Accelerators as an API (Vancouver Aug 2012)

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Slides for my talk at the Accelerator Symposium at GrowConf 2012.

Technology Economy & Finance Business

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ACCELERATORS AS AN API
PAUL SINGH

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GETTING TO KNOW

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THE BIG OPPORTUNITY IN EARLY STAGE TECH INVESTING:

API TO VENTURE CAPITAL
& FUNCTIONAL EXPERTISE
(FOR FOUNDERS. FOR INVESTORS. FOR GOVERNMENT.)

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FOUNDERS:

BUILD SOMETHING
PEOPLE WANT

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INVESTORS:

WRITE CHECKS AND
ADD VALUE

500.co/challenge #acceleratorsFTW!

GOVERNMENT:

MAKE LIFE EASY
FOR INVESTORS &
FOUNDERS

500.co/challenge #acceleratorsFTW!

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

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(R)EVOLUTION IN THINKING

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EARLY STAGE
STARTUPS
HAVE CHANGED

500.co/challenge #acceleratorsFTW!

CLOUD, OPEN SOURCE AND ONLINE DISTRIBUTION DRIVING

STARTUP COSTS
LOWER THAN EVERBUT SCALING STILL COSTS MONEY

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WEB GETS BIGGER.
WORLD GETS SMALLER.

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TRACTION IS THE NEW
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
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NO LONGER “GOOD ENOUGH” TO DEPEND ON TECH DIFFERENTIATION.

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CAPITAL
INCREASINGLY
COMMODITIZED
RISE OF THE ANGELS, YO!

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NEW REALITY:
MONEY FOLLOWS
FOUNDERS

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IS CHANGING
HAS CHANGED

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BUILD RELATIONSHIPS WITH OTHER INVESTORS, SYNDICATE EVERYTHING.

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1. 500.co/challenge #acceleratorsFTW! ACCELERATORS AS AN API PAUL SINGH 500 Startups @paulsingh・paul@500startups.com・angel.co/paulsingh

2. 500.co/challenge #acceleratorsFTW! GETTING TO KNOW 500 STARTUPS BECAUSE WE’RE KIND OF A BIG DEAL PAUL SINGH @paulsingh・paul@500startups.com・angel.co/paulsingh

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5. 500.co/challenge #acceleratorsFTW! INVESTORS: WRITE CHECKS AND ADD VALUE

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7. 500.co/challenge #acceleratorsFTW! “ VENTURE CAPITAL IS OPEN TO ATTACK BY DISRUPTIVE NEW BUSINESS MODELS AND TECHNOLOGY. -- NAVAL RAVIKANT (@naval)

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