01754nas a2200229   4500008004100000022001400041245005400055210005400109260004200163300001000205490000600215520108500221653001801306653001501324653002501339653002901364653001701393653001301410100003201423700003201455856003701487       2017                        eng d  a1927-032100aPlatforms for Innovation and Internationalization0 aPlatforms for Innovation and Internationalization  aOttawabTalent First Networkc05/2017  a23-310 v73 aThe high-tech global startup has many challenges related to both innovation and internationalization. From a Danish cluster of Welfare Tech firms, eight innovative and international firms were selected and interviewed. Such firms typically have to be agile and operate in virtual networks in almost all parts of their value chains. This article contributes to the understanding of how innovation and internationalization to a great extent are interlinked. The firms have developed a core product or service offering, which the firms often describe as “a platform”. Around the platform, they develop their products and services for new customers and users in new countries. The firms have to sustain a strong focus on the platform while at the same time developing their platform solution for new products, new customers, and new markets. This pivoting makes it possible to use the platform in a new context but is highly demanding for the firms. They need to be extremely agile and fast-moving but at the same time still to have a focus on the core of the firm: the platform. 10aglobalization10ainnovation10ainternationalization10alean and global startups10alean startup10aplatform1 aRasmussen, Erik, Stavnsager1 aPetersen, Nicolaj, Hannesbo  uhttp://timreview.ca/article/1074