Interview with Alena Daniela, Chair of the Talent Attraction and Retention Working Group at the Coordinating Council for Investors and Startups

Imagine the Czech Republic as a country where startups have ideal conditions for growth, access to capital, talented people, fair taxation and a supportive legislative framework. This is exactly what the Coordinating Council of Investors and Startups (KRIS) is aiming for, which was created in response to the adoption of the Startup Nation Standard – a European initiative signed by the Czech Republic in 2021. This framework defines eight key areas for individual countries to develop in order to make Europe an innovation-friendly environment. In interviews with the KRIS working group chairs, we look at how these principles translate into the Czech reality and what needs to be done to make the dream of a startup nation a reality.