effectual
Entrepreneurship”
J
35. Pr Bruno Wattenbergh« Keynote BWA » 15 septembre 2015
A
classical
defini:on
of
entrepreneurship
?
A
way
of
thinking
and
ac:ng
that
is
opportunity
obsessed,
holis[c
in
approach
&
leadership
balanced
for
the
purpose
of
value
crea:on.
J. Timmons, USA
Thinking and acting =
There is a “method”
Central role of the opportunity
(but found or made?)
Take all aspects into
consideration
Need to be managed
There are best practices
Value for the stakeholders, i.e. founders,
team, investors, customers, society…
36. Pr Bruno Wattenbergh« Keynote BWA » 15 septembre 2015
Towards
degree
of
entrepreneurship
?
New
to founders
Franchisee
Shops
Take-over
Buy Out
Innovation
Lawyers,
Doctors,
….
Change
New to
market
High tech
& Social
start-ups
Ch. Bruyat
* Adapted from C. Bruyat (1993) & A. Fayolle
A. Fayolle
Corporate
Spin-offs
37. Pr Bruno Wattenbergh« Keynote BWA » 15 septembre 2015
How
do
entrepreneurs
think
and
act
?
Introduc:on
to
“effectua+on”
38. Pr Bruno Wattenbergh« Keynote BWA » 15 septembre 2015
Introducing
“Effectua+on”
:
The
logic
of
expert
entrepreneurs
The
word
effectual
(entrepreneurial
approach)
is
the
inverse
of
causal
(managerial
approach).
In
general,
in
MBA
programs
across
the
world,
students
are
taught
causal
or
predic+ve
reasoning
in
every
func+onal
area
of
business.
Saras
Sarasvathy
India
39. Pr Bruno Wattenbergh« Keynote BWA » 15 septembre 2015
Causa:on
vs.
Effectua:on
Causa:on
Effectua:on
(Cre-‐Ac:on)
• Planned
approach
• Top-‐Down
• Managerial
logic
• Predic[on
based:
To
the
extent
we
can
predict
the
future,
we
can
control
it.
à
For
predictable
situa[ons
• Emergent
approach
• BoYom-‐up
• Entrepreneurial
logic
• Control
based:
To
the
extent
we
can
control
the
future,
we
don’t
need
to
predict
it.
à
For
uncertain
situa[ons
Effects
are
predicted
Need
to
manage
the
causes
Causes
are
given
Need
to
manage
the
effects
40. Pr Bruno Wattenbergh« Keynote BWA » 15 septembre 2015
Effectua:on
principle
#1
:
Bird
in
Hand
!
Start
with
who
you
are,
what
you
know
and
whom
you
know
…
Not
with
pre-‐set/given
goals
(based
on
predic:on)
• Typical
entrepreneurial
resources:
– Exper:ze,
skills…
– Social
capital
– Psychological
capital:
hope,
op:mism,
self
efficacy
and
resilience
41. Pr Bruno Wattenbergh« Keynote BWA » 15 septembre 2015
Effectua:on
principle
#2
:
Affordable
loss
Invest
what
you
can
afford
to
lose
(extreme
case
=
0€)
…
Not
expected
(risk
adjusted)
return
42. Pr Bruno Wattenbergh« Keynote BWA » 15 septembre 2015
Effectua:on
principle
#3
:
Crazy
Quilt
Build
a
network
of
self-‐selected
stakeholders
…
Not
compe::ve
analysis
and
transac:onal
rela:onships
with
first-‐best
partners.
Co-‐Crea:on
Customers
Suppliers
Channels
Financial
partners
Employees
Sponsors
…
CommiYed
stakeholders
network
Crazy
quilt,
not
puzzle.
