Comments on: The US 101 Effect http://blog.nomadesk.com/companyupdates/the-us-101-effect/ The easiest and most secure way to share, synchronize and backup files wherever you are, online or offline! Mon, 19 Dec 2011 22:16:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Siri http://blog.nomadesk.com/companyupdates/the-us-101-effect/comment-page-1/#comment-203 Siri Thu, 29 Oct 2009 18:49:45 +0000 http://blog.nomadesk.com/?p=48#comment-203 Great blog and we really enjoyed working with Miguel and Steven down here in San Diego. Keep it up! :) --Siri Taylor & Pond Interactive Great blog and we really enjoyed working with Miguel and Steven down here in San Diego. Keep it up! :)

–Siri
Taylor & Pond Interactive

]]> By: Christophe http://blog.nomadesk.com/companyupdates/the-us-101-effect/comment-page-1/#comment-189 Christophe Thu, 29 Oct 2009 07:51:04 +0000 http://blog.nomadesk.com/?p=48#comment-189 Great article! Maybe some more details on how things went talking to US 101 adjacent VCs in a follow-up? Would love to get some sense of that! Great article! Maybe some more details on how things went talking to US 101 adjacent VCs in a follow-up? Would love to get some sense of that!

]]> By: jeff jochum http://blog.nomadesk.com/companyupdates/the-us-101-effect/comment-page-1/#comment-16 jeff jochum Mon, 21 Sep 2009 15:49:40 +0000 http://blog.nomadesk.com/?p=48#comment-16 Excellent article! I see you've truly grasped the Tall Poppy Syndrome metaphor and how powerful it is. You and Peter and Miguel certainly have done well to overcome that, and succeeded IMHO. This makes you even taller poppies in your world - so be prepared to duck every once in a while, eh? :) Excellent article! I see you’ve truly grasped the Tall Poppy Syndrome metaphor and how powerful it is. You and Peter and Miguel certainly have done well to overcome that, and succeeded IMHO. This makes you even taller poppies in your world – so be prepared to duck every once in a while, eh? :)

]]> By: Wesley Lorrez http://blog.nomadesk.com/companyupdates/the-us-101-effect/comment-page-1/#comment-15 Wesley Lorrez Fri, 18 Sep 2009 22:23:52 +0000 http://blog.nomadesk.com/?p=48#comment-15 Fantastic article Filip. Thanks for sharing your experience with us! I hope to hear more about it soon. Fantastic article Filip. Thanks for sharing your experience with us!
I hope to hear more about it soon.

]]> By: Zoran http://blog.nomadesk.com/companyupdates/the-us-101-effect/comment-page-1/#comment-14 Zoran Fri, 18 Sep 2009 15:00:12 +0000 http://blog.nomadesk.com/?p=48#comment-14 blog.nomadesk.com - da best. Keep it going! Have a nice day blog.nomadesk.com – da best. Keep it going!
Have a nice day

]]> By: Didier http://blog.nomadesk.com/companyupdates/the-us-101-effect/comment-page-1/#comment-12 Didier Thu, 17 Sep 2009 12:21:31 +0000 http://blog.nomadesk.com/?p=48#comment-12 Great post! I have been there a few times. The valley is unique in its kind and its impossible to bring/copy that in Belgium. We don't have the ecosystem which is too public and regulated, nor benefit from the capital resources and valuable networks to support the start-up community. Only the Belgian entrepreneurs can turn the swing towards change or initiatives as Betagroup, Pitch Arena, BizCamp, BarCamp, OpenCoffee can foster and create communities. Also the valley is hard to penetrate for outsiders. You need to have a direct link, a representation, a team, clients in the valley if you were to exploit the benefits of it, especially their access to capital. As a result: succesful BE entrepreneurs go to the US (braindrain) making it more difficult for those who stay and want to build a healthy ecosystem of entrepreneurial supply/demand in BE. It would already be a leap forward if large companies in Belgium were to buy more products/services from start-ups, and universities channeled more graduates towards start-ups instead of feeding them to comfortable less/anti entrepreneurial large companies. Great post!

