gec 2017: malavika kumaran
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CONNECTED ENTREPRENEUR: MAPPING ONTARIO’S ENTREPRENEURSHIP ECOSYSTEM
Malavika Kumaran Senior Associate, Research at MaRS Data Catalyst
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MaRS Discovery DistrictWhat we do
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MaRS Discovery District• North America’s
largest urban innovation hub
• 1.5 million square feet
• Growing to 200+ organizations, ~6,000 people
• Science, business, investors, enablers
• Co-location, incubation, resources and local/global networks for ~1300 startups
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LEVERAGE THE GECPARTNERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
Bill Aulet of the Martin Trust Center for MIT Entrepreneurship, speaker at GEC Medellin in 2016
MaRS Data CatalystMeasuring entrepreneurship and innovation in
Ontario
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Innovation Data Partnership OntarioLegal framework
Change management
Collaboration and communication
Secure access to consistent data
Improved data collection systems and methods
Impactful metrics and insights
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ABOUT GEC JOHANNESBURG: MARCH 2017 The Connected Entrepreneur
Mapping Ontario’s Entrepreneurship Ecosystem
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Connected Entrepreneur: Results250 survey responses
2,940 nodes (individuals/organizations)
4,174 edges (relationships or connections)
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Lessons learned and future research
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Lessons Learned• Data collection and methodology
• Attitudes and perceptions towards mapping exercise, and impact of connectivity overall
• Implications for key constituents in the network
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Next steps• Refine methodology, particularly addressing privacy concerns
about network data usage
• Integration of Connected Entrepreneur data with data collected by MaRS Data Catalyst, to be able to correlate connectivity and financial outcomes, by industry and region
• Comparative analysis on a city-level, within Ontario and globally
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Contact DetailsQuestions, comments, feedback
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Questions, comments, feedback? Feel free to reach out!
Email: [email protected]: https://www.linkedin.com/in/malavikak/Twitter: @MalavikaKumaran
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