Some Immigrant Founders you know
Karl O@o Fazer, 1891 James Finlayson, 1820
Gustav Paulig, 1876 Georg Franz Stockmann, 1859
Peter Thorwöste, 1649
Nikolai Sinebrychoff, 1819
Combined, their “startups” conservaVvely account for more than 5bn euro revenue and 35,000 jobs directly today
Some Immigrant Founders that you do don’t know… yet!
They account for (WAY) over 250 jobs, and at least 20m of Finnish and
Foreign private investment combined
What Can be done to Accelerate
• IdenVfy and match talent • Enable role models, mentors and connectors • Know that consensus kills speed, leadership a must
• Bolster the GREAT iniVaVves that are out there today, no need to re-‐invent wheels!
• Remember, research and data is important but emoVon and intelligence …