File management SaaS/web-service engine:
backup, synchronization, sharing, distribution


                                      Peter Chayanov
Customer problem
(what customer needs your product/service meets)



       File based SaaS/web-services are extremely popular and drive
       good money: dropbox, box.net, YD, megaupload, rapidshare


       SOFTWARE TO CREATE OWN CUSTOM DROPBOX/RAPIDSHARE
         OPTIONAL: SUPPORT, INFRASTRUCTRE, REVENUE SHARING



       Customer could:
            Create own SaaS/Web projects on own infrastructure
            Increase revenues – sell subscriptions, premium services
Product & Technology

   •   FreeBrie is engine to create own file based SaaS/web-
       services like Dropbox or Megaupload or CDN.
   •   FreeBrie - managed software for control nodes and
       storage servers. You could build own service in a week.
   •   Consumer software are available for
       Windows, MacOS, Linux. Web access, mobile access.
       Native clients for IOS/Android will be ready soon.
   •   Scalable technology for millions of users:
       MongoDB, Python, Twisted. Unlimited number and size
       for storages. Direct traffic flow between storage and
       consumer.
Competitors
(the comparison slide)


       •     Almost no software offered to create new commercial
             file-based web services
       •     some SaaS available under while-label
       •     No way to create own “dropbox” like service using own
             infrastructure
       •     No     mass     sales:  direct    personal  sales   to
             telecoms/SP/portals/enthusiasts

       Some similar software providers:
       http://owncloud.com has Service Provider model for creating
       similar services, just raised $2,6M 2nd seed round
       http://www.sibsoft.com software for file upload services, only
       this case
Business model

•   Monetization model
     - software subscription ($1/premium user monthly)
     - OR revenue sharing, 10-25%
     - PLUS/OR annual support contract $5000
     - average service generate $30.000-50.000 monthly
     - AND infrastructure support together with HOSTKEY.com
     - OWN services – superfolder.co, gigadrive.ru, …
•   Channels
     - Direct sales to telecoms and national portals
     - Affiliate programs, easy start for entrepreneurs
•   How will you keep your competitive advantages?
     new features, low cost infrastructure, own services,
     best support, payment processing outsourcing.
Market description
   Customers:
   National telecoms service providers, ISP, hosting: start
   popular     service    to   increase     revenue      on   own
   infrastructure, freemium service, local or national dropbox.
   Number: 1000-5000

   Portals/Entrepreneurs: there are thousands of portal/site
   owners who could add our functionality to his own popular
   site/forum/portals tuned to focus it’s consumer base.
   Number: 10000+

   Consumers base: 100M people are using Dropbox now. 1B
   people have heard about it. 600K users with OwnCloud.
   Heavy demand on developing markets.
Sales funnel: real and forecast
(visitors, users, sales)


 1) Product based on FreeBrie are ready to launch together with
    HOSTKEY.com: superfolder.co to check traction and bugfix on file
    sharing segment. We expect $2000-5000 monthly from new
    subscriptions, makes $150-400K annually.

 2) Product keepthecopy.com together with HOSTKEY.com on
    backup/sync segment, same revenues expected.

 3) Revenue sharing project with Megafon with backup/sync
    functionality

 Consumer ARPU: $3-10/monthly per segment, new 500-1000
 customers monthly per service.
Go-to-Market strategy
  First market segment entry
        Own file exchange service using our sponsored sites.
        Several new services in 2 months.
  Your customer acquisition strategy
         Direct sales, create own “dropbox” in a week. Works.
  Who is your decision-maker?
         Business owner, business development manager
  Why would he buy your product/service?
        Low market entrance, premium support, easy
        service, easy to try & customize
  What are the market barriers?
        None, for competitors – complex software, 2 years time
            to market
Team

  Peter Chayanov, CEO – experienced entrepreneur, 20 years in
  IT, co-owner of hostkey.com.
  Alex Myodov, CTO – lead Python/Mongo coder, 10 years
  experience with high load services
  Ilya Slepnev, COO – expert on backup and high load services
  Alex Borodich, CMO superfolder.com - Internet professional
  Igor Matsanuk, IMI.VC - advisor
  Arun Shekar, Advisor - Business development, 10 years of
  experience working for IBM. MBA from Berkeley-Haas.
  Vadim Kovrigin, Lead web developer
  Feodor Kichatov, Core developer

  With full support from FARMINERS.ru teams
Investments

  The fundraised amount
       $150K seed – IMI.VC, Farminers 09.2011
       $150K – owners

  Sales plan on 3-5 years
        2013 - $400-600K
        2014 - $1-2M
        2015 - $5M+

  Till end of 2015: 5-6 own services, 10+ services for large
  telecoms, 10+ add-ons for national portals, 100 services for
  entrepreneurs, average $3000 per customer indirectly serving
  5M+ consumers.
Exit strategy

   2013: incorporation, Series A $2M
   2014: Series A for infrastructure $2M, more mobile
   2015: Series B, developing new services, CDN
   2016: Selling some services out
Executive summary
(what should we remember after your presentation)



    FreeBrie is a platform for creating file management Web or SaaS
    services using own infrastructure.

    FreeBrie are available on revenue sharing or pay-per-user basis.

