Building High Growth Ventures single-handedly is unquestionably very difficult, but today we examine an approach which will make the process considerably easier.
In previous presentations we have heard from Founders who have succeeded through bootstrapping or (the opposite extreme) listing on the ASX. While these approaches are technically possible and viewed as a bit of a hero's journey/ badge of honour… if there was a better way, surely we should take it!
Startups require the involvement of founders, investors and advisors to succeed. In this session we will look at a model of engagement that works for all involved on the road to commercialising innovative products & services.
We will also learn about what our friends in the UK and US are doing that we need to embrace, if we wish to replicate the higher success rates they enjoy.
We’ll also take an honest look at our isolation & cultural/economic limitations as a startup outpost and see what can be done to overcome these structural disadvantages.
Once we know what Perth’s / Australia’s innovation infrastructure challenges are, we can head them off at the pass.
We’ll also reflect on the benefits of being isolated from the Global Startup centres of excellence.
About Tristan Senycia:
Tristan is an Independent Product Strategy Consultant who has taken several software ventures from ideation to commercial sales and beyond.
Key achievements have included:
- Co-Founder of the Startup Vault Accelerator, Headquartered in London, Founder of London Investable,
- Alumni of the Accelerating Commercialisation programme in 2013/14
- Original founding team of YouTeam.io which graduated y-Combinator raised two venture rounds, a $5 million/year business
- Commercialisation and Pre-Seed / Seed Raise for Med-EZ Ltd
Linkedin Bio: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tristan-senycia/
Scoping your next release defining and documenting mv psTristan Senycia
Developing a Minimum Viable Product (MVP) is a good way to reduce risk and can help you launch your product quickly with a small budget.
This approach can also allow you to collect users’ feedback for the primary product and include it in the future iterations. The MVP can help you find the right audience, pull the ideas based on experience and save time.
In this session, we will run through how to Scope your Minimum Viable Product, covering
- How to properly document your Product Vision
- Why we need to document your Product Vision accurately
- What to take into account
- Who needs to be involved in the process
- What founders often overlook / mistakes that can be made
- Minimum Viable Process Definition
- Whether or not you are creating an MVP or an MVP candidate
- How your MVP relates to your overarching Go-To-Market Strategy
- Product Concept Testing
This workshop is for pre startups, startups and existing business owners who want to launch develop an idea and or launch new products.
Speaker Profile:
Tristan has had 9 years Product Ownership experience and 4 years of Product Management experience.
Tristan was on the original founding team of YouTeam, a successfully, [originally] London-Based tech startup, which was subsequently backed by Y-Combinator (AirBnB, Dropbox, Stripe etc) and u.Ventures.
Prior to this Tristan went through and was funded by Australia’s most prominent accelerator programme, Accelerating Commercialisation, which invested $50k in his first SaaS startup.
In this workshop, Jeff Faust, CVA will discuss how to prepare for a valuation as a startup, as well as commonly used valuation methods in various domains, including venture capital.
Jeff will take Q&A throughout the presentation.
Gorilla Labs is a Venture builder (startup studio) designed to internalize ideation, rapidly iterate MVPs, and deploy accelerated go-to-market strategies for commercialization using Lean Startup methodology.
Co-founded by 2 INSEAD MBAs (Class of 2015)
Nikhil Jacob
Rubens Nigoghossian
More about venture builders:
http://venturebeat.com/2015/01/18/how-venture-builders-are-changing-the-startup-model/
What is a startup studio?
http://upstart.bizjournals.com/multimedia/interactives/2015/04/what-the-heck-is-a-startup-factory.html
Author's blog on experience in the Southeast Asia venture capital ecosystem
http://theventurevault.com/
Venture Builder / Start-up Factory Model One-slider Infographic Floyd DCosta
Deploying a venture builder / start-up factory model to smartly develop and scale a set of innovative ventures.
A structured, experimental, iterative approach to craft value and generate returns
A presentation reviewing the series of techniques and experiments that founders / entrepreneurs can pursue in the quest for acheiving product-market fit.
RE:INVENTION's 12 C's of Commercializing New Products and Innovations Model injects innovation planning and discipline via a flexible/adaptive framework. The 12 C’s do not need to be sequential. Companies may emphasize some C’s more than others based on their industry and current challenges.
