Fuck Up Nights: Why Denmark's Innovation Ecosystem Is Broken

Denmark ranks high on innovation—but can't keep its unicorns. Jasmina Pless, Head of Entrepreneurship at Danish Chamber of Commerce, reveals why high-growth companies flee Denmark and what we can do about it.

• The Unicorn Exodus: Why Denmark's most successful startups leave the country.
• Role Models Matter: How visible success stories inspire the next generation of founders.
• Fuck Up Nights: Embracing failure as a catalyst for breakthrough learning.
• Startup-Corporate Gap: Why partnerships fail and how to make them work.
• Talent Retention Crisis: Love keeps talent local—policy alone won't cut it.

Jasmina Pless shares insights on what Denmark's Chamber of Commerce does, the most critical competencies for startup success, and how the country ranks on innovation and entrepreneurship globally. Discover why talking about failures matters, the value of startup-corporate partnerships, and Denmark's struggle to scale high-growth companies. Explore whether the EU fosters talent growth, how investors evaluate diversity, what makes Denmark innovative, and the crucial difference between startups and newly established companies. Learn from inspiring examples of creative startups and get Jasmina's vision for making Denmark's innovation ecosystem truly world-class.