Our goal is to foster a sustainable and global entrepreneurial ecosystem. Our programs and activities focus on bringing startups and corporates together to enhance the growth of all parties, and to bring new value to enterprises through innovation.
Mind the Bridge is an international team with experience and a presence in multiple ecosystems.
Mind the Bridge has been running a non-profit foundation since 2007. It was established by Marco Marinucci with the support of a group of entrepreneurs passionate about entrepreneurship education.
Mind the Bridge was established in 2007 by then Googler, Marco Marinucci. Marco now serves as the company’s CEO with Italian university Professor Alberto Onetti as its chairman.
The Scaleup Summits are highly curated, invitation only, matching activities hosted by the most prestigious Stock Exchanges where international corporates, investors and scaleups operating in specific verticals can do business and spot technology trends.
Collaboration between corporates and startups, if done right, can bring tremendous benefit to both. Startups can access invaluable resources and market insight which can help them scale, whilst for established companies, such collaborations offer an important mode of innovation – as well as subtler benefits like cultural change.
Corporate Startup Stars is the celebration of Best Practices and Role Models in #OpenInnovation.
Understanding the local entrepreneurial culture, business models, the history, and the secret sauce of Silicon Valley.
How to drive a startup and when to turn. Understanding and achieving product market fit.
How do you define your business model. How to develop a network of partners and use connection to scale your core business.
Articulating a compelling business opportunity, positioning your product and telling your business story.
Telling a compelling story in person, structuring a clear and convincing pitch, and doing it in Silicon Valley time.
Identifying your customer base, your market, your segments, defining your customers and understanding market size.
An overview of administrative and legal aspects such as corporate structure and technology transfer models.
IP 101: Important terms in contracts to understand, patents, trademarks, copyrights and transferring them across borders.
Developing your financial model, presenting financials to investors.
Assembling a team, from recruiting to motivating successfully.
Key aspects to consider. Lessons learned from successful entrepreneur-investor relationships.
An overview of the options, timing, and processes to get a Visa. H, E, L, O, or J. Which to consider and how to apply for each.