Scoping your next release defining and documenting mv psTristan Senycia
Developing a Minimum Viable Product (MVP) is a good way to reduce risk and can help you launch your product quickly with a small budget.
This approach can also allow you to collect users’ feedback for the primary product and include it in the future iterations. The MVP can help you find the right audience, pull the ideas based on experience and save time.
In this session, we will run through how to Scope your Minimum Viable Product, covering
- How to properly document your Product Vision
- Why we need to document your Product Vision accurately
- What to take into account
- Who needs to be involved in the process
- What founders often overlook / mistakes that can be made
- Minimum Viable Process Definition
- Whether or not you are creating an MVP or an MVP candidate
- How your MVP relates to your overarching Go-To-Market Strategy
- Product Concept Testing
This workshop is for pre startups, startups and existing business owners who want to launch develop an idea and or launch new products.
Speaker Profile:
Tristan has had 9 years Product Ownership experience and 4 years of Product Management experience.
Tristan was on the original founding team of YouTeam, a successfully, [originally] London-Based tech startup, which was subsequently backed by Y-Combinator (AirBnB, Dropbox, Stripe etc) and u.Ventures.
Prior to this Tristan went through and was funded by Australia’s most prominent accelerator programme, Accelerating Commercialisation, which invested $50k in his first SaaS startup.
In this workshop, Jeff Faust, CVA will discuss how to prepare for a valuation as a startup, as well as commonly used valuation methods in various domains, including venture capital.
Jeff will take Q&A throughout the presentation.
Gorilla Labs is a Venture builder (startup studio) designed to internalize ideation, rapidly iterate MVPs, and deploy accelerated go-to-market strategies for commercialization using Lean Startup methodology.
Co-founded by 2 INSEAD MBAs (Class of 2015)
Nikhil Jacob
Rubens Nigoghossian
More about venture builders:
http://venturebeat.com/2015/01/18/how-venture-builders-are-changing-the-startup-model/
What is a startup studio?
http://upstart.bizjournals.com/multimedia/interactives/2015/04/what-the-heck-is-a-startup-factory.html
Author's blog on experience in the Southeast Asia venture capital ecosystem
http://theventurevault.com/
Venture Builder / Start-up Factory Model One-slider Infographic Floyd DCosta
Deploying a venture builder / start-up factory model to smartly develop and scale a set of innovative ventures.
A structured, experimental, iterative approach to craft value and generate returns
A presentation reviewing the series of techniques and experiments that founders / entrepreneurs can pursue in the quest for acheiving product-market fit.
RE:INVENTION's 12 C's of Commercializing New Products and Innovations Model injects innovation planning and discipline via a flexible/adaptive framework. The 12 C’s do not need to be sequential. Companies may emphasize some C’s more than others based on their industry and current challenges.
CatalystBuilder is a Hong Kong based venture builder, started in 2015. CatalystBuilder provides funding, knowledge, connections and practical services to build your startup dreams.
http://www.CatalystBuilder.com
http://www.facebook.com/CatalystBuilder
Jenny will demystify the funding process by discussing how much to raise and from whom. She will also speak about how best to tell your story to VCs, among other tips.
Q&A will be taken throughout the presentation.
This presentation will introduce you to the fundamentals of raising capital for venture builders, startup studios. Compared to raising capital for a single startup, the fundraising process is more challenging. Because you are raising money for an organization that will be active participant in building up an entire batch or batches of startups. So you have to show to your investors that you have:
+ A studio leadership team with the power to build an entire portfolio of ventures;
+ The right financial-organizational structure that matches the goals;
+ A coherent vision and venture building thesis;
+ Viability of your approach supported by benchmarks;
+ Strong portfolio of startups and ideas in your pipeline.
This presentation will help you understand the basics of how to build up your fundraising approach.
If you need more help, reach out and I will guide you in:
+ Structuring your venture builder and fundraising strategy;
+ Assess your current material and identify gaps and risks;
+ Preparing for a successful investor meeting;
Attila Szigeti
https://www.attilaszigeti.com/
My presentation from the BVCA (British Venture Capital Association) conference talking about why we have seen the rise of the Micro VC. It's a natural outcome from a changing startup world.
