Geeks on a Plane je grupa u kojoj su neki od najutjecajnijih američkih investitora i internetskih poduzetnika, a uskoro planiraju posjetiti istočnu Europu. Njihov cilj je upoznati startupe, investitore i ostale u cijelom svijetu te učiti i širiti znanja o trendovima na internetu te novim mobilnim i drugim tehnologijama, ali i otkriti nova tržišta i poslovne modele.

Kako je za GOAP koji je pokrenuo Dave McClure iz 500Startupsa, počela lobirati i Varšava, u akciju su se uključili i brojni hrvatski i regionalni startupi, među kojima i Matija Kopić iz Farmerona, s ciljem da se GOAP približi Hrvatskoj ili Balkanu. 

Akciju je podržao i Ivo Josipović koji je u poruci Daveu McClureu napisao kako je ovo područje posljednjih godina središte brojnih inovativnih projekata koji  su privukli interes investitora. Kako je Hrvatska sljedeća na redu za ulazak u EU, Josipović ističe da je sada pravo vrijeme za dolazak GOAP-a.

Josipovićevu poruku s Facebooka prenosimo u cijelosti: 

Dear Dave McClure,

New Europe (or, as some call it, "Eastern Europe") has been a hotbed of startup innovation over the past few years. Southeast Europe, in particular, (or, as some call it, "Balkans") has attracted investor interest, both from international funds such as Seedcamp but also from local angel groups. Now, with Croatia next in line to join the EU in July of next year, there has never been a better time for GOAP to come calling. A thriving startup community and the perspective of EU membership will turn the attention of many investors to the region - there's no reason why GOAP should not be in the vanguard of this trend!

I would like to personally invite you and the GOAP crew to Zagreb on your Eastern Europe tour this Autumn. Here you will find a dynamic startup community, a political administration that is increasing its support for enterpreneurship and a warm welcome not only from Croatians but also from our friends in the region - Slovenians, Serbs, Bosnians and others.

Looking forward to greeting you in Zagreb soon, I send you my kind regards.

Ivo Josipović

President of Croatia