{"id":1630,"date":"2025-05-30T14:38:00","date_gmt":"2025-05-30T11:38:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dimitarvasilev.eu\/?p=1630"},"modified":"2026-02-05T12:10:12","modified_gmt":"2026-02-05T10:10:12","slug":"eic-boards-contribution-eu-startup-scaleup-strategy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dimitarvasilev.eu\/en\/eic-boards-contribution-eu-startup-scaleup-strategy\/","title":{"rendered":"EIC Board&#8217;s contribution &#8211; EU Startup &amp; Scaleup Strategy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Europe doesn\u2019t just need to catch up \u2014 it needs to leap forward. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That\u2019s the core message of our EIC Board contribution to the upcoming EU Startup &amp; Scaleup Strategy, and I\u2019m proud to have been part of the team that developed it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the current moment of global competition, we don\u2019t need tweaks. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We need transformation. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Our proposal is built on 4 guiding principles: <br>1. Movement over measures <br>2. Leapfrog over lag <br>3. Smarter over bigger <br>4. Trust over technocracy <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This strategy is not about redistributing funding \u2014 it\u2019s about building an ecosystem where startups can raise capital, scale faster, access new markets, and grow with purpose. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">EIC is ready to act. 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