Despite more research and data from the World Bank and OECD, while plenty of attention has been given to “SMEs” in the past, multinational government gatherings have largely ignored the importance of stimulating new high-impact startups as a prime global economic growth strategy. This needs to change.
Upon request, I provided thoughts below for this weekend’s G8 meeting hosted by President Obama here on the East Coast at Camp David. Next month I have accepted an invitation to travel to Seoul to help launch Startup APEC where, with so many nations racing to build better entrepreneurial environments that attract smart entrepreneurs with the best ideas and networks, leaders appear poised to do more than pay lip service to entrepreneurs and rather include them in their central strategy for building economies.
