Tech Startup Day 2017

1. Growing your business,
which game do you want
to play?
Evert Bulcke
Tech Startup Day 9 march 2017

2. IntroslideEvert

3. a few topics
to fuel the discussion

4. Who here today
is directly involved
in a startup?
(hands please)
QUESTION
Tech Startup Day 9 march 2017

5. How many of them
are b2b startups?
(hands please)
QUESTION
Tech Startup Day 9 march 2017

6. b2b is where the fun(ding) is
Tech Startup Day source: Tech.eu

7. b2b is where the fun(ding) is
Tech Startup Day source: Tech.eu

8. b2b is where the fun(ding) is
Tech Startup Day source: Tech.eu

9. What is a startup?
(shouts please)
QUESTION
Tech Startup Day 9 march 2017

10. The hockeystick
Tech Startup Day 9 march 2017
hard cash
time

11. The happy flow
Tech Startup Day 9 march 2017
hard cash
time

12. The realistic flow
Tech Startup Day 9 march 2017
hard cash
achieved
number of attempts

13. Bubble in the making
Tech Startup Day source: Fortune Finance - feb 19

14. Bubble in the making
source: Leon Emirali - FT
“basic business
principle
that it’s better
to make money
than to lose it.”

15. Bubble in the making
Tech Startup Day 9 march 2017

16. “if you want god
to have good laugh
you should write a
business plan”

17. investor focus
(in a b2b context)
Tech Startup Day 9 march 2017
old-school values
profitability
sustainable growth
technologic value
talent

18. “the high ground
holds many lows”

19. be wary
Tech Startup Day 9 march 2017
business plan
kudo’s
cool business
your innovation
suggesting talent
actual KPI’s!
tough competition
tiring politics
their innovation
war for talent

20. when raising money
Tech Startup Day 9 march 2017
Scalability
vs
Sustainable
growth
Capital
increase
vs
Making
money
After you
raise money

21. Growing your business,
which game do you want
to play?
@EBulcke