Cross-platform Social Apps/Games and Taiwanese Web Industry's Future

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Jamie C. Lin
「跨平台 Social Apps/Games 的現況與未來，台灣網路團隊的下一個新機會?」網路創業家聚會

Things We Will Talk About…
Web, Taiwan, Past & Future
Challenges & Opportunities
Introducing… appWorks Ventures

First of all, who are you?
Mr. Jamie, 你是什麼咖?

Who is Jamie?
Jamie Lin 林之晨
Engineer by Training (工程師出身)
1999/2000 兩屆趨勢百萬程式設計銀牌
Startup Junkie (多次創業)
99-01 – Hotcool.com
00-04 – 碩網 (Intumit)
06-09 – Sosauce.com
08-09 – Musegames.com

Who is Jamie?
Venture Capital Experience (創投經歷)
04 – All Asia Partners
05-06 – HSS Ventures
Specialized in… (專長)
Technology Trends (科技趨勢)
Networking (交遊廣闊)
Social Marketing (社群行銷)
SEO, SEM, PM, CM, KM…

Web, Taiwan, Past & Future
網路創業, 台灣, 過去 & 未來

US & Web 1.0
1995 – 2001
Thousands of Startups
Portals, Search Engines, B2C, B2B, Corporate Sites
Hundreds of VCs
Hundreds of IPOs

Taiwan & Web 1.0
1997 – 2003
Hundreds of Startups
Kimo, PCHome, Tornado, OpenFind, Intumit … you name it
Tens of Early-Stage VCs
WI Harper, IBT…
A Few Good Exits
Kimo, PCHome, GT (久大), Gamania

US & Web 2.0
2004 – 2008
Thousands of Startups
Blogs, Social Networks, Microblogs, Social Utilities, User Generated Content, Virtual Worlds, Cloud…
Tens of VCs
Mostly M&A Exits

Taiwan & Web 2.0
2004 – 2009
Much Less Startups
Wretch, BabyHome, iPartment, funP, meeya…
A Few Early-Stage VCs Left
IBT, WI Harper
Only 1 Meaningful Exit
Wretch

US & Web 3.0
2007 - ?
Hundreds of Startups Already
Social Games, iPhone Apps, Facebook Connect, Twitter Integration, Semantic Web…
Specialized VCs
KP iFund, Y-Combinator, Beta Works
Exit
Playfish $400mm (EA)

Web 3.0?
Mafia War
Facebook
Myspace
iPhone
Android
Internet

Web 3.0 = Social Web
Apps and Websites that are Social
Social Games, Social News, Social Shopping, Social Content…
Social Networks as Platforms
Standardization  Commoditization
Develop Once, Deploy Anywhere

Why Social Web?
It Just Works!
Social = Fun
Social = Network Effect
Social = World-of-Mouth Marketing
Social = Customer Loyalty
Social = More $$
Social = Less Cost

Taiwan & Web 3.0
2009 – ?
Web 2.0 Startups Repositioning
funP, meeya…
Marketing App Development (B2B)
Almost Zero VC Participation
Where Are We Going?

Challenges & Opportunities
挑戰與機會
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What’s Wrong with “.com.tw”?
There’s No $$ in Web Biz
Small Market
No Early-Stage VC
Lack of Ecosystem
Step Up to Global/Chinese Market

$$ is There!

Choose the Right Business Model
Get into the Mix
Sell Stuffs – Products or Services
Help Retailers Sell More
Web 1.0 – CPM
Web 2.0 – CPC
Web 3.0 – CPA

What’s Wrong with .com.tw?
There’s No $$ in Web Biz
Small Market
No Early-Stage VC
Lack of Ecosystem
How to Go Global?

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Introducing… appWorks育成創投
幫你踩在達人的肩上創新

appWorks = Incubator + VC
Best of Both Worlds
Capital
Hardware
Office Space, Internet, Computers, Biz Software
Software
Mentorship, Seminars, Panel Discussions
Mini Ecosystem

How It Works?
10 Teams
Idea/Early Stage
6 Months of Incubation
2% of Equity
Intensive Training, Advisory, Mentorship
Selective Funding at Graduation

Mentors
Global Markets & Product Strategy
Jamie Lin
Mark Hsu – Co-Founder, Sinanet& KKBox
Technology
Jerry Tang – Co-Founder, Sosauce
Accounting
Legal

What Kind of Startups?
Consumer Play
Social Element
Low Startup Cost
Highly Scalable
Clear Business Model
Global Potential

Tentative Timetable
02-03/2010 – Application Process
04-09/2010 – appWorks Class 1

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Questions?

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Cross-platform Social Apps/Games and Taiwanese Web Industry's Future

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