#data - the new #oil
⁄and who is going 

to own it?
Benjamin who? made in
germany
born in
1981
invested in 20+ companies,
work experience since 1996
#internet #mobile #solar

Entrepreneur for 20 years

Investor since 10 years
TOP 10 Tech: 

870 B$ Revenue
TOP 10 Energy/Oil: 

765 B$ Revenue
source:
http://beta.fortune.com/fortune500/list/filtered?sector=Technology
http://beta.fortune.com/fortune500/list/filtered?sector=Energy
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1-y8NH_qN3RtEiBrBAeXym2eu9WBpIYVNofm9CvT8A8E/edit#gid=0
one the faster growing companies

in 2016’s Fortune 500:
Now #379 went up 95 slots
Facebook climbed 85 spots
Amazon TOP 20 for the first time
3 of the top 10 companies are
now healthcare businesses
that will dramatically benefit
from digitalisation
35% 

revenue 

decline
of 

FORTUNE 500

companies:

Revenue
decline
HALF
55% of the F500 companies

lost money
11% profit loss
$€¥
Meet the future
Smartphone market share
52%
Of companies in the Fortune 500 in the 

year 2000 have either gone bankrupt, 

been acquired or ceased to exist by 2015.
1970: 65%
1990: 59,8%
2010: 54%
2020: <50%*
source: United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) *=estimate
2050: Germany will be the only European country in the TOP10 of global
economies. Nigeria will be the first African country in the global top 10.
Global GDP share U.S. + Europe:
OIL = regional
DATA = global
DATA = global
2007 2009 2011 2012 2014 2015 2020
2005: 0,3 ZB
2015: 7,9 ZB
2020: 40 ZB
1 zettabyte (ZB) is roughly 1000 exabytes. To place that amount
of volume in more practical terms, 1 exabyte alone has the
capacity to hold over 36,000 years worth of HD quality video.
DATA = global
90% of stored data in the world today was
created in the past 3 years
(data) growth
BIG DATA IS LIKE TEENAGE SEX,
EVERYONE TALKS ABOUT IT, NOBODY
REALLY KNOWS HOW TO DO IT, EVERYONE
THINKS EVERYONE ELSE IS DOING IT, SO 

EVERYONE CLAIMS THEY ARE DOING IT..."
(DAN ARIELY, Duke University)
IMAGINE free oil
#OpenData 

= free oil
source: https://www.uschamberfoundation.org/driving-innovation-open-data
Forefront of #OpenData
A REVOLUTION!
It’s about more
than just “open”
Data …
everything that can be
digitalized
will be digitalized
EVERYONE
COMPUTER+GENIUS
SMALL KILLS BIG
"It means really that you see... the new economy which we
talked about 15 years ago has really become the economy,"
Greifeld said in an interview on CNBC's " Fast Money " this
month (March ’15).
"It means really that you see... the new economy which we
talked about 15 years ago has really become the economy,"
Greifeld said in an interview on CNBC's " Fast Money " this
month (March ’15).
Time to Market Cap is the measure of how long it takes a company to reach
valuation or market capitalization milestones. TTMC Velocity is the annual growth
rate of a company's market cap. TTMC data provides a strategic lens into the velocity
of new company, technology and category development.
INSANE GROWTH
ACCELERATE
Source: S&P Capital IQ
GREW BY 4X
Source: S&P Capital IQ
dot-com boom
today
Compound Annual Growth Rate 12.13%
Compound Annual Growth Rate 19%
more than 1/3 of all tech companies are younger than 17.5 years
1/3 <17.5Y
INTERNET TRENDS 2014 – CODE CONFERENCE KPCB - Mary Meeker
50% LOWER
77% LOWER
INTERNET TRENDS 2014 – CODE CONFERENCE KPCB - Mary Meeker
OWNING NASDAQ
But still, most of the established companies innovate in a
“evolutionary,” and not “disruptive” way!
out of 10 organizations are
undergoing a digital
transformation, however only 14
% think they are moving fast
enough.
9 2018
Forbes 100 focusing new hires
almost entirely on digital initiatives.
72Billion USD
global ad revenue on mobile and
170.2B USD all digital. 30%
owned by google and 10% by
facebook. On mobile, facebook
already reaches half the ad
revenue of google.
19
%
of businesses believed
they had the people
needed to develop and
map a digital strategy
15
%
believed they had the
skills and capabilities to
guide digital strategy
33top employees moved from
Google, Facebook & Amazon to
P&G, Unilever, LÊoréal while
1.222 went the other way (2015)
75%
of startups go bust or fail to
scale. Only a large portfolio can
deliver significant returns.
4 years it took WhatsApp
to reach 400m users
60
of enterprises with a
digital transformation
strategy will deem it too
critical for any one
functional area and create
an independent%
corporate executive to
oversee the implementation
by 2017.
67%
of the CEOs of Global 2000
enterprises will have digital
transformation at the center of
their corporate strategy by 2018.
Data & research by
10 facts about the digital industry.
of global executives said it innovating
is important or very important. But
when we asked how effective their
organization is at innovating, the
answer dropped to 14%.
94% 93%Of executives are looking to innovation to
drive growth (study of 1,757 executives).
6 Critical success
factors
for Corporate Innovation Centers:
■ Setup
■ Speed
■ External Network
■ Connection to Corporation
■ Investment
■ Attractiveness
75
%
Of the S&P 500 in 2020
will be companies we
have not heard of yet.
81
%
Of executives do NOT
believe their organizations
know how to lead
innovation.
52%Of companies in the Fortune
500 in 2000 have either gone
bankrupt, been acquired or
ceased to exist by 2015.
5-7%
Of firmsÊ turnover comes
from products that are new to
the market in most countries.
7% Of Gen Y work for a
Fortune500 company.
73Of people surveyed
for one study would
not mind if the
brands they use
disappeared from
their lives.
%
40
Start-ups worth $1bn or
more have been founded in
the last ten years.
10 facts about corporate innovation.
Data & research by
- Almost every Forbes 100 company is focusing their new
hires around digital
- Nobody wants to work in Corporates anymore
- Corporates don’t have the capability to disruptively innovate
- Others potentially cannibalise their core business
- 40 of the B$ companies have been founded in the past 10yrs
- Lack of Management trust in capability to innovate
So…
it needs a 

