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ACCELERATORS AS AN API
TO VENTURE CAPITAL AND FUNCTIONAL EXPERTISE
PAUL SINGH
@paulsingh・paul@dashboard.io・ dashboard.io
@paulsingh #FFrally
VENTURE CAPITAL IS
OPEN TO ATTACK BY
DISRUPTIVE NEW
BUSINESS MODELS AND
TECHNOLOGY.
“
-- NAVAL RAVIKANT (@naval)
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500 STARTUPS
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(R)EVOLUTION IN THINKING
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EARLY STAGE
STARTUPS
HAVE CHANGED
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STARTUP COSTS
LOWER THAN EVERBUT SCALING STILL COSTS MONEY
CLOUD, OPEN SOURCE AND ONLINE DISTRIBUTION DRIVING
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WEB GETS BIGGER.
WORLD GETS SMALLER.
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TRACTION IS THE NEW
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTYPLATFORMS (SEARCH, SOCIAL & MOBILE) PRIMARILY DRIVING THE CHANGE.
NO LONGER “GOOD ENOUGH” TO DEPEND ON TECH DIFFERENTIATION.
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CAPITAL
INCREASINGLY
COMMODITIZEDRISE OF THE ANGELS, YO!
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NEW REALITY:
MONEY FOLLOWS
FOUNDERS
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EARLY STAGE VC
IS CHANGING
HAS CHANGED
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STATE OF THE ART IN EARLY
STAGE INVESTING IS NOT
VERY SOPHISTICATED
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UNBUNDLING OF
ADVICE, CONTROL
AND MONEY
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USED TO BE ABOUT
CAPITAL, DEALFLOW
AND JUDGEMENTTODAY, IT’S ABOUT ACCESS.
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A FEW IDEAS...
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THE MANAGEMENT TEAM ISN’T
THE DECISION MAKING TEAM.
IT’S A SUPPORT FUNCTION.
“
-- JOEL SPOLSKY (@spolsky)
@paulsingh #FFrally
DIFFERENTIATE VIA
ACCESS TO
FUNCTIONAL EXPERTISEFOCUS ON DESIGN, DATA, DISTRIBUTION. INVEST IN DEVELOPMENT
OF TOOLS TO CONNECT FOUNDERS AND MENTORS.
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GO BIG OR GO HOME
GO LOCAL. GO GLOBAL.
FOCUS ON SPECIFIC VERTICALS, REGIONS OR STRENGTHS.
GOAL SHOULD BE TO SUPPORT GROWTH OF LOCAL HIGH
GROWTH COMPANIES AND GLOBAL HIGH GROWTH COMPANIES.
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MINDSET
ACCELERATOR AS A FUND
KEY IDEAS: CURATION AND URGENCY
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THERE ARE TOO MANY
STARTUPS AND NOT
ENOUGH BUSINESSES.
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API TO VENTURE CAPITAL
& FUNCTIONAL EXPERTISE
THE BIG OPPORTUNITY IN EARLY STAGE TECH INVESTING:
(FOR FOUNDERS. FOR INVESTORS. FOR GOVERNMENT.)
@paulsingh #FFrally
ACCELERATORS AS AN API
PAUL SINGH
@paulsingh・paul@dashboard.io・ dashboard.io
LEARN MORE:
events.dashboard.io/accelerator-rally

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