It doesn't matter where you are, or whether you are in the private or public sector, around the world it seems everyone wants to drive more innovation and more entrepreneurial activity. I see this every day in the classes I teach at UC Berkeley, the executive programs I run, and the talks and advisory work I do globally.

Which brings me to...   Austria!Several months back I was invited by the Austrian Foreign Ministry to join a group of innovators and entrepreneurs from around the world for a week-long program in Vienna. Special thanks to Austria’s Silicon Valley/San Francisco Consul General Martin Rauchbauer for extending the invitation, and to our hosts Johann Brieger, Helmut Bock and Johanna Lindner.

You can read more about the event and my take on last year's edition here at https://pioneers.io/blog/post/alps-programs-hits-its-target-pioneers.

If you are interested in reading more of my thoughts on the startup scene in Europe, check out my blog post Two ways Europe can accelerate the creation and growth of startups.