Startup ecosystems can be fragmented, competitive, and hidden to newcomers, which is detrimental for local startups and community growth. The Startup Ecosystem Canvas seeks to provide local entrepreneurs with a clear list of resources for every stage of their startup journey, and outline a basic framework for communities to map their ecosystem.
With applications for the Moscow Founder Institute coming to a close, we are excited to release the Moscow Startup Ecosystem Canvas, which is currently in Draft v1 below! It was developed by the Moscow Founder Institute and local leaders
More input is needed, so please leave your comments on this collaborative Google document, and it will be considered for the next update.
You can also learn more about the Startup Ecosystem Canvas project https://FI.co/canvas.
Startup Stages
There is no one right way to build a technology company, but for the sake of simplicity we have outlined a basic, common, sequential framework.
1. Idea Stage
This is where new entrepreneurs get inspired, learn best practices, develop skills, validate ideas, and begin to build their team and product.
- Inspire
- Startup Media: Centralized local information, listings, and news. (i.e. startup blogs/ publications/ lists/ FB groups/ newsletters)
- Inspirational Events: Open, inclusive, beginner startup events (i.e. Startup Weekend, idea fairs, and inspirational meetups)
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Retail New Wave
- Educate
- Best Practices: Beginner knowledge-sharing events. (i.e. beginner events that serve to educate more than inspirate)
- Training & Feedback: Skill & Idea development. (Ex. bootcamps and comprehensive training programs)
- Validate
- Team Formation: Resources for teaming up. (i.e. events or other resources that facilitate early-stage recruitment and cofounder matching)
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Harvest
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Early Birds
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MeYou
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Napartner
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#poSEEDelki
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Teamfinding
- Build First Product: Hackathons & resources to build. (i.e. hackathons and other builder-focused events and resources)
2. Launch Stage
In this stage, entrepreneurs establish and formalize the company, develop the product, get feedback from customers, and prepare for the next step.
- Start
- Establish: Law firms & banks for startups
- Workspace: Co-working and flexible workspaces
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https://kl10.ch
- Develop
- Formalize: Accounting, development and HR for early-stage startups.
- Prepare for Seed: Incubators and advanced mentorship. (i.e. advanced knowledge sharing, later stage events and resources for startup teams)
- Launch
- Seed Accelerators: Seed funding mentor programs. (i.e. Techstars and similar programs that provide seed-funding)
- Pitch & Demo: Show local startups for investment (i.e. demo days for companies seeking seed investment)
3. Growth Stage
Here, a startup proves their utility, receives recognition, and scales up. This usually requires funding, angels, VCs, and ways to connect them to startups.
- Recognition
- Investor Networking: Connect professional investors with founders. (i.e. events or groups that facilitate connections with professional investors)
- Major Media: Mainstream local business press. (i.e. major local or regional publications that frequently champion local businesses)
- Funding
- Angels / Micro-VCs: Seed-stage investors
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Александр Бородич
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Вячеслав Давыденко
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Павел Черкашин
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Игорь Рябенький
- Venture Capitalists: Series A and beyond
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The Untitled VC
- Growth
- Infrastructure: Office space, HR, insurance & more. (i.e. office space/ HR/ insurance providers for capital-rich companies to grow and scale)
- Expansion: Growth accelerators/consultants. (i.e. programs and business consultants for capital-rich companies to grow and scale)
4. Success Stories
Successful homegrown companies that have raised significant institutional funding, employ a large workforce, or have achieved liquidity.
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Acronis
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Alytics
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Delivery Club
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Jelastic
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Parallels
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Retail Rocket
The Supporters
To facilitate the steps, every ecosystem needs strong supporters.
1. Evangelists
Successful local founders who lead the ecosystem & frequently mentor newbies.
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Алена Владимирская
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Артур Сидоров
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Байрам Аннаков
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Виктор Лысенко
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Дмитрий Калаев
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Дмитрий Чихачев
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Любовь Симонова
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Михаил Зарин
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Михаил Корнеев
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Николай Михайловский
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Nick Rozhdestvensky
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Ренат Гарипов
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Сергей Грибов
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Сергей Митрофанов
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Сергей Щукин
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Илья Королев - в чем же support? Простите, спутала с другим Ильей
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Роман Никитин
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Наталия Федотова
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Михаил Демидов
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Илья Красинский
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Дмитрий Репин
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Дарья Комарькова
2. Government
Public organizations that facilitate local economic development
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АСИ
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РВК
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Сколково
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ЦИР
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Фонд Бортника
- ФРИИ
3. Talent
Major local business or tech universities and employers that attract and retain local talent.
- Local Universities (universities with prominent technical or business programs)
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МГУ
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МФТИ
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МГТУ им. Баумана
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МИФИ
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НИУ ВШЭ
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МИСИС
- Local Employers (Major technical employers, like Microsoft or Google, with large local offices)
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1C
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Alfa Bank
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BeeLine
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CISCO
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Google
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Intel
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Kaspersky Lab
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Luxoft
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Mail.ru group
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MegaFon
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Microsoft
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MTS
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Ozon
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Rambler&Co
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Sberbank
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SoftKey
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Yandex
Learn more about the Startup Ecosystem Canvas here, and leave us your thoughts on the Moscow Canvas on this collaborative Google document, or on Twitter using the hashtag #ecosystemcanvas. This is a perpetual work in progress, and it will be updated frequently, so we want your feedback!
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