4. STARTING UP SUCCESSFULLY
TWO YEARS OF AXEL SPRINGER PLUG
AND PLAY
PATTERNS, EXPERIENCES AND
LEARNINGS
Joerg Rheinboldt @joerg | St. Gallen | 17/03/2015
5. WHAT I DID SO FAR?
Joerg Rheinboldt @joerg
2008
founda'on
as
a
non
profit
share
based
company
Future
Organiza'ons
and
ini'a'ves
to
foster
exchange
Lately
Angel
inves'ng
and
early
stage
1971
Born
and
raised
in
Cologne,
Germany
00s
Venture
Capital
and
growth
90s
Bootstrapping
and
cash-‐flow
Profit
Non-‐Profit
BuildingBridges
@joerg
7.
Note:
Revenue,
EBITDA
and
employee
numbers
present
the
results
of
con'nuing
opera'ons.
Ac've
in
44
countries
Revenue
2014:
3.0bn
€
EBITDA
2014:
507m
€
About
14,000
employees
Digital
reach:
~100m
unique
visitors
Listed
since
1985
Shareholders:
family
>50%
Founded
in
1946
by
Axel
Springer
Headquartered
in
Berlin
Note:
Revenue,
EBITDA
and
employee
numbers
present
the
results
of
con'nuing
opera'ons.
#ataglance
16. #ASPnP IN FIGURES
Our core KPI’s applications and follow up investment
§ TURNING 2 IN MAY
§ BASIC DEAL
§ (NETWORK+PROGRAM) * € 25k = 5% SHARE
§ 100-DAY-PROGRAMM FOR STARTUPS
§ 2-3 TIMES PER YEAR
§ SIX BATCHES SO FAR
§ 56 COMPANIES WE INVESTED IN
§ 51 ARE STILL IN BUSINESS
§ 58% FOLLOW UP INVESTMENT RATE
§ HIGHEST INVESTMENT: US$ 10.6 Number26
19. WHAT REALLY HELPS?
Enable founders to seize opportunities
YOU SHOULD
BE HERE
PRODUCTIVE TIME
OPPORTUNITIES
IMPULSES
20. WHAT’S THE DEGREE OF YOUR FREEDOM?
Welcome to the jungle of definitions
VALUES VISION MISSION
STRATEGIC
GOALS
STRATEGY OPERATIONS
CONTROLLING
Pivot
Iterate
Implement & Test
WHAT’S THE DEGREE OF YOUR FREEDOM?
WHAT‘S THE
DEGREE OF
YOUR
FREEDOM?
33. APPLICATIONS ACCEPTED TILL MAY 3rd
We are always looking for new startups
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VIENNA
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34. APPLICATIONS ACCEPTED TILL MAY 3rd
We are always looking for new startups
APPLY
NOW TILL
MAY 3rd
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