The Startup Studio Playbook is the World's first professional book dedicated to startup studios, a.k.a. venture builders, startup factories. It is a book for entrepreneurs and innovators. Read about exciting case studies and best practices, discover how the startup studio model enables you to build startups easier
You will benefit from this book if you are interested in entrepreneurship or innovation. Startup studios are on the rise, quickly becoming the new trend in building startups. If done right, model enables you to build startups in a less risky and more cost-efficient way. Discover how this model can benefit you.
The main goal of the Startup Studio Playbook is to make startup studios more transparent, and make it easier to create and grow new studios. In this book you will learn about:
- Who are the founders behind the most exciting studios;
- How are are these organizations funded;
- Where do studios take the idea for their startups;
- How startup studio organize their team and operations;
- What are the spin-off and exit strategies;
- What are the pros and cons of the model;
- How different startup studios operate across the Globe;
- How corporations can leverage the benefits of the model;
- How you can build your own startup studio?
Find out more:
http://www.startupstudioplaybook.com/
Get the book. Use the offer code 'earlybird' to get a discount.
https://gumroad.com/l/startupstudioplaybook
Bringing ideas to life - from research(er) to social entrepreneurDave Jarman FRSA
Session on business model development delivered for Bath Spa University, Bristol University, Exeter University, and UWE Bristol social entrepreneurship event
Organisational Best Practices of Startup Studios Tobi Gutmann
Based upon two reserach papers, I share some high-level organisational best practices of startup studios (also called company builders, venture studios, startup foundry, etc.)
“Angel Investment Insights” were one investor’s opinion about one specific network - Indian Angel Network (IAN). Angel funds and the “quality of money” that they bring is an important aspect for a Startup to consider. Key takeaways from the presentation 1) India has a number of rural and social problems – IAN “Impact”, a sub group of IAN encourages Startups that address these problems 2) IAN takes up to 30 % equity for its investments starting at 25lakhs ($40000) 3) IAN takes 5% equity when it only mentors and does not fund a Startup.
Slash | 500Startups mentoring - product expansion and localization in Southea...Slash
How to expand and customize your product across Southeast Asia (SEA)?
This 2h workshop was delivered for a founder audience of global pre-Series A and Series-A startups (invested by 500 Startups, the VC), expanding into SEA.
The frameworks, mental models, tools and techniques described can be used to generally refresh your value proposition and product for your core markets.
Delivered 12 Feb 2020 in Singapore by Andries De Vos, CEO of Slash.
F10 is a Zurich based FinTech Incubator and Accelerator that supports and guides Startups in transforming their ideas into successful companies, all the while stimulating worldwide collaboration with international finance organizations. The accelerator already has a proven track record of innovation, acceleration and product creation for financial services. In this presentation, you will find a lot of answers to your questions regarding our FinTech accelerator program.
FundedHere is the first registered private equity and lending-based crowdfunding platform for promising businesses in Asia issued by Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS). FundedHere has built an ecosystem for investors and businesses, utilizing Singapore as a springboard for Asia.
CatalystBuilder is a Hong Kong based venture builder, started in 2015. CatalystBuilder provides funding, knowledge, connections and practical services to build your startup dreams.
http://www.CatalystBuilder.com
http://www.facebook.com/CatalystBuilder
Jenny will demystify the funding process by discussing how much to raise and from whom. She will also speak about how best to tell your story to VCs, among other tips.
Q&A will be taken throughout the presentation.
This presentation will introduce you to the fundamentals of raising capital for venture builders, startup studios. Compared to raising capital for a single startup, the fundraising process is more challenging. Because you are raising money for an organization that will be active participant in building up an entire batch or batches of startups. So you have to show to your investors that you have:
+ A studio leadership team with the power to build an entire portfolio of ventures;
+ The right financial-organizational structure that matches the goals;
+ A coherent vision and venture building thesis;
+ Viability of your approach supported by benchmarks;
+ Strong portfolio of startups and ideas in your pipeline.
This presentation will help you understand the basics of how to build up your fundraising approach.
