21 financial situation allows new ideas and exceptional teams to emerge. This is of course a wonderful environment to develop startups and enable rapid growth.’ ‘As a successful entrepreneur, I have often been able to fund the costs of my company’s innovative products myself’, Dr Wagner said. ‘However, this trip has shown me the impact of the USA’s financial support for good business ideas. I found it hugely impressive and inspiring. In the future, I would like to ensure that the situation in Saarland changes and that more is done to promote creative startups. I also hope that German investors are bolder about investing in national start-ups.’ ‘To us, it was exciting to see how things might develop in terms of venture capital at our innovation location, as well as for us as a company’, Dr. Jörg Rupp said. ‘The current situation in Silicon Valley, with all of its benefits, major enterprises and companies, is extremely overheated. Living costs, prices and rents have skyrocketed, and are now essentially unaffordable for young businesses. This means that new companies will increasingly be springing up in more attractive locations. This is where Europe becomes more and more relevant as a place of innovation and investment, since American investors are already showing increasing readiness to invest in new European companies. This new mindset among investors bringing American venture capital to Europe is benefiting start-ups, SMEs and larger companies in Germany alike. In the future, we will also be supporting start-ups seeking funding from American investors.’ Dr. Wagner finished by noting: ‘I would like to see Germany, and of course Saarland, offering an environment where more capital DORUCON – DR. RUPP CONSULTING GmbH https://www.dorucon.de/en NTC Nano Tech Coatings GmbH https://www.ntcgmbh.com/en Share Summary „Das haben wir vom Besuch im Silicon Valley gelernt!“ Zwei saarländische Unternehmer lassen sich vom Innovations- und Investitionsgeist in den USA inspirieren. Anfang Dezember reiste eine deutsche Delegation aus innovativen Unternehmensinhabern undWirtschaftsfachleuten eine Woche an die Westküste der USA, um sich vor Ort zur nachhaltigenMobilität der Zukunft und zu Open Innovations ein eigenes Bild zu machen. Die Reise, die der VDA gemeinsam mit Alphazirkel organisierte, führte unter anderem zu Global Playern wie SpaceX und Apple, aber auch zu vielen Start-ups wie Lucid und Hyperloop. Venture Capital-Unternehmen standen ebenso auf dem Reiseplan. Unter den Teilnehmern der Delegation befanden sich auch zwei Saarländer: Zum einen Dr. Jörg Rupp, der Inhaber der DORUCON – DR. RUPP CONSULTING GmbH. Diese berät Unternehmen – von klein bis groß – hinsichtlich Fördermittel und Finanzierung von Innovationen und Wachstum und entlastet auch bei der komplexen Arbeit der Antragstellung. Zur Mandantschaft gehören auch Firmen aus dem Automobilbereich, unter anderem auch ein Innovationsnetzwerk mit Daimler zum Thema autonomes Fahren. Und zum anderen Dr. Georg Wagner, Gründer und geschäftsführender Gesellschafter der NTC Nano Tech Coatings GmbH. Die bahnbrechend neuen Beschichtungen des Unternehmens … Weiterlesen https://t1p.de/0c2l is naturally used to fund new investment, as this can also achieve huge returns. We also have aspiring entrepreneurs who we absolutely must support in order to safeguard our future. For example, the eventual founders of BioNTech met in Saarland but then founded their company in Mainz. This state must also offer company founders an investment-friendly climate that encourages them to establish their businesses in Saarland.’ We would like to thank the pair for this interesting interview.
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