How To Survive Outside of Silicon Valley
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Michael Galpert of A.viary.com and Andy McLaughlin of huddle.net presented at FOWA London. Video can be seen here: http://bit.ly/43tQuw
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- 1. HOW TO SURVIVE OUTSIDE OF SILICON VALLEY Michael Galpert
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- 6. NOT EASY TO START A BUSINESS
- 7. PERIOD.
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- 10. Nuclear Winter
- 11. We are in drastic times. Drastic times mean drastic measures must be taken to survive. Forget about getting ahead, we're talking survive. Get this point into your heads. ~Mike Moritz of Sequoia
- 13. How to Survive Outside of Silicon Valley Community Team Passion
- 14. • 1856 Members • Charlie O’Donnell www.nextny.org
- 15. Informational
- 16. Social
- 17. Recreational
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- 19. • 6 Continents • 55 Cities • Piers Fawkes & Noah Brier • Next one is next friday - 10/17 www.likemind.us
- 20. • Scott Heiferman www.meetup.com
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- 22. How to Survive Outside of Silicon Valley Community Team Passion
- 23. Talent
- 24. Competition
- 25. Global Team
- 26. How to Survive Outside of Silicon Valley Community Team Passion
- 29. VC
- 30. Michael Galpert @msg www.michaelgalpert.com Thank You FOWA LONDON 2008
- 31. Haeundae Beach . Some Chick Lost Her Fake Boobs by Stinkie Pinkie http://www.flickr.com/photos/stinkiepinkie_infinity/2722385906/ Silicon Valley by Allifan http://www.flickr.com/photos/alifaan/2677816438/ it seems i/u need a break!! by Muha http://www.flickr.com/photos/muha/637014823/ First Aid Kit by wallyg http://www.flickr.com/photos/wallyg/519214345/ quot;1.21 jigawatts, Great Scott!quot; by H4NUM4N http://www.flickr.com/photos/hanuman/2696307083/ Dessert Snow Storm, Mojave by iva_01 http://flickr.com/photos/janewaterbury/400432590/ Snow Dog by Ming de Nasty http://www.flickr.com/photos/49257229@N00/260578685/ Sany0005 by ceonyc http://www.flickr.com/photos/ceonyc/166876755/ DSC06856 by epc http://www.flickr.com/photos/epc/383062421/ P1020247 by shawn.l http://www.flickr.com/photos/phluke/135958265/
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- 33. Andy McLoughlin andy@huddle.net @bandrew
- 34. Not everything cool comes out of Silicon Valley
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- 36. How to survive outside Silicon Valley
- 37. Silicon Roundabout circa 2008?
- 38. Is it bollocks.
- 39. How to survive prosper outside Silicon Valley
- 40. 1) Community 2) Team 3) Customers 4) Money
- 41. So, does London make the grade?
- 42. Community?
- 43. DrinkTank, OpenCoffee, YC Hackers, FB Garage, Silicon Stilettos, Bootlaw, TechTerrace, TechCrunch Talk, Geektails, Internet People, Geekgirls, Swedish Beers, Minibar, Mashup*, Barcamp, First Tuesday, Glasshouse, OpenSoho, Pizza on Rails
- 44. • Dreamt up at Le Web 07 • First event March 2008 • Attracts 120+ founders and investors every month • RSVP @ www.drinktank.co.uk
- 45. Team?
- 46. London = 7 million Within 1 hour = 20 million? Plus, plenty of talent now becoming available!
- 47. Customers?
- 48. Ready-made access to massive local markets that Silicon Valley can’t match: Finance, legal, creative, advertising, fashion, music, construction, government
- 49. Money?
- 50. DFJ Esprit, Accel, Atlas, Eden, Index, Intel Capital, Wellington, Balderton, Advent, Atomico, European Founders, Spark, Pentech, Amadeus, SEP, Close, Doughty Hanson, 4ip
- 51. What about earlier stage? Seedcamp, TAG, Straub Ventures, London Business Angels
- 52. But where are the other British Super Angels?
- 53. Do we make the grade? Broadly, yes
- 54. But we want prosperity, not survival, right?
- 55. Take advantage of your locality
- 57. Sales shouldn’t be a dirty word
- 58. Don’t be scared to get involved in Silicon Valley
- 59. Relationships Partnerships = WIN Networking
- 60. How to survive prosper outside Silicon Valley