1. @paulsingh @growlabs
ACCELERATORS AS AN API
PAUL SINGH
500 Startups
@paulsingh・paul@500startups.com・resultsjunkies.com

2. @paulsingh @growlabs
GETTING TO KNOW
500 STARTUPS BECAUSE WE’RE KIND OF A BIG DEAL
PAUL SINGH
@paulsingh・paul@500startups.com・resultsjunkies.com

3. @paulsingh @growlabs

4. @paulsingh @growlabs
“ VENTURE CAPITAL IS
OPEN TO ATTACK BY
DISRUPTIVE NEW
BUSINESS MODELS AND
TECHNOLOGY.
-- NAVAL RAVIKANT (@naval)

5. @paulsingh @growlabs
(R)EVOLUTION IN THINKING

6. @paulsingh @growlabs
EARLY STAGE
STARTUPS
HAVE CHANGED

7. @paulsingh @growlabs
CLOUD, OPEN SOURCE AND ONLINE DISTRIBUTION DRIVING
STARTUP COSTS
LOWER THAN EVERBUT SCALING STILL COSTS MONEY

8. @paulsingh @growlabs
WEB GETS BIGGER.
WORLD GETS SMALLER.

9. @paulsingh @growlabs
TRACTION IS THE NEW
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
PLATFORMS (SEARCH, SOCIAL & MOBILE) PRIMARILY DRIVING THE CHANGE.
NO LONGER “GOOD ENOUGH” TO DEPEND ON TECH DIFFERENTIATION.

10. @paulsingh @growlabs
CAPITAL
INCREASINGLY
COMMODITIZED
RISE OF THE ANGELS, YO!

11. @paulsingh @growlabs
NEW REALITY:
MONEY FOLLOWS
FOUNDERS

12. @paulsingh @growlabs
EARLY STAGE VC
IS CHANGING
HAS CHANGED

13. @paulsingh @growlabs
STATE OF THE ART IN EARLY
STAGE INVESTING IS NOT
VERY SOPHISTICATED

14. @paulsingh @growlabs
UNBUNDLING OF
ADVICE, CONTROL
AND MONEY

15. @paulsingh @growlabs
USED TO BE ABOUT
CAPITAL, DEALFLOW
AND JUDGEMENT
TODAY, IT’S ABOUT ACCESS.

16. @paulsingh @growlabs
DIFFERENTIATE VIA
ACCESS TO
FUNCTIONAL EXPERTISE
500 METHOD: FOCUS ON DESIGN, DATA, DISTRIBUTION. INVEST IN
DEVELOPMENT OF TOOLS TO CONNECT FOUNDERS AND MENTORS.

17. @paulsingh @growlabs
“THE MANAGEMENT TEAM ISN’T
THE DECISION MAKING TEAM.
IT’S A SUPPORT FUNCTION.
-- JOEL SPOLSKY (@spolsky)

18. @paulsingh @growlabs
THE BIG OPPORTUNITY IN EARLY STAGE TECH INVESTING:
API TO VENTURE CAPITAL
& FUNCTIONAL EXPERTISE
(FOR FOUNDERS. FOR INVESTORS. FOR GOVERNMENT.)

19. @paulsingh @growlabs
ACCELERATORS AS AN API
PAUL SINGH
500 Startups
@paulsingh・paul@500startups.com・resultsjunkies.com