    Many services could be created using FreeBrie from national
    dropboxes to file upload services and CDN.
    FreeBrie are easy to deploy, new service could be created in a
    days.


    Contacts: Peter Chayanov            ulp@freebrie.net +7 903 1499639

FreeBrie

  • 1.
    File management SaaS/web-serviceengine: backup, synchronization, sharing, distribution Peter Chayanov
  • 2.
    Customer problem (what customerneeds your product/service meets) File based SaaS/web-services are extremely popular and drive good money: dropbox, box.net, YD, megaupload, rapidshare SOFTWARE TO CREATE OWN CUSTOM DROPBOX/RAPIDSHARE OPTIONAL: SUPPORT, INFRASTRUCTRE, REVENUE SHARING Customer could: Create own SaaS/Web projects on own infrastructure Increase revenues – sell subscriptions, premium services
  • 3.
    Product & Technology • FreeBrie is engine to create own file based SaaS/web- services like Dropbox or Megaupload or CDN. • FreeBrie - managed software for control nodes and storage servers. You could build own service in a week. • Consumer software are available for Windows, MacOS, Linux. Web access, mobile access. Native clients for IOS/Android will be ready soon. • Scalable technology for millions of users: MongoDB, Python, Twisted. Unlimited number and size for storages. Direct traffic flow between storage and consumer.
  • 4.
    Competitors (the comparison slide) • Almost no software offered to create new commercial file-based web services • some SaaS available under while-label • No way to create own “dropbox” like service using own infrastructure • No mass sales: direct personal sales to telecoms/SP/portals/enthusiasts Some similar software providers: http://owncloud.com has Service Provider model for creating similar services, just raised $2,6M 2nd seed round http://www.sibsoft.com software for file upload services, only this case
  • 5.
    Business model • Monetization model - software subscription ($1/premium user monthly) - OR revenue sharing, 10-25% - PLUS/OR annual support contract $5000 - average service generate $30.000-50.000 monthly - AND infrastructure support together with HOSTKEY.com - OWN services – superfolder.co, gigadrive.ru, … • Channels - Direct sales to telecoms and national portals - Affiliate programs, easy start for entrepreneurs • How will you keep your competitive advantages? new features, low cost infrastructure, own services, best support, payment processing outsourcing.
  • 6.
    Market description Customers: National telecoms service providers, ISP, hosting: start popular service to increase revenue on own infrastructure, freemium service, local or national dropbox. Number: 1000-5000 Portals/Entrepreneurs: there are thousands of portal/site owners who could add our functionality to his own popular site/forum/portals tuned to focus it’s consumer base. Number: 10000+ Consumers base: 100M people are using Dropbox now. 1B people have heard about it. 600K users with OwnCloud. Heavy demand on developing markets.
  • 7.
    Sales funnel: realand forecast (visitors, users, sales) 1) Product based on FreeBrie are ready to launch together with HOSTKEY.com: superfolder.co to check traction and bugfix on file sharing segment. We expect $2000-5000 monthly from new subscriptions, makes $150-400K annually. 2) Product keepthecopy.com together with HOSTKEY.com on backup/sync segment, same revenues expected. 3) Revenue sharing project with Megafon with backup/sync functionality Consumer ARPU: $3-10/monthly per segment, new 500-1000 customers monthly per service.
  • 8.
    Go-to-Market strategy First market segment entry Own file exchange service using our sponsored sites. Several new services in 2 months. Your customer acquisition strategy Direct sales, create own “dropbox” in a week. Works. Who is your decision-maker? Business owner, business development manager Why would he buy your product/service? Low market entrance, premium support, easy service, easy to try & customize What are the market barriers? None, for competitors – complex software, 2 years time to market
  • 9.
    Team PeterChayanov, CEO – experienced entrepreneur, 20 years in IT, co-owner of hostkey.com. Alex Myodov, CTO – lead Python/Mongo coder, 10 years experience with high load services Ilya Slepnev, COO – expert on backup and high load services Alex Borodich, CMO superfolder.com - Internet professional Igor Matsanuk, IMI.VC - advisor Arun Shekar, Advisor - Business development, 10 years of experience working for IBM. MBA from Berkeley-Haas. Vadim Kovrigin, Lead web developer Feodor Kichatov, Core developer With full support from FARMINERS.ru teams
  • 10.
    Investments Thefundraised amount $150K seed – IMI.VC, Farminers 09.2011 $150K – owners Sales plan on 3-5 years 2013 - $400-600K 2014 - $1-2M 2015 - $5M+ Till end of 2015: 5-6 own services, 10+ services for large telecoms, 10+ add-ons for national portals, 100 services for entrepreneurs, average $3000 per customer indirectly serving 5M+ consumers.
  • 11.
    Exit strategy 2013: incorporation, Series A $2M 2014: Series A for infrastructure $2M, more mobile 2015: Series B, developing new services, CDN 2016: Selling some services out
  • 12.
    Executive summary (what shouldwe remember after your presentation) FreeBrie is a platform for creating file management Web or SaaS services using own infrastructure. FreeBrie are available on revenue sharing or pay-per-user basis. Many services could be created using FreeBrie from national dropboxes to file upload services and CDN. FreeBrie are easy to deploy, new service could be created in a days. Contacts: Peter Chayanov ulp@freebrie.net +7 903 1499639