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Straight up: serial entrepreneur Steve Blank
discusses what’s right with the Finnish
start-up scene – and, more relevantly,
what’s wrong with it
Last September, U.S. start-up expert
Steve Blank spent three weeks in
Finland teaching and speaking to
thousands of entrepreneurs, venture
capitalists, government officials and
even ministers. A year later, Blank
remains convinced that Finland has
the potential to become a start-up
hub as long as the country develops
a long-term strategy for venture
investing.

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Photo: Eric Millette

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