new approach

to succeed!
Methods / Instruments
Financial 

investment
Strategic 

Investment
Strategic Returns
Financial Returns
Incubator
StartupsAccelerator
Startups
Multi-Corporate
Venture Fund
Innovation Scouting / External Investments
Source:
Startups
VC Fund

(typically 

100m - 500m)
“Company
Building”
Venture 

Capital
Leveraging Corporate
Assets
(Executive)

Education
Cultural- and 

Organisational Change
Methods / Instruments
Financial 

investment
Strategic 

Investment
Strategic Returns
Financial Returns
Incubator
StartupsAccelerator
Startups
Multi-Corporate
Venture Fund
Innovation Scouting / External Investments
Source:
Startups
VC Fund

(typically 

100m - 500m)
“Company
Building”
Venture 

Capital
Leveraging Corporate
Assets
(Executive)

Education
Cultural- and 

Organisational Change
2 most impactful

ingredients for

digital innovation
Strategic investment

& Strategic returns
“Company
Building”
Leveraging
Corporate
Assets
(Executive)

Education
Cultural- and 

Organisational Change
To understand digital change

and help existing organisations:
'One Stop Collaboration Shop'
To understand digital change

and help existing organisations:
INSPIRE.
Corporate Events
From corporate-startup
meet-ups to our world-
renowned Innovation
Awards, GTEC is driving
tech innovation together
with industry and
Mittelstand companies.
GUIDE.
Executive Education
We offer tailor-made
programs and workshops
to guide executives and
corporate teams. You can
learn about digital change
processes, innovation
management, startup
methodology, and much
more.
GROW.
Executive Education
Unicorns are killing the
dinosaurs. Avoid
extinction by working with
GTECÊs best startups.
To solve problems and
get things done with a
positive attitude, Bob
the Builder and pals
dig, haul and build
together!
Building “Innovation” 

the “German Way”.
„Building a portfolio of digital
businesses by applying the
Âopen dataÊ principles in a
ÂclosedÊ environment with
experts and digital pioneers to
build new digital businesses
that have the potential to
become the future core digital
business model.‰
Building “Innovation” 

the “German Way”.
Benefits of “Innovation as a Service”

➡ Building a portfolio of new businesses
➡ Harvesting digital revenues
➡ Reaching new customers
➡ Maximise strategic returns
➡ Creating value through adding corporate 

resources to start up spirit and speed
➡ Avoiding M&A rejection through

„commonly build here syndrome‰
➡ Using the „innovation start ups‰ 

to change your organisation itself
Company Building - the “German Way”:
“Innovation-as-a-Service”
THOUGHTS
DRIVER OF GROWTH
NEW COMPANIES
OVERNIGHT SUCCESS
ADVANCED TECH
SOLVED BY TECH
MARKET EXPERTS
CHANGE, AHEAD!