43. Pr Bruno Wattenbergh« Keynote BWA » 15 septembre 2015
Effectua:on
principle
#4
:
Lemonade
principle
Embrace
and
leverage
surprises
(they
can
present
new
opportuni[es)
…
Not
avoid
them
44. Pr Bruno Wattenbergh« Keynote BWA » 15 septembre 2015
About
Nils
Berqvist
• Swedish
environmental
engineer
• Worked
8
years
in
the
mining
industry
in
Kiruna
(in
Northern
Sweden)
• Passion
for
wildlife
and
sports
46. Pr Bruno Wattenbergh« Keynote BWA » 15 septembre 2015
Effectua:on
principle
#5
:
Pilot-‐in-‐the-‐plane
Give
up
the
predic[on
logic
!
The
future
comes
from
what
people
do
:
let’s
invent
the
world
!
…
No
inevitable
trends
à
Control
vs
Plan
47. Pr Bruno Wattenbergh« Keynote BWA » 15 septembre 2015
The
Dynamics
of
the
Entrepreneurial
Network
Who
I
am
?
What
I
can
do
?
Whom
I
know
?
My
affordable
loss
?
Who
may
be
involved?
Addi:onal
resources
Itera:ve
opportunity
co-‐construc[on
New
Goals
The
venture
grows
step
by
step.
Dead
end
My
Goals
?
Mul:ple
techniques
help
to
deal
with
these
cycles
:
Design
Thinking,
Lean
Start-‐up,
Business
Model
Genera:on,
Staged
Financing,
…
To
be
con[nued.
48. Pr Bruno Wattenbergh« Keynote BWA » 15 septembre 2015
And
what
about
risk
?
• Part
of
the
entrepreneurship
journey
• Entrepreneurs
don’t
like
the
risk
more
• Entrepreneurs
mi:gate
the
risk
• Effectual
entrepreneurship
• Business
Plan,
Business
Model,
design
thinking,
• Test,
Test,
Test,
Test,
…
&
learn
!
• Limit
the
consequences
49. Pr Bruno Wattenbergh« Keynote BWA » 15 septembre 2015
Don’t
wait/look
for
the
perfect
opportunity
(it
doesn’t
exist
!).
Just
start
!
Build
your
opportunity
50. Pr Bruno Wattenbergh« Keynote BWA » 15 septembre 2015
don’t
forget
…
!
ü The
defini:on
of
Enterprise
…
?
ü The
defini:on
of
startup
(Steve
Blanck)
?
51. Pr Bruno Wattenbergh« Keynote BWA » 15 septembre 2015
Set
of
Advises
1
ü Don’t
overvalue
your
idea
!
ü Understand
the
opportunity
principle
!
ü Make
hypotheses
and
write
them
in
a
specific
colors
!
ü Design
tests
to
validate
your
hypotheses
!
ü Understand
the
pivot
principle
!
52. Pr Bruno Wattenbergh« Keynote BWA » 15 septembre 2015
Set
of
Advises
2
ü Understand
the
interest
&
limita:ons
of
the
Business
Plan
!
ü Use
modern
tools
as
:
Customer
Canvas,
Empathy
Map,
Business
Model
Canvas,
Customer
journey
&
touch
point,
…
ü Go
out
of
the
building,
talk
to
customers,
…
55. Pr Bruno Wattenbergh« Keynote BWA » 15 septembre 2015
Des
ou:ls
?
Value
Proposi:on
Canvas
!
56. Pr Bruno Wattenbergh« Keynote BWA » 15 septembre 2015
Des
ou:ls
?
Value
Proposi:on
Canvas
!
