aftertaste EVS

European Venture Summit. Where I was called as an expert. Since I arrived in two days in Dusseldorf, I made ​​a coach for startups.
Before this event, I saw a different side of the technology business in Europe. LeWeb. and. TheNextWeb. - Is razgildyayskie party, which came as close as possible to the culture of the Valley. Immediately it was a chamber. I even regretted that he had come without a suit. I was the only one who was not dressed in form. I hope that I remember, not only on the.
What was:.
- Virtually no Seed - Early Stage Investors. Investors were rounds of A- B.
- All startups were well prepared. All start-ups from six months or older, and it is clear that the presentation was well prepared and narrated more than once.
- The average age of the entrepreneur is over a 35. This surprised.
- Startups are serious ( I was not looking and the LifeScience section of Energy), but there were very few projects have nothing to. All specific applications.
- There were few projects that I target the huge market. Markets 10-20 million euros - also ok.
- Networking suffered. People got to know not as active as at other conferences.
- There was no random people. in general. That is absolutely. It remains for me the biggest mystery.