{"id":449813,"date":"2023-06-16T06:30:00","date_gmt":"2023-06-16T04:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/innovationorigins.com\/?p=449813"},"modified":"2023-06-16T06:30:00","modified_gmt":"2023-06-16T04:30:00","slug":"tnw-2023-its-a-difficult-time-and-that-means-plenty-of-opportunities-for-tech-start-ups","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ioplus.nl\/archive\/en\/tnw-2023-its-a-difficult-time-and-that-means-plenty-of-opportunities-for-tech-start-ups\/","title":{"rendered":"TNW 2023: It&#8217;s a difficult time, and that means plenty of opportunities for tech start-ups"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The TNW Conference 2023 (The Next Web) got off to a somewhat disappointing start yesterday. Mark Rutte was absent himself but addressed the packed Vision Stage via video. Many visitors walked away. But, &#8220;Rutte is an odd dude to invite to a tech conference anyway,&#8221; &#8211; according to my neighbor, so the setback was quickly forgotten.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"io-block io-block__summary\"><ul><li>With 10,000 visitors, 6,000 companies and 1,500 start-ups, the international tech world is gathering in Zaandam for the TNW conference this week.<\/li><li>TNW director Myrthe van der Erve believes The Hague needs to build more knowledge about tech.<\/li><li>In 2022, 35 percent less was invested in start-ups than in 2021.<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>TNW director Myrthe van der Erve would have preferred receiving Rutte in person. She thinks it is essential for the government to become part of the tech sector. &#8220;There needs to be a lot more political knowledge for tech. Sometimes members of parliament come along, but then you say three things, and then they flap their ears.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Tech for good<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>With the theme &#8220;Reclaim the future,&#8221; TNW &#8211; a subsidiary of The Financial Times &#8211; advocates more optimism in the tech world. Society is looking increasingly critically at tech, and the organization&#8217;s goal is to shift the focus to technology&#8217;s impact on significant societal challenges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Whether that succeeds is hard to say after one day, but that the program is varied is one certain thing. A lecture on industrial origami in mobility, a game of padel with the young consultants of Ernst and Young, tech battles between Dutch start-ups, a morning show hosted by The Financial Times, or an interactive breathwork session (which should provide peace and clarity for anyone working in the chaotic, busy tech world): there is something for everyone at the two-day conference in Zaandam. With 10,000 visitors, over 6,000 companies, and 1,500 start-ups from 120 companies, TWN can call itself Europe&#8217;s leading tech conference.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Significantly less investment in start-ups<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Although the buzz from the start-up pavilion sounded upbeat, the main conclusion from the Global Start-up Ecosystem Report (GSER) 2023 presented Thursday morning was anything but. The report showed that start-ups received 35 percent less investment in 2022 than in the previous year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fintech start-ups are doing well, and let that be the sector par excellence that thrives in the Amsterdam start-up ecosystem. It ensures that the Amsterdam delta ended at spot #3 in Europe&#8217;s top five ecosystems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/archive.ioplus.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Amsterdam-1004x519.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-449655\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"vlp-link-container vlp-layout-basic wp-block-visual-link-preview-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ioplus.nl\/archive\/en\/in-2022-the-tide-has-turned-investment-in-start-ups-down-sharply\/\" class=\"vlp-link\" title=\"In 2022, the tide has turned: investment in start-ups down sharply\"><\/a><div class=\"vlp-layout-zone-side\"><div class=\"vlp-block-2 vlp-link-image\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vlp-layout-zone-main\"><div class=\"vlp-block-0 vlp-link-title\">In 2022, the tide has turned: investment in start-ups down sharply<\/div><div class=\"vlp-block-1 vlp-link-summary\">In 2022, there was a 35 percent decrease in start-up investments compared to 2021. This is one of the key conclusions of the Global Start-up Report 2023. <\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/archive.ioplus.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/david-803x1004.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-449810\" width=\"287\" height=\"359\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">David Heinemeier Hansson. Image: Peter Adams Photography.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Chat GPT: (not so) revolutionary<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>According to David Heinemeier, designer of the programming language Ruby, co-founder of software company Basecamp, professional racer, and best-selling author, there is no reason not to be optimistic. &#8220;It&#8217;s the best time ever to be a start-up. Start-ups founded in fat times don&#8217;t know how to make things, only how to spend money. Many of the best companies in the world were founded in bad times. It&#8217;s a good basis for building a sustainable business.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Anyone listening to Heinemeier for over 20 minutes will automatically feel like starting a business. The benefits are endless if you ask him. Freedom (&#8220;Scale up slowly. The longer you put off external investment, the better your business gets&#8221;). Small teams are flexible (&#8220;WhatsApp, even when it had a trillion users, only employed 44 people&#8221;). You can work remotely (&#8220;I&#8217;d rather retire than return to the office&#8221;). Small side note: his advice applies only to software companies; any attendee working in any other sector &#8220;better forget all about it.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>His main advice? &#8220;Don&#8217;t look at this time as a bad time. And don&#8217;t be afraid of AI taking over our jobs. You can live in a cave for six months, and you&#8217;ll be back at it within a week. Chat GPT is nice, but not so revolutionary.&#8221; Kwebbelkop (Jordi van den Bussche), a YouTuber with nearly 15 million subscribers and founder of a media house with over 60 employees, thinks otherwise. During the Q&amp;A afterward, his most frequently heard answer is &#8220;Ask Chat GPT4.&#8221; Well, opinions differ.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The TNW Conference 2023 (The Next Web) got off to a somewhat disappointing start yesterday. Mark Rutte was absent himself but addressed the packed Vision Stage via video. Many visitors walked away. 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