I have been there a few times. The valley is unique in its kind and its impossible to bring/copy that in Belgium. We don’t have the ecosystem which is too public and regulated, nor benefit from the capital resources and valuable networks to support the start-up community. Only the Belgian entrepreneurs can turn the swing towards change or initiatives as Betagroup, Pitch Arena, BizCamp, BarCamp, OpenCoffee can foster and create communities.

Also the valley is hard to penetrate for outsiders. You need to have a direct link, a representation, a team, clients in the valley if you were to exploit the benefits of it, especially their access to capital. As a result: succesful BE entrepreneurs go to the US (braindrain) making it more difficult for those who stay and want to build a healthy ecosystem of entrepreneurial supply/demand in BE.

It would already be a leap forward if large companies in Belgium were to buy more products/services from start-ups, and universities channeled more graduates towards start-ups instead of feeding them to comfortable less/anti entrepreneurial large companies.

]]> By: Bruno Segers http://blog.nomadesk.com/companyupdates/the-us-101-effect/comment-page-1/#comment-11 Bruno Segers Thu, 17 Sep 2009 10:22:57 +0000 http://blog.nomadesk.com/?p=48#comment-11 Lovely article Filip and 'spot on'. Instead of one article on the 101 you should blog one week in De Standaard on this experience. Lovely article Filip and ‘spot on’. Instead of one article on the 101 you should blog one week in De Standaard on this experience.

]]> By: Christian Geissendoerfer http://blog.nomadesk.com/companyupdates/the-us-101-effect/comment-page-1/#comment-10 Christian Geissendoerfer Thu, 17 Sep 2009 07:21:50 +0000 http://blog.nomadesk.com/?p=48#comment-10 Hi Filip, good to read about your experiences in Silicon Valley! Take as much sprit with you like a sponge and bring it back to Europe! Lots of greetings from entrepreneurial Berlin Christian Hi Filip,
good to read about your experiences in Silicon Valley! Take as much sprit with you like a sponge and bring it back to Europe!
Lots of greetings from entrepreneurial Berlin
Christian

]]> By: Frederik http://blog.nomadesk.com/companyupdates/the-us-101-effect/comment-page-1/#comment-9 Frederik Wed, 16 Sep 2009 12:46:01 +0000 http://blog.nomadesk.com/?p=48#comment-9 I love the article.. And it obviously makes me wanna go there. Which is also the reason for the joint ball spirit over there I guess.. Belgian Balls, let's unite and create that golden spirit.. even if it's not on Highway 101, but on a Highway to Hell ;) I love the article.. And it obviously makes me wanna go there. Which is also the reason for the joint ball spirit over there I guess..

Belgian Balls, let’s unite and create that golden spirit.. even if it’s not on Highway 101, but on a Highway to Hell ;)

]]> By: Felix Van de Maele http://blog.nomadesk.com/companyupdates/the-us-101-effect/comment-page-1/#comment-8 Felix Van de Maele Wed, 16 Sep 2009 11:28:52 +0000 http://blog.nomadesk.com/?p=48#comment-8 Can't agree more. I've gone up and down the 101 out of San Jose a couple of times this year myself, and I had the exact same reaction regarding the billboards. Regarding the situation in Belgium, I think it's also about being spoiled. We don't want to win, we settle for average. Wanting to win is frowned upon. People don't want to go the extra mile. I don't see it changing anytime soon unfortunately. It seems to be wired in our system in a way. Can’t agree more.

I’ve gone up and down the 101 out of San Jose a couple of times this year myself, and I had the exact same reaction regarding the billboards.

Regarding the situation in Belgium, I think it’s also about being spoiled. We don’t want to win, we settle for average. Wanting to win is frowned upon. People don’t want to go the extra mile.
I don’t see it changing anytime soon unfortunately. It seems to be wired in our system in a way.

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