BenjaminRohé



+491739751021

+1(202)299-4072

br@gtec.center


Data - the new oil #data #oil #technology #future

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    #data - thenew #oil
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    ⁄and who isgoing 
 to own it?
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    Benjamin who? madein germany born in 1981 invested in 20+ companies, work experience since 1996 #internet #mobile #solar
 Entrepreneur for 20 years
 Investor since 10 years
  • 7.
    TOP 10 Tech:
 870 B$ Revenue TOP 10 Energy/Oil: 
 765 B$ Revenue source: http://beta.fortune.com/fortune500/list/filtered?sector=Technology http://beta.fortune.com/fortune500/list/filtered?sector=Energy https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1-y8NH_qN3RtEiBrBAeXym2eu9WBpIYVNofm9CvT8A8E/edit#gid=0
  • 8.
    one the fastergrowing companies
 in 2016’s Fortune 500: Now #379 went up 95 slots Facebook climbed 85 spots Amazon TOP 20 for the first time
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    3 of thetop 10 companies are now healthcare businesses that will dramatically benefit from digitalisation
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    55% of theF500 companies
 lost money 11% profit loss $€¥
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    52% Of companies inthe Fortune 500 in the 
 year 2000 have either gone bankrupt, 
 been acquired or ceased to exist by 2015.
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    1970: 65% 1990: 59,8% 2010:54% 2020: <50%* source: United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) *=estimate 2050: Germany will be the only European country in the TOP10 of global economies. Nigeria will be the first African country in the global top 10. Global GDP share U.S. + Europe:
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    DATA = global 20072009 2011 2012 2014 2015 2020 2005: 0,3 ZB 2015: 7,9 ZB 2020: 40 ZB 1 zettabyte (ZB) is roughly 1000 exabytes. To place that amount of volume in more practical terms, 1 exabyte alone has the capacity to hold over 36,000 years worth of HD quality video.
  • 22.
    DATA = global 90%of stored data in the world today was created in the past 3 years
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    BIG DATA ISLIKE TEENAGE SEX, EVERYONE TALKS ABOUT IT, NOBODY REALLY KNOWS HOW TO DO IT, EVERYONE THINKS EVERYONE ELSE IS DOING IT, SO 
 EVERYONE CLAIMS THEY ARE DOING IT..." (DAN ARIELY, Duke University)
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    It’s about more thanjust “open” Data …
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    everything that canbe digitalized will be digitalized
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    "It means reallythat you see... the new economy which we talked about 15 years ago has really become the economy," Greifeld said in an interview on CNBC's " Fast Money " this month (March ’15). "It means really that you see... the new economy which we talked about 15 years ago has really become the economy," Greifeld said in an interview on CNBC's " Fast Money " this month (March ’15).
  • 39.
    Time to MarketCap is the measure of how long it takes a company to reach valuation or market capitalization milestones. TTMC Velocity is the annual growth rate of a company's market cap. TTMC data provides a strategic lens into the velocity of new company, technology and category development. INSANE GROWTH
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    Source: S&P CapitalIQ GREW BY 4X
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    Source: S&P CapitalIQ dot-com boom today Compound Annual Growth Rate 12.13% Compound Annual Growth Rate 19%
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    more than 1/3of all tech companies are younger than 17.5 years 1/3 <17.5Y
  • 44.
    INTERNET TRENDS 2014– CODE CONFERENCE KPCB - Mary Meeker 50% LOWER 77% LOWER
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    INTERNET TRENDS 2014– CODE CONFERENCE KPCB - Mary Meeker OWNING NASDAQ
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    But still, mostof the established companies innovate in a “evolutionary,” and not “disruptive” way!
  • 47.
    out of 10organizations are undergoing a digital transformation, however only 14 % think they are moving fast enough. 9 2018 Forbes 100 focusing new hires almost entirely on digital initiatives. 72Billion USD global ad revenue on mobile and 170.2B USD all digital. 30% owned by google and 10% by facebook. On mobile, facebook already reaches half the ad revenue of google. 19 % of businesses believed they had the people needed to develop and map a digital strategy 15 % believed they had the skills and capabilities to guide digital strategy 33top employees moved from Google, Facebook & Amazon to P&G, Unilever, LÊoréal while 1.222 went the other way (2015) 75% of startups go bust or fail to scale. Only a large portfolio can deliver significant returns. 4 years it took WhatsApp to reach 400m users 60 of enterprises with a digital transformation strategy will deem it too critical for any one functional area and create an independent% corporate executive to oversee the implementation by 2017. 67% of the CEOs of Global 2000 enterprises will have digital transformation at the center of their corporate strategy by 2018. Data & research by 10 facts about the digital industry.
