TRIPWEST is a tour organized for scandinavian investors interested in extending both their regional scandinavian network, and their professional network in Silicon Valley.

1. TRIPWEST
Scandinavian Investor Trip to Silicon Valley

2. INSPIRATION, KNOWLEDGE & NETWORKING
Through a week of workshops, networking events,
company visits and matchmaking forums, leading
Scandinavian investors will be briefed with the latest
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breakthrough technologies, investment trends and
key methodologies for building scalable companies.
Aim: to build valuable network in the innovation
ecosystem of Silicon Valley

3. THE GOAL
1 Extend professional network in Silicon Valley and Scandinavia
2 Not science fiction! Updates on technologies to come
3 Startup methodology - new tools to scale startups

4. SILICON VALLEY & INVESTORS?
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Introduction to Silicon Valley and the role of the investor.
How is the famous ecosystem put together, and how do
investors fit in to this system?

5. SCANDINAVIA IN SILICON VALLEY
What is happening with the Scandinavian .
countries in Silicon Valley. Who are the startups,
the organizations, the local Scandinavian
investors and the government entities.
Presented by Silicon Vikings

6. Value Propositions
Key Activities Key Activities BUSINESS MODEL CANVAS
Key partners Customers
The Business Model Canvas, is a strategic
management and entrepreneurial tool. It allows you
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to describe, design, challenge, invent, and pivot your
business model.
Costs Revenue
Key Resources Channels
www.businessmodelgeneration.com/canvas

7. IT COMPANY VISIT
The Bay Area is well known for it’s massive IT
successes. We will visit, hear and learn from one of .
the legendary companies (think Google, Facebook,
Apple, Twitter)
They made it from startup to industry leader

8. STARTUP INSIGHTS
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Analytics from studies of 3200+ tech startups,
cracking the code of innovation
www.startupgenome.cc

9. SPEEDDATING
Nordic investors .
meeting
Silicon Valley investors
pitch your portfolio companies

10. IDEAS METHOD: THE LEAN STARTUP
LEARN BUILD
Lean startup processes reduce waste by increasing
the frequency of contact with real customers, .
therefore testing and avoiding incorrect market
assumptions as early as possible. This is referred to
DATA as Minimum Viable Product.
PRODUCT
MEASURE
www.startuplessonslearned.com

11. FUTURE GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES
Artificial Intelligence Robotics, Networks and
Computing Systems Nanotechnology Future
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Studies and Forecasting Medicine and
Neuroscience Energy and Environmental
Systems Biotechnology and Bioinformatics
www.singularityu.org

12. STANFORD UNIVERSITY
Stanford is usually considered the best school on the
west coast, as well as one of the finest research and .
teaching university’s in the world. We will visit the
impressive campus, and learn more about the
universities important role in Silicon Valley.

13. ESCALATING NORDIC TECH
How can we as a tech region survive in a globalized
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world? What can you as a sole individual do to work
on this important common goal?

14. NETWORKING AT ICDK
Innovation Center Denmark invites you to a nordic
networking event. We will invite the central players in .
all of the nordic initiatives. Local Government
representatives and scandinavian organizations such
as Silicon Vikings and Young Scandinavians Club

15. DESIGN THINKING
Thinking like a designer can transform the way you
develop products, services, processes - and even .
strategy. Learn from pioneers in this thinking about
how they incorporate this mentality into their
everyday work.
Workshop at IDEO or Stanford D.School

16. INTERNET OF THE FUTURE
What is the Internet really? And what will the future
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of the Internet be? Discussion on the Internet of
things and the connected self.
Held at archive.org

17. PREPARING PORTFOLIO COMPANIES
What will it take a startup to access the U.S.
market? Legal, accounting, visa issues, business .
corporation and other important strategic
considerations. A panel discussion with DLA piper,
PWC and successful scandinavian entrepreneurs

18. SUCCESSFUL SCANDINAVIANS
What does it take for a scandinavian startup to make it in
Silicon Valley?
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in We will ask people in: MySQL, Endomondo, Sitecore,
Napatech, PODIO, Zendesk, Zensys, Ekahau, Skype, Fast
Search & Transfer, Meltwater, Trolltech, Fox Technologies,
Global IP Sound, Virtutech, Libratone, Prezi, Unity,

19. CLEANTECH COMPANY VISIT
The vast majority of the Cleantech companies in the
U.S are based in Silicon Valley. We will visit one of the .
market leaders, to learn from their success stories.
What can be applied to the Nordics?
They made it from startup to industry leader

20. DEAL FLOW: STARTUPS PITCHING
Together with a group of experienced Silicon Valley Venture Capital
and Angel Investors, we will meet to discuss and be inspired by .
pitches from promising start-up companies in Silicon Valley.
We expect 4 quality startups looking for investment, present their
technology at this event.

21. DANISH STARTUPS PITCHING
The participating startups in SCALEit will pitch their
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products and services. The investors will follow this
pitch session with a group of Silicon Valley investors.

22. THE SUM
1 Extend professional network in Silicon Valley and Scandinavia
2 Not science fiction! Updates on technologies to come
3 Startup methodology - new tools to scale

23. TRIPWEST
Contact the organizers for questions
Alex Portilla
Clean Tech Account & Project Manager
Tel.: +1 650 543 3183
E-mail: alp@innovationcenterdenmark.com