If you need more help, reach out and I will guide you in:
+ Structuring your venture builder and fundraising strategy;
+ Assess your current material and identify gaps and risks;
+ Preparing for a successful investor meeting;
Attila Szigeti
https://www.attilaszigeti.com/
My presentation from the BVCA (British Venture Capital Association) conference talking about why we have seen the rise of the Micro VC. It's a natural outcome from a changing startup world.
The Startup Studio Playbook is the World's first professional book dedicated to startup studios, a.k.a. venture builders, startup factories. It is a book for entrepreneurs and innovators. Read about exciting case studies and best practices, discover how the startup studio model enables you to build startups easier
You will benefit from this book if you are interested in entrepreneurship or innovation. Startup studios are on the rise, quickly becoming the new trend in building startups. If done right, model enables you to build startups in a less risky and more cost-efficient way. Discover how this model can benefit you.
The main goal of the Startup Studio Playbook is to make startup studios more transparent, and make it easier to create and grow new studios. In this book you will learn about:
- Who are the founders behind the most exciting studios;
- How are are these organizations funded;
- Where do studios take the idea for their startups;
- How startup studio organize their team and operations;
- What are the spin-off and exit strategies;
- What are the pros and cons of the model;
- How different startup studios operate across the Globe;
- How corporations can leverage the benefits of the model;
- How you can build your own startup studio?
Find out more:
http://www.startupstudioplaybook.com/
Get the book. Use the offer code 'earlybird' to get a discount.
https://gumroad.com/l/startupstudioplaybook
Bringing ideas to life - from research(er) to social entrepreneurDave Jarman FRSA
Session on business model development delivered for Bath Spa University, Bristol University, Exeter University, and UWE Bristol social entrepreneurship event
Organisational Best Practices of Startup Studios Tobi Gutmann
Based upon two reserach papers, I share some high-level organisational best practices of startup studios (also called company builders, venture studios, startup foundry, etc.)
“Angel Investment Insights” were one investor’s opinion about one specific network - Indian Angel Network (IAN). Angel funds and the “quality of money” that they bring is an important aspect for a Startup to consider. Key takeaways from the presentation 1) India has a number of rural and social problems – IAN “Impact”, a sub group of IAN encourages Startups that address these problems 2) IAN takes up to 30 % equity for its investments starting at 25lakhs ($40000) 3) IAN takes 5% equity when it only mentors and does not fund a Startup.
Slash | 500Startups mentoring - product expansion and localization in Southea...Slash
How to expand and customize your product across Southeast Asia (SEA)?
This 2h workshop was delivered for a founder audience of global pre-Series A and Series-A startups (invested by 500 Startups, the VC), expanding into SEA.
The frameworks, mental models, tools and techniques described can be used to generally refresh your value proposition and product for your core markets.
Delivered 12 Feb 2020 in Singapore by Andries De Vos, CEO of Slash.
F10 is a Zurich based FinTech Incubator and Accelerator that supports and guides Startups in transforming their ideas into successful companies, all the while stimulating worldwide collaboration with international finance organizations. The accelerator already has a proven track record of innovation, acceleration and product creation for financial services. In this presentation, you will find a lot of answers to your questions regarding our FinTech accelerator program.
FundedHere is the first registered private equity and lending-based crowdfunding platform for promising businesses in Asia issued by Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS). FundedHere has built an ecosystem for investors and businesses, utilizing Singapore as a springboard for Asia.
How do I Raise Capital? - Lecture at University of OxfordSia Houchangnia
Dr Ricardo Schäfer and Sia Houchangnia from the Seedcamp investment team, were invited to give a lecture at the Oxford University Saïd Business School, as part of its flagship lecture series Building a Business. The lecture was given to 200 students interested in learning more about starting a business and the key principles of how to do so. The topic of this lecture is on How to Raise Capital.
The lecture was filmed and you can watch the video here:
https://youtu.be/KWjtRikKDLE?list=PLtXf43N26ZiefSYP5o2GmMnN6V_WYkUe3
Dr Ricardo Schäfer and Sia Houchangnia from the Seedcamp investment team, were invited to give a lecture at the Oxford University Said Business School, as part of its flagship lecture series Building a Business. The lecture was given to 200 students interested in learning more about starting a business and the key principles of how to do so. The topic of this lecture is on How to Raise Capital.