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    of global executivessaid it innovating is important or very important. But when we asked how effective their organization is at innovating, the answer dropped to 14%. 94% 93%Of executives are looking to innovation to drive growth (study of 1,757 executives). 6 Critical success factors for Corporate Innovation Centers: ■ Setup ■ Speed ■ External Network ■ Connection to Corporation ■ Investment ■ Attractiveness 75 % Of the S&P 500 in 2020 will be companies we have not heard of yet. 81 % Of executives do NOT believe their organizations know how to lead innovation. 52%Of companies in the Fortune 500 in 2000 have either gone bankrupt, been acquired or ceased to exist by 2015. 5-7% Of firmsÊ turnover comes from products that are new to the market in most countries. 7% Of Gen Y work for a Fortune500 company. 73Of people surveyed for one study would not mind if the brands they use disappeared from their lives. % 40 Start-ups worth $1bn or more have been founded in the last ten years. 10 facts about corporate innovation. Data & research by
  • 49.
    - Almost everyForbes 100 company is focusing their new hires around digital - Nobody wants to work in Corporates anymore - Corporates don’t have the capability to disruptively innovate - Others potentially cannibalise their core business - 40 of the B$ companies have been founded in the past 10yrs - Lack of Management trust in capability to innovate So…
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    it needs a
 new approach
 to succeed!
  • 51.
    Methods / Instruments Financial
 investment Strategic 
 Investment Strategic Returns Financial Returns Incubator StartupsAccelerator Startups Multi-Corporate Venture Fund Innovation Scouting / External Investments Source: Startups VC Fund
 (typically 
 100m - 500m) “Company Building” Venture 
 Capital Leveraging Corporate Assets (Executive)
 Education Cultural- and 
 Organisational Change
  • 52.
    Methods / Instruments Financial
 investment Strategic 
 Investment Strategic Returns Financial Returns Incubator StartupsAccelerator Startups Multi-Corporate Venture Fund Innovation Scouting / External Investments Source: Startups VC Fund
 (typically 
 100m - 500m) “Company Building” Venture 
 Capital Leveraging Corporate Assets (Executive)
 Education Cultural- and 
 Organisational Change
  • 53.
    2 most impactful
 ingredientsfor
 digital innovation
  • 54.
    Strategic investment
 & Strategicreturns “Company Building” Leveraging Corporate Assets (Executive)
 Education Cultural- and 
 Organisational Change
  • 55.
    To understand digitalchange
 and help existing organisations: 'One Stop Collaboration Shop'
  • 56.
    To understand digitalchange
 and help existing organisations: INSPIRE. Corporate Events From corporate-startup meet-ups to our world- renowned Innovation Awards, GTEC is driving tech innovation together with industry and Mittelstand companies. GUIDE. Executive Education We offer tailor-made programs and workshops to guide executives and corporate teams. You can learn about digital change processes, innovation management, startup methodology, and much more. GROW. Executive Education Unicorns are killing the dinosaurs. Avoid extinction by working with GTECÊs best startups.
  • 57.
    To solve problemsand get things done with a positive attitude, Bob the Builder and pals dig, haul and build together! Building “Innovation” 
 the “German Way”.
  • 58.
    „Building a portfolioof digital businesses by applying the Âopen dataÊ principles in a ÂclosedÊ environment with experts and digital pioneers to build new digital businesses that have the potential to become the future core digital business model.‰ Building “Innovation” 
 the “German Way”.
  • 59.
    Benefits of “Innovationas a Service”
 ➡ Building a portfolio of new businesses ➡ Harvesting digital revenues ➡ Reaching new customers ➡ Maximise strategic returns ➡ Creating value through adding corporate 
 resources to start up spirit and speed ➡ Avoiding M&A rejection through
 „commonly build here syndrome‰ ➡ Using the „innovation start ups‰ 
 to change your organisation itself Company Building - the “German Way”: “Innovation-as-a-Service”
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