57. Pr Bruno Wattenbergh« Keynote BWA » 15 septembre 2015
Set
of
Advises
3
ü Learn
to
describe
the
customer
segment
ü Understand
the
Customer
Pain
principle
ü Quan:fy
the
Customer
Pain
ü Understand
the
mechanism
of
the
Value
Proposi:on
(tangible
/
intangible)
…
ü Quan:fy
the
Value
Proposi:on
58. Pr Bruno Wattenbergh« Keynote BWA » 15 septembre 2015
Set
of
Advises
4
ü Learn
as
soon
as
possible
to
pitch
your
project
…
ü Pitch
once
a
week
…
ü Pitch
every
morning
in
your
bath
room
…
J
ü Collect
feed-‐back
…
ask
the
right
ques:ons
ü Learn
from
your
pitch
59. Pr Bruno Wattenbergh« Keynote BWA » 15 septembre 2015
Set
of
Advises
5
ü Don’t
wait
the
final
Business
Model
to
assess
the
finance
side
of
the
product
…
ü Learn
how
to
make
a
P&L
on
the
back
of
an
envelope
…
ü Understand
the
financial
dynamic
(costs
&
revenues)
of
each
Business
Model
ü Determine
CoCA
&
Elas:city
demand
/
price
60. Pr Bruno Wattenbergh« Keynote BWA » 15 septembre 2015
Set
of
Advises
6
ü Dare
to
study
compe::on
…
but
also
subs:tutes
!
ü Don’t
ever
tell
that
you
don’t
have
any
compe::on
or
that
the
compe::on
is
not
relevant
…
ü Understand
the
compe::on
&
subs:tutes
…
61. Pr Bruno Wattenbergh« Keynote BWA » 15 septembre 2015
Set
of
Advises
7
ü Imagine,
design,
conduct
2
types
of
tests
to
validate
your
hypotheses
:
ü Proof
of
Concept
:
I
can
deliver
!
ü Proof
of
Business
:
it
sells
!
ü Be
an
anthropologist,
a
psychologist,
a
sociologist,
…
to
learn
from
those
tests
62. Pr Bruno Wattenbergh« Keynote BWA » 15 septembre 2015
Set
of
Advises
8
ü Don’t
say
your
hypotheses
are
conserva:ve
…
and
so
your
financial
forecasts
…
ü Explain
your
forecast
…
describe
the
hypotheses
and
the
tests
done
…
ü Use
some
sensi:vity
analysis
…
ü Test
1
or
2
alterna:ve
configura:ons
…
(xls)
63. Pr Bruno Wattenbergh« Keynote BWA » 15 septembre 2015
Set
of
Advises
9
ü Plan
some
clear
milestones
…
with
clear
objec:ves
to
achieve
…
ü Determine
financing
needs
for
each
stage
…
ü Search
for
the
right
mix
of
financing
:
FFFs,
BA,
grants,
…
@
the
right
:me
!
ü Know
exactly
what
you
need
&
when
!
64. Pr Bruno Wattenbergh« Keynote BWA » 15 septembre 2015
don’t
forget
…
!
ü The
defini:on
of
Enterprise
…
?
ü The
defini:on
of
startup
(Steve
Blanck)
?
65. Pr Bruno Wattenbergh« Keynote BWA » 15 septembre 2015
And
…
don’t
forget
the
first
rule
!
ü Fail
fast
…
ü Fail
rough
…
ü Fail
cheap
…
And
never
do
twice
the
same
mistake
!
66. Pr Bruno Wattenbergh« Keynote BWA » 15 septembre 2015
The
Ideal
trajectory
?
• OWLET
• Harvard
Business
School
Business
Model
Compe::on
…
• Some
students
…
an
idea
…
searching
for
a
repeatable
and
scalable
Business
model
68. Pr Bruno Wattenbergh« Keynote BWA » 15 septembre 2015
9.HOW
TO
PITCH
A
BUSINESS
PROJECT
?
STARTit@KBC
–
15th
September
2015
69. Pr Bruno Wattenbergh« Keynote BWA » 15 septembre 2015
10.
CONCLUSIONS
?
STARTit@KBC
–
15th
September
2015
70. Pr Bruno Wattenbergh« Keynote BWA » 15 septembre 2015
hYp://www.slideshare.net/WaYbru/cours-‐
de-‐pitch-‐2015-‐pdf
71. Pr Bruno Wattenbergh« Keynote BWA » 15 septembre 2015
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Startup-‐Mistakes-‐Infographics.png
Why
startups
fail,
according
to
their
founders
by
Erin
Griffith
@eringriffith
SEPTEMBER
25,
2014,
3:00
PM
EST
hYp://for.tn/1vfKwW3
The
top
reason?
