Presentation by Aussie start-up guru and Fishburners Co-Founder Peter Davison at the 66 Meet-Ups Launch on 6 June 2012 in Darlinghurst, Sydney

1. Peter Davison
Investor, mentor, PhD student, Dude
peter@freesettlers.org

4. Kevin
Hartz

5. Peter Thiel

6. So what’s all this startup hype
about in Sydney?

8. YCombinator Exit Valuations
Median : $8M
Mode: $2M
22% were over $20M
5% were $50M or under
Only 10% have exited

9. Acquisitions of Australian companies in the
last two years
Exit price Acquired by
Living Social $40M Firemint Electronic Arts
Chomp $50M Trunk.ly Delicious.com
Kidspot $50M Book.ish Overdrive
Spreets $40M Topguest ezRez
Grabble Walmart

10. Just how bad are we at Venture
Capital in Australia?

13. Jayride.com

15. So is this the birth of a new
Silicon Valley?

16. Tech Hub Formation
=
Oversupply of tech development skills
+
Local support from very successful startups
+
Links to major tech hubs
+
Vibrant venture capital scene

21. So then, what IS all the hype
about?

22. A New Industrial Revolution

24. Crowdsourcing!

27. So how can you get involved?

32. A Community VC Fund
• People selected on ability, skills, and
networking. NOT on ideas
• Crowdsource new ideas
• Form startups collaboratively
• Focus on what the acquirers are looking
for
• Collaborators share in the fund itself

33. Express your interest at
freesettlers.org