Presentation created by Investment Manager from the Slovak startup and innovation studio. Experienced Launcher's team member, Michal Nešpor, held the speech at Startup Pirates event in Bratislava: worthful overview and explanation from the investment universe. The important aim of the presentation was to show aspiring entrepreneurs what is the business side of startups and how to understand terms as pitch, crowdfunding and investor's mindset. The worldwide event Startup Pirates is focused on such topics, at most to show new projects how to develop a business idea successfully.
How to Secure Seed and Pre-Seed Investment for Your Startupideatoipo
Recorded 12/28/2023
In this presentation you will get a comprehensive guide on how to secure seed and pre-seed investment for your startup, emphasizing the importance of early-stage funding in launching and scaling.
The speaker will discuss:
1) Understanding Seed and Pre-Seed Investment
2) Preparing for Investment
3) Building Relationships with Investors
4) Crafting Your Pitch
5) Pitch Deck Essentials
6) Finding Seed and Pre-Seed Investors
7) Navigating the Investment Process
8) Demonstrating Traction and Proof of Concept
9) Investment Considerations and Terms
About the Speaker
Gary Fowler, President, CEO and Founder, GSD Venture Studios
https://www.linkedin.com/in/fowlerinternational/
Award-winning serial entrepreneur and investor with 17 companies and two Unicorns and a successful IPO. Gary was on the original management team of ClickSoftware that was recently sold to SalesForce for 1.35 billion and was the co-founder at the award winning AI company, Yva.ai that was recently acquired by Visier. He has over 30 years of experience and is the CEO, President of GSD Venture Studios. GSD is a Silicon Valley based venture studio located in Silicon Valley. GSD takes operational roles in companies and uses their vast global network and experience to help companies maximize their opportunities. Gary was recently named one of the top 10 Global AI executives and is an international speaker and the author of over 180 articles.
Entrepreneurship Workshop Yerevan -Building Value and Startup FundingGrow VC Group
TECHNOLOGY ENTREPRENEURSHIP WORKSHOP: STEP ARMENIA
Enterprise Incubator Foundation (EIF) in cooperation with CRDF Global. Technology Entrepreneurship workshop conducted by invited Top serial entrepreneurs form US and Europe.
Setup Presentation for early stages funding panel
Securing Early-Stage Funding: Equity Financing (Angel and VC investments), Crowdfunding, Non-equity Funding (self-funding, grants, bank financing, etc.)
Lead Presenter: Valto Loikkanen
Panelists: Ray Johnson, Yeva Hyusyan and Manuk Hergnyan
Welcome to Investment & by Challenge Advisory, our approach to supporting technology companies in securing strategic investment.
For further details please feel free to reach out to us for a consultation.
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Crowdcube is the world's first equity crowdfunding platform enabling businesses to raise finance from the crowd. We currently have over 75,000 registered investors having raised over £27 million for 125 UK businesses. Crowdcube is rapidly expanding internationally with plans to launch in 8 countries over the next 12 months.
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[Note: This is a partial preview. To download this presentation, visit:
https://www.oeconsulting.com.sg/training-presentations]
Sustainability has become an increasingly critical topic as the world recognizes the need to protect our planet and its resources for future generations. Sustainability means meeting our current needs without compromising the ability of future generations to meet theirs. It involves long-term planning and consideration of the consequences of our actions. The goal is to create strategies that ensure the long-term viability of People, Planet, and Profit.
Leading companies such as Nike, Toyota, and Siemens are prioritizing sustainable innovation in their business models, setting an example for others to follow. In this Sustainability training presentation, you will learn key concepts, principles, and practices of sustainability applicable across industries. This training aims to create awareness and educate employees, senior executives, consultants, and other key stakeholders, including investors, policymakers, and supply chain partners, on the importance and implementation of sustainability.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
1. Develop a comprehensive understanding of the fundamental principles and concepts that form the foundation of sustainability within corporate environments.
2. Explore the sustainability implementation model, focusing on effective measures and reporting strategies to track and communicate sustainability efforts.
3. Identify and define best practices and critical success factors essential for achieving sustainability goals within organizations.