They
make
products
no
one
wants.
73. Pr Bruno Wattenbergh« Keynote BWA » 15 septembre 2015
Set
of
Advises
3
ü Learn
to
describe
the
customer
segment
ü Understand
the
Customer
Pain
principle
ü Quan:fy
the
Customer
Pain
ü Understand
the
mechanism
of
the
Value
Proposi:on
(tangible
/
intangible)
…
ü Quan:fy
the
Value
Proposi:on
74. Pr Bruno Wattenbergh« Keynote BWA » 15 septembre 2015
Set
of
Advises
4
ü Learn
as
soon
as
possible
to
pitch
your
project
…
ü Pitch
once
a
week
…
ü Pitch
every
morning
in
your
bath
room
…
J
ü Collect
feed-‐back
…
ask
the
right
ques:ons
ü Learn
from
your
pitch
75. Pr Bruno Wattenbergh« Keynote BWA » 15 septembre 2015
Set
of
Advises
5
ü Don’t
wait
the
final
Business
Model
to
assess
the
finance
side
of
the
product
…
ü Learn
how
to
make
a
P&L
on
the
back
of
an
envelope
…
ü Understand
the
financial
dynamic
(costs
&
revenues)
of
each
Business
Model
ü Determine
CoCA
&
Elas:city
demand
/
price
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Set
of
Advises
6
ü Dare
to
study
compe::on
…
but
also
subs:tutes
!
ü Don’t
ever
tell
that
you
don’t
have
any
compe::on
or
that
the
compe::on
is
not
relevant
…
ü Understand
the
compe::on
&
subs:tutes
…
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Set
of
Advises
7
ü Imagine,
design,
conduct
2
types
of
tests
to
validate
your
hypotheses
:
ü Proof
of
Concept
:
I
can
deliver
!
ü Proof
of
Business
:
it
sells
!
ü Be
an
anthropologist,
a
psychologist,
a
sociologist,
…
to
learn
from
those
tests
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Set
of
Advises
8
ü Don’t
say
your
hypotheses
are
conserva:ve
…
and
so
your
financial
forecasts
…
ü Explain
your
forecast
…
describe
the
hypotheses
and
the
tests
done
…
ü Use
some
sensi:vity
analysis
…
ü Test
1
or
2
alterna:ve
configura:ons
…
(xls)
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Set
of
Advises
9
ü Plan
some
clear
milestones
…
with
clear
objec:ves
to
achieve
…
ü Determine
financing
needs
for
each
stage
…
ü Search
for
the
right
mix
of
financing
:
FFFs,
BA,
grants,
…
@
the
right
:me
!
ü Know
exactly
what
you
need
&
when
!
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don’t
forget
…
!
ü The
defini:on
of
Enterprise
…
?
ü The
defini:on
of
startup
(Steve
Blanck)
?
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And
…
don’t
forget
the
first
rule
!
ü Fail
fast
…
ü Fail
rough
…
ü Fail
cheap
…
And
never
do
twice
the
same
mistake
!
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Quelques
newsleYers
de
référence
?
• Steve
Blank
• 1819
NewsleYer
• APCE
• Blog
hYp://philippesilberzahn.com
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Quelques
partenaires
de
référence
?
• Clusters
:
– hYp://www.sofwareinbrussels.be
– hYp://lifetechbrussels.com
– hYp://www.screenbrussels.be
– hYp://www.ecobuild.brussels
• Structures
d’appui
locales
(voir
www.1819.be)
• MIC
Brussels
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Quelques
sources
d’infos
de
référence
?
• www.1819.be
• www.monbusinessplan.be
• hYp://www.slideshare.net/WaYbru/startup-‐be-‐1203-‐15-‐
pdf
• hYp://www.slideshare.net/WaYbru/les-‐mensonges-‐de-‐
lentrepreneur-‐dbutant
• hYp://www.slideshare.net/WaYbru/cours-‐de-‐pitch-‐2015-‐
pdf
•