A presentation I gave as part of abrt fund (Russia) Garage day in Hertzelia. The audience was mostly startups entrepreneurs that were preparing for their first round.
This document provides an overview of angel investing and early stage funding in India. Some key points:
- Angel and seed-stage funding in India has grown significantly since 2012, with over 150 deals completed that year. Notable sectors include healthcare and education.
- In recent years, there has been a rise in institutional first checks and new types of angel investors such as entrepreneurs, family business owners, and corporates. Online investing platforms are also on the rise.
- When evaluating startups as an angel investor, important factors include the team, product/market fit, investment thesis, and exit potential. The goal is to identify startups that can scale rapidly to provide returns.
- Valuations
The document provides information for startups on fundraising from venture capital investors in Poland. It discusses the stages of startup development and when it is best to seek investment. Sources of capital at different stages are outlined, including typical investment amounts and share percentages. An overview is given of how venture capital funds operate, how they evaluate projects, and the investment process. Advice is provided on preparing investment materials like a teaser, presentation, and financial plan. Golden rules are outlined for finding investors and having successful investment meetings and negotiations.
Angel Investing Made Easy, Shanti Mohan, BangaