Founder of Innovation Research & Advisory firm, Lightbulb Capital

Daniel Liebau

Founder of Innovation Research & Advisory firm

Lightbulb Capital

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So the&nbsp;prime example&nbsp;of a successful FinTech firm, <a href="http://www.lendingclub.com/" target="_blank">lending club</a>&nbsp;(with a current total market capitalization of ca. USD 5.5 bn) has been founded in San Francisco. Why did it not come from London, New York or Hong Kong?In this report, we explore success factors of Silicon Valley-based startups&nbsp;in the FinTech&nbsp;space.&nbsp;The objective is to facilitate reflection on the findings and offer suggestions as to what we in Asia could do to leverage those insights as our Innovation&nbsp;ecosystems mature. We also want to share these insights with investors to enable them to make better investment decisions.We met&nbsp;with founders, venture capital firms, co-working space owners, government officials, consultants and heads of Innovation for major financial services institutions to get a well-rounded view.Our research shows success factors can be grouped into two main categories;&nbsp;behavior&nbsp;and&nbsp;infrastructure.Being open, having a growth mindset and tolerating&nbsp;failure are the most influential&nbsp;success&nbsp;factors according to our research.

So the&nbsp;prime example&nbsp;of a successful FinTech firm, lending club&nbsp;(with a current total market capitalization of ca. USD 5.5 bn) has been founded in San Francisco. Why did it not come from London, New York or Hong Kong?In this report, we explore success factors of Silicon Valley-based startups&nbsp;in the FinTech&nbsp;space.&nbsp;The objective is to facilitate reflection on the findings and offer suggestions as to what we in Asia could do to leverage those insights as our Innovation&nbsp;ecosystems mature. We also want to share these insights with investors to enable them to make better investment decisions.We met&nbsp;with founders, venture capital firms, co-working space owners, government officials, consultants and heads of Innovation for major financial services institutions to get a well-rounded view.Our research shows success factors can be grouped into two main categories;&nbsp;behavior&nbsp;and&nbsp;infrastructure.Being open, having a growth mindset and tolerating&nbsp;failure are the most influential&nbsp;success&nbsp;factors according to our research.

What Silicon Valley has, every FinTech ecosystem needs & investors should look for!

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What Silicon Valley has, every FinTech ecosystem needs & investors should look for!

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