@karenboers @xdamman

v1.0 - Tech Startup Day - March 12th 2015 Copyleft 2015

Startupsare taking over

the world

Startups are taking overEurope

Startups are taking overBelgium

Belgian startupsmatter

Startups empower people to work on

what they care about

A source ofgrowth & innovation foreveryone

Digital agenda

100+ contributions

Synthesizing & prioritizing

We took some notes

5 Ways to a Startup- Friendly Environment

Startup, Inc.

1

Hire/Fire Fast

Tax Shelter

Investing in movies is cool, investing in startups cooler

No Profit, No Tax

And no social charges

Tax on capital gain instead

We win, you win

Startup, Inc.

1

Buy (from) startups

2

Incentivize businesses & the government to

buy from startups instead of the Oracles

of the world.

@dries Drupal

Educate & cultivate

3

Teach students how to find customers instead of how to find a job.

@kbals Inventive Designers

Pay it forward

4

BE proud

5

BE proud

5

(yes, that’s a #Waffletag)

What's your

BHAG?Big. Hairy. Audacious. Goal.

10,000 startups

100,000 jobs in 5 years

We need your help

Signstartupmanifesto.be

Learn digital skills

Create or join a startup

Invest and buy from Startups

Be part of the solution

startupmanifesto.be

This is just the beginning

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Thank you

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Special thanks Website: Frederik Vincx (@fritsbits) Copywriting: Justine HDET (@justinehdet) Stefan Ifrim (@stefanifrim), @tfenasse, ...

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Meet the Waffles Karen Boers (EN/NL) @karenboers

Xavier Damman (EN/FR) @xdamman

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Ramon Suarez (EN/FR/ES) @ramonsuarez

Robin Wauters (EN/NL) @robinwauters

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