CONTENTS
1. Introduction and Key Concepts of Sustainability
2. Principles and Practices of Sustainability
3. Measures and Reporting in Sustainability
4. Sustainability Implementation & Best Practices
To download the complete presentation, visit: https://www.oeconsulting.com.sg/training-presentations
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2. About The Startup Vault
We run a Venture Builder to help founders successfully start-up
and scale-up innovative ventures by providing access to:
Pre-Seed Capital of
A Purpose-Built Global Strategy
Advisor Network
We take Startups from Pre-Seed to Series A maturity
6. You are building a Venture…
not just a Product
Rule of thumb is:
Getting to market = 3x Cost
of Minimum Viable Product
Typical Scenario:
Tech Founders develop their product
& then run out of cash to
commercialise
Time / opportunity cost
Product Development
Commercialisation
7. Commercialisation…
a nebulous, umbrella term
Product Strategy
Product Visioning
Route-to-Market clarification
Go-To-Market Strategy
Business Model Innovation
Financial Modelling for Startups
IP Strategy
Startup Human Resource Strategy
Software Architecture
Marketing Strategy
Sales Strategy
Business Development Strategy
Branding Strategy
Accelerator Design
Fundraising strategy
Product Positioning
Validation Strategy
Partnering / Joint Venturing
Strategy
8. Capital Raising & Commercialisation
Challenges
Lack of Pre-Seed / Seed Capital
Lack of highly experienced Startup Advisors
Prevalence of Unsophisticated/Silent Money
Weak Models of Innovation/
Commercialisation
Piecemeal & Fragmented Ecosystems
Unrealistic VC Expectations
Unclear definition of ‘Investment Readiness’
12. What Venture Builder
Model Acknowledges
Founders are hugely
undersupported
Founders are cash strapped
Solopreneurship is close to
mission impossible
There is a lot that Founders
don’t know in their first 10 years
14. Strategic Investment
Compatible Investors, not cowboys
Cowboys do more damage than good
Credit: Mike Kyriacou
Entrepreneurial Technology Executive // Industry Fellow at UC Berkeley
15. Highly Competent Startup
Strategy Advisors
Knowledge
Skills
Frameworks
Networks
(Path to Market, Path to Investors)
Experience
Decision making ability
Coordinate your journey
Advisors can be hugely beneficial
if you leverage their:
Multiple Advisors = a Force Multiplier
16. Highly Coachable Founders
Open-minded
Obsessive about their project /
Tenacious
Coachable/ Low level of Ego
Optimistic
Accepts their personal limitations /
willing to bring in help
Realistic
Trustworthy
Patient
15 Traits of the Ideal
Startup Founder
17. It is a Win-Win-Win
Scenario
Investors get into the deal pre-product/
pre-traction
Much lower risk for Investors
Cheaper/free for Founders
Pays for the quality Advisors you need
18. Phase 0 - Our Onboarding
Process
First Impressions of the Venture /
Founding Team
Investment Readiness Assessment,
do we see the future potential
Viability & Quality Checking /
Due-Diligence
Upgrade to Investor-Level Pitch Deck
20. Phase 1b - Investor Outreach
& Pre-Seed Raise
Take the deck to the Investor Deck
to Market, variety of channels:
UK-Based Angel Platforms
Create an investor pipeline
Create a bun-fight to participate in
Market Opportunity
Startup Vault
Repurposed Angel
Syndicate
Membership overlap
21. Phase 2 - Raise a significant
Pre-Seed/Seed
Typically >A$275k
Typically Highly Competitive to get
cash
Enough to get to Series A/B maturity
Enough for both Product Development
and Commercialisation
Designed to last for 3 years
Cross the notorious ‘Valley of Death’
22. Phase 3 - Accelerator
(Execution)
Execute on Operational Business
Plan
Set up the business properly
Raise more cash as we go... under
ESIC (SEIS/EIS)
Pull in grant money
Raise Series A/B, keep going and
going
23. Summary of Startup Vault Benefits
Investment Syndicate insiders
Connected up process
Avoid false starts
Don’t run out of money
Highly experienced team
Dramatically shorten learning curve
Leverage network of your advisory/NED
team
Increased valuations
Listing on our website as Alumni
of the programme
24. Thank you!
Feel free to get in touch if you have
a project which is:
High-Growth Potential
Potentially Viable
Potentially Investable
So apply here:
https://gust.com/programs/the-vaul
t-s-investment-readiness-programme
