Startup Communities look ahead with 11 concrete policy recommendations for European leaders at Startup Europe Summit in Cluj
At Startup Europe Summit, Allied for Startups coordinated with Startup Europe the publication of “Startup Policy Ideas”.
They begin with a recognition of the incredible potential that startups have for European economies and societies. Enabling founders to fulfil their promise should be a key target for policy makers. Along those lines, the recommendations call for an intense dialogue between European startups and the policy makers that make decisions about them.
The recommendations include reworking employee stock options, using non-legislative tools to establish an EU Forum for the Future of Work, tackling diversity in tech and making startup policy a field in its own right.
Lenard Koschwitz, Global Director Public Policy at Allied for Startups, remarked: “In the last years we’ve seen legislation impacting startups that didn’t consider them enough in the decision-making process. With these recommendations, we want startups to be Priority One of the next Commission”.
The recommendations are the process of consultations with startup communities across Europe, including founders of European scale-ups and leading investors. Startup Europe Summit participants exchanged on them at a side-event on Wednesday. A roundtable format let entrepreneurs come forward and share experiences, oftentimes providing concrete examples that backed up the recommendations.
On Friday afternoon, the Startup Policy Ideas were presented to a wider audience at a panel discussion. Dobromir Ivanov, CEO of the Bulgarian Startup Association BESCO, raised high hopes for recommendation 6: “A European Startup Visa is doable right now. Do we want to compete with other Member States or are we competing together with the US and China?”
By making these Startup Policy Ideas a part of the EU Council Presidency Conclusions, the Romanian Presidency is in a unique position to become an outstanding advocate for startups and innovation and enable more startup success over the next 5 years.
The final recommendations are available here.
Panel and Collaborateurs:
Lenard Koschwitz
Allied for Startups
Dobromir Ivanov,
BESCO
Dominic Jacquesson,
Index Ventures
Marija Rucevska,
TechChill & Quro.io
Sandro Gianella,
Stripe
Gianluca Dettori,
Primomiglio
Endorsements:
Jan Bormans, ESN
Marketa Havlova, CzechInvest
Rene Tonnisson, Baltic Innovation Agency
Martin Villig, Bolt
Paul Zoicas, Digital Transformers
Piero Meloni, Subitoweb.it
Filippo Quattrocchi, Mosaico
Nicola, 200
Nino Di Virgilio
Avnit Singh, echBBQ
Giuseppe Lorizzo, FI.MA.P. Srl
Cinzia Colapinto, Ca foscari university
Peroncini Stefano, Eureka
Nicolò Spallarossa , Igoodi
Giulia Fresca, Ingegnere
Cristi
Emanuele, Certy S.r.l.
MAURIZIO LENZI, STOORM5 Srl
Maurice, Crosspring
Lorenzo Niola, Hatch CoLab
Avijit Sarkar, CapOne Research OU
Andrei , JCI
Adina Cretu, Impact Hub Bucharest
Ivo, Tech.eu
Michele Galetta, Oraigo
Claudio Piccarreta, Plusimple Srl
Franco B, Eventboost
Verineia, Speech Architects
Trilly, Trillyme
Claudio, Meeters
Linda, Afore Consulting
Heerd Jan Hoogeveen, StartupUtrecht
Vasileios Tsanidis, European Commission
Daniela, Inner.ME