State of the Web 2.0
The rules of the game has
changed
Presented by Nicholas Chan of
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Nicholas Chan
Serial Entrepreneur since 1996,
Serial Volunteer since 2003 &
Accidental Venture Capitalist since 2006
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Just what is Web 2.0, really?
Pastels are the new Black?
Rounded + shadowed logos/text?
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Just what is Web 2.0, really?
I’d like to buy a vowel
Free, free and more free?
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The truth about Web 2.0
The internet has always been
evolving
Web 1.0 = Publishing to Web
Web 2.0 = Services to Web
a.k.a the Semantic Web
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The life cycle of Web 2.0
The cycle of light client, heavy
client has existed since computing
time immemorial
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The epiphany of Web 2.0
Barrier of entry gets lower
everyday, both in funding & ideas
Did you know?
Y Combinator in USA start up startups with just US$10,000
Azione Capital start up startups with at least S$50,000 startup@azionecapital.com

The state of the Web 2.0
2627 companies listed in
go2web20.net as at 16 August 2008,
Singapore time, with thousands others
\"under the radar\"
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Web 2.0 Big Boys
8 acquisitions by Yahoo in 2006
16 acquisitions by Google in 2007
what's 2008 going to hold?
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Web 2.0 Singapore
Over 50 new Singaporean
Web 2.0 startups formed
in 2007 alone
Did you know?
Azione Capital supported 10 startups in 2007 (out of 9 incubators)
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Why should you bother?
Getting your idea from brain to
code has never been easier or
faster with free APIs, free
developer tools,
free near-everything!
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Why should you bother?
CTOs and developers are in short
supply, be Employee number 2!
Did you know?
Azione Capital has experienced entrepreneurs to guide
technopreneurs in their startup journey? More action, less talk. startup@azionecapital.com

What’s next in Web 2.0?
Rich web experience on the
DESKTOP
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What’s next in Web 2.0?
Virtual and Real worlds come
together as one and the same
Did you know?
Azione Capital is the only incubator in Singapore that has core
expertise and focus on Location Based Services? startup@azionecapital.com

What’s next in Web 2.0?
The internet becoming a trusted
teacher, adviser, friend
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What’s next in Web 2.0?
Niche-ing by staying
LOCAL
Did you know?
Azione Capital has the only startup under the IDM scheme that
focuses only on the Chinese market? startup@azionecapital.com

What’s next in Web 2.0?
EXTREME Market Research and
Pervasive Intelligence gathering
and analysis
Did you know?
Azione Capital has an Entrepreneur In Residence programme
with LBS and marketing intelligence startups teams startup@azionecapital.com

What’s next in Web 2.0?
The game is the ad
Did you know?
MyWobile is the 1st Singapore based Location Based gaming and
advertising platform in beta testing supported by Azione Capital startup@azionecapital.com

What’s next in Web 2.0?
The return of the Internet-enabled
Appliance
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Get a piece of the action!
There are problems everywhere,
and there are ideas everywhere
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Get a piece of the action!
You are presently surrounded by
8 potential partners
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Get a piece of the action!
Assemble your arsenal
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Get a piece of the action!
Work with a battle-tested
entrepreneur, collaborate with an
investor that believes in you
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Get a piece of the action!
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