Blog me up! 9. May 2008 Andraž Tori, CTO [email_address]

Blog me up!

9. May 2008

Andraž Tori, CTO

[email_address]

Overview What do we do? How we started? Seedcamp and move to London Securing of VC funding Where we are going?

What do we do?

How we started?

Seedcamp and move to London

Securing of VC funding

Where we are going?

Fast forward

Seedcamp Looking for the teams and ideas with potential to make it big Why not? The roller coaster started.

Looking for the teams and ideas with potential to make it big

Why not?

The roller coaster started.

Roller coaster 12. August Deadline 20. August Shortlist 23. August Phone interview 24. August Results 3. September London start 7. September London end 16. September London

The week Make an impression, inspire Amazing mentors 1:1 sessions LinkedIn explosion

Make an impression, inspire

Amazing mentors

1:1 sessions

LinkedIn explosion

Move to London Assembling the team in a week Securing the housing Deciding that 50K will be gone in 3 months

Assembling the team in a week

Securing the housing

Deciding that 50K will be gone in 3 months

Three goals Technology in English Get as many contacts as possible Secure next round of investment

Technology in English

Get as many contacts as possible

Secure next round of investment

Seedcamp

London 3 months Sleeping, eating, coding, networking Going to every meeting possible Best team-building money can't buy

Sleeping, eating, coding, networking

Going to every meeting possible

Best team-building money can't buy

Lessons Prototype or first deployment are a must Idea is second to the team Chemistry is the most important factor Listen to advice, but you don't always have to follow it

Prototype or first deployment are a must

Idea is second to the team

Chemistry is the most important factor

Listen to advice, but you don't always have to follow it

Lessons #2 Be flexible, change the CEO if needed Absolute dedication It's mission impossible for sole founders Are you feeling lucky?

Be flexible, change the CEO if needed

Absolute dedication

It's mission impossible for sole founders

Are you feeling lucky?

Present We got 1.1 mln EUR investment Enough to prove that our product has value and can be monetized Firefox plug-in, IE coming Evaluating business models

We got 1.1 mln EUR investment

Enough to prove that our product has value and can be monetized

Firefox plug-in, IE coming

Evaluating business models

Investors

January

Lessons #3 Ask your investor: who do you know, where are those people, are they from your market? For web hi-tech it is hard to ignore Bay area Be part of the scene

Ask your investor: who do you know, where are those people, are they from your market?

For web hi-tech it is hard to ignore Bay area

Be part of the scene

Advice? Clear goals Do whatever you feel needs to be done Go to London, on your own money! OpenCoffee, Second chance Tuesday, Minibar, Barcamps...

Clear goals

Do whatever you feel needs to be done

Go to London, on your own money!

OpenCoffee, Second chance Tuesday, Minibar, Barcamps...

Future?

The final question? To blog or not blog? Two blogs or not two blogs?

To blog or not blog?

Two blogs or not two blogs?

Blog me up, Scotty! 9. Maj 2008 [email_address]

Blog me up, Scotty!

9. Maj 2008

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