Why tiny Stockholm has the most stunning startup ecosystem since Tel Aviv

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Post by siavash » Wed, Nov 21, 2012, 10:02 AM UTC

Why tiny Stockholm has the most stunning startup ecosystem since Tel Aviv
pandodaily.com

Re: Why tiny Stockholm has the most stunning startup ecosystem since Tel Aviv

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Post by filip01 » Wed, Nov 21, 2012, 10:55 AM UTC

FWIW: IAmA founder of a startup in Stockholm (sharing offices with Wrapp), AMA.

Re: Why tiny Stockholm has the most stunning startup ecosystem since Tel Aviv

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Post by Peer » Wed, Nov 21, 2012, 10:57 AM UTC

The article missed Tobii, which this year got a $20 million investment by Intel, and has raised over $50 million in total. They're making a very cool eye tracking product that you (among other use cases) can use to control a computer with your eyes.

Re: Why tiny Stockholm has the most stunning startup ecosystem since Tel Aviv

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Post by symmetricsaurus » Wed, Nov 21, 2012, 10:59 AM UTC

1.4 million in the urban area and 2.1 million in the metropolitan area is not exactly tiny.

Tel Aviv is for example smaller, but I guess that the comparison is to the bay area/silicon valley or something like that.

Re: Why tiny Stockholm has the most stunning startup ecosystem since Tel Aviv

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Post by hjalle » Wed, Nov 21, 2012, 11:01 AM UTC

filip01 wrote: post #2

FWIW: IAmA founder of a startup in Stockholm (sharing offices with Wrapp), AMA.

Out of curiosity, what company?

Re: Why tiny Stockholm has the most stunning startup ecosystem since Tel Aviv

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Post by skreech » Wed, Nov 21, 2012, 11:02 AM UTC

symmetricsaurus wrote: post #4

1.4 million in the urban area and 2.1 million in the metropolitan area is not exactly tiny. Tel Aviv is for example smaller, but I guess that the comparison is to the bay area/silicon valley or something like that.

Population-wise, San Francisco is also smaller than the city of Stockholm.

But it is a tiny tiny tiny startup ecosystem.

Re: Why tiny Stockholm has the most stunning startup ecosystem since Tel Aviv

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Post by filip01 » Wed, Nov 21, 2012, 11:03 AM UTC

hjalle wrote: post #5

filip01 wrote: post #2

FWIW: IAmA founder of a startup in Stockholm (sharing offices with Wrapp), AMA.

Out of curiosity, what company?

Aevy

Re: Why tiny Stockholm has the most stunning startup ecosystem since Tel Aviv

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Post by Peer » Wed, Nov 21, 2012, 11:05 AM UTC

symmetricsaurus wrote: post #4

1.4 million in the urban area and 2.1 million in the metropolitan area is not exactly tiny. Tel Aviv is for example smaller, but I guess that the comparison is to the bay area/silicon valley or something like that.

Tel Aviv is probarbly larger than Stockholm though.

The Swedish definition of "metropolitan" area is skewed, it consists of several cities and according to wikipedia its 6,519 km2 that is compared to Tel Avivs metropolian area of 1,516 km2. Still Tel Avivs has a metropolitan population of 3.4 million people compared to Stockholm's 2.1 million.

Re: Why tiny Stockholm has the most stunning startup ecosystem since Tel Aviv

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Post by toyg » Wed, Nov 21, 2012, 11:13 AM UTC

filip01 wrote: post #2

FWIW: IAmA founder of a startup in Stockholm (sharing offices with Wrapp), AMA.

Is it still as freaking expensive as when I was there last time, about 10 years ago ?

Re: Why tiny Stockholm has the most stunning startup ecosystem since Tel Aviv

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Post by filip01 » Wed, Nov 21, 2012, 11:19 AM UTC

toyg wrote: post #9

filip01 wrote: post #2

FWIW: IAmA founder of a startup in Stockholm (sharing offices with Wrapp), AMA.

Is it still as freaking expensive as when I was there last time, about 10 years ago ?

Yep: http://newsfeed.time.com/2012/01/23/travel-like-the-1-top-10...