Tag: Founder Games

At Endeavour's Dare to Scale Rosen Plevneliev - the president of Bulgaria 2012-2017, Fernando Fabre - president of Enveavor Global, Vassil Terziev - Co-founder of Telerik Acacdemy had a panel discussion about the value about Entrepreneurial Ecosystem, moderated by Plamen Russev - Chairman of WEBIT Foundation.

Strengths to focus on and weaknesses to work on

The discussion went through 3 stages - Bulgaria, Region and Global. Vassil Terziev took over the first stage going through the last 10 years of developing an entrepreneurial spirit in Bulgaria and bringing all the components of a working Ecosystem together. They include people, events which gather several thousand people together talking about the future. New and new formats are coming to Bulgaria every year. "The growth is a function not only of time, but also of communication and aligning the economic interests. In order something to be sustainable it has to make sense for everybody involved. And this is what is still missing."  - mr. Terziev said, but staying still optimistic about what the Technology Ecosystem that's being built can do for the other sectors in Bulgaria.

It's a kind of magic

"I believe in magic big time. We need the magic of giving back."  mr. Plamen Russev We already have the Ecosystem startups and they are growing but do we need to focus on scale ups more? "They will make Bulgaria a better place, Through WEBIT, through Enveavor and other formats we will build those scale ups who will give back to the community." We need an ecosystem where every single person grows within the idea that he or she has to give back to the community – like the Israerli ecosystem. “You can’t say “I’ve done enough, now it’s time to give back” – no, you give back all the time. ”

The Local Heroes

Mr. Rosen Plevneliev talked about the ambition of Bulgaria and how he shared his thoughts with several entrepreneurs in the Silicon Valley. “You are as big as your dreams are, not as big as your territory is. And to be globally strong, we need to be locally strong. This is what you, the local heroes are doing right now.”

A map of ecosystems

Mr. Fernando Fabre took the audience on a world tour of the Ecosystems – from Buenos Aires, Mexico City, Silicon Valley, New York to Tel Aviv, Beirut and so on. He shared his opinion that it all goes down to inspiration. Big entrepreneurs inspire others – they grow and do the same – thus multiplying the mindset. “You call it giving back, Local heroes, I call it multiplying effect these are three terms that are exactly the same.” Webit Foundation commits its annual funds to foster the development of the startup and innovation ecosystems in the regions our global events take place. Founders Games is the startup competition in the program of Webit.Festival Europe. During the event we not only provide free grant for startups to get a free expo table, free festival tickets and opportunity to meet unparalleled selection top enterprise leaders from all around the world + investors, but also an opportunity to WIN €200 000 seed investment! Find out more about the Founder games here.

We are now in the hot and challenging second round of the Founders Games of the Global Webit Congress. The A-Selection (Audience Selection) shall skyrocket five startups, among the three hundred Semi Finalists. The chosen startups will pitch in front of 400 investors, 300 accredited media and thousands of C-level attendees. These are 10 000 potential investors, sponsors, partners and clients from 110 countries participating at the Global Webit Congress. Here are the top six startups from United Arab Emirates, Morocco, Romania, Israel, Serbia and Egypt that are receiving tremendous support online. Do you have a favorite startup that you would like to support by voting for it? Here is your chance to support your favorite startup to be a finalist at the Founders Games. Look at all the fantastic startups that have made it to the Founder Games A-selection, Select and cast your VOTE now!

Where will the Global digital and teach leaders be in October? Certainly, at the sixth Global Webit Congress on 1-2 October in Istanbul. For a sixth consecutive year the upcoming Global Web Congress will bring together thousands of professionals from the Digital, Tech and Telecom communities to network, share experiences and discuss new trends, future expectations on the respective hot and trending topics. This year the EMEA premium event, the Global Webit Congress is even bigger and more challenging. Over 10 000 attendees from over 110 countries, more than 200 speakers and 300 accredited media will meet in Istanbul on 1-2 October. The Global Webit Congress is the place to meet over 3500 C-level, global and regional regional reps of advertisers,agencies, publishers, tech providers and disruptive startups. This year the Global Webit Congress 2014 has two tracks The Digital Marketing Zone and The Tech Zone. They will satisfy the needs of different specialized audiences interested in the two main topics. The Digital Marketing Zone It will cater to the needs of digital, marketing and tech participants. This is a separate Digital Marketing and Innovation Conference.  The main topics covered by the speakers and panels are Digital Advertising, Metrics, Big Data, Digital Commerce, Digital Entertainment, Media, Mobile and Social. The Tech Zone In addition to the digital, marketing and tech crowd expect strong attendance by the start-up community. It includes the Leaders of the Future Summit, AppDevCamps and StartUp Village Expo. The Leaders of the Future Summit will be the place to meet 400 investors, thousands of start-ups and the superstar founders and most innovative technology companies. The Apps DevCamps  are for developers who are interested in building relationships to technology platforms, gaining knowledge on a number of topics, from operating systems and APIs, to app stores and monetization or designing software for devices. Expect to see keynote presentations and/or panel discussions with audience interaction. The agenda is provided by some of the most influential and innovative companies in the industry including IBM, PayPal, Adobe, Blackberry and many others. The StartUp Village Expo is the place to meet and interact with amazing start-ups from all around the world, governmental Investment agencies from EMEA keen to help you relocate to their countries, and grow your business there. There is a huge interest here by potential investors looking for great ideas. Last but not least we have the Founders Games.  The Global Webit Congress created the 1 Million EUR Marketing Grant for start-ups to give them a special market advantage and to boost the business and the opportunities to success. The Founders Games is the single most influential event for start-ups, providing over 1 Million EUR  grant in marketing budgets for up to 200 start-ups. So hurry up. Book your ticket now! On 1st and 2nd of October in Istanbul Turkey at the Halic Congress Center start-ups meet investors, over 300 accredited media and the CEOs, CMOs and CTOs of the world’s largest and most innovative companies along with the biggest global and regional advertisers.

Book your ticket !

Is your StartUp ready to join the 200 best startups from EMEA and Asia, competing in the Founder Games! Hurry up, apply  for the 1 Million Euro Grant provided by the Global Webit Congress. The Global Webit Congress is the most startup friendly digital and tech industry event. As a qualified startup you will receive

• Free expo stand at the Global Webit Congress
• Over 600 free Global Webit Congress tickets
• Advertising budgets to promote your startup in some major EMEA media
• Special incentives provided by the Founders Games major partners.
• Access  over 10 000 attendees at the Global Webit Congress
• Network with C-level executives, investors and likeminded professionals

The Global Webit Congress is the only place where startups meet investors, over 300 accredited media and the CEOs, CMOs and CTOs of the world's largest and most innovative companies along with the biggest global and regional advertisers. This means your startup might not need money but access to potential partners and clients. Here is your chance apply for the Founder Games. The Founders Games is the single most influential event for startups, providing over 1 Million EUR grant in marketing budgets for up to 200 startups. So why wait? This is a chance in a million! Hurry up, time is ticking. Only six days left to apply! Register for the Founders Games now!