University and government venturing successes fail to attract significant corporate interest
Students running one of the world’s biggest startup conferences in the depths of the Finnish winter seems an unlikely recipe for success, but the now-global phenomenon of tech and startup event Slush, to be held in December in Helsinki, reflects the country’s venturing spirit.
Finland is often considered a role model by EU peers in building a fully functional and balanced socio-economic system. It also has the lowest pay inequality on the continent, and one of the lowest child poverty…