The European Startup scene is growing steadily but still not at optimal levels, facing structural obstacles and impediments to financing. How will it overcome fragmentation, market localization and scaling challenges? Positive changes being implemented by the European Union must be complemented by the ingenuity of startups themselves, among which StartUs offers its own solutions.

You could think that in the age of omnipresent technology, launching a startup could be done at any place in a world. You can just find a nice place with a decent Internet connection and start working, right?

In an interview to Harvard Business Review (HBR) on Unicorns Jim Goetz emphasizes that in their practice most startups are cursed in raising a lot of money, they lose discipline of money raised.

In recent years Austria has gone from sleeping beauty to innovation and progress. The country welcomes startups and its founders with open arms by providing support through a governmental agency.

With increased globalization and technology the future of work will be impacted. Check out the jobs that will become extinct and the ones which provide a promising outlook!

Within the growing European startup scene there are a lot of hubs to start your company in. But why is it so important where you begin and build your business?

The theme at World Economic Forum 2016 was a “Fourth Industrial Revolution” predicting the radical overhaul of industry towards “cyberphysicality” and severe challenges in terms of tackling resulting unemployment. Some startups are already working on the problem.

An exclusive interview with StartUs founder David R. Prasser on connecting the European ecosystem, the distinction between “know-how” and “know-who”, and the bottom-up challenge to top-down attitudes.

The Workers BuyOut is the entrepreneurial answer to the economic crisis – at least in Italy. Learn how it works and what benefits it holds in store for businesses!

Europe currently struggles to handle the ongoing refugee situation. Social enterprises can offer an antidote through education & occupation, here’s how:

Out of necessity, the “Skype Mafia” started the transition in Europe from successful entrepreneurs to successful investors; now VC fund SpeedInvest is making major strides towards aggregating and facilitating Startup investment.

Europe has an attitude problem towards entrepreneurship because of its high potential for failure. By contrast, celebrating failure has achieved cult status in Silicon Valley. The happy medium for Europeans is in understanding what failure actually is: doing nothing.

Though the European Startup Scene is growing constantly it still has obstacles to face. Learn how fragmentation & a small market can be overcome and which benefits the scene shows!

A healthy and thriving startup ecosystem consists of many factors, the most important being innovation. Find out how this contributes to success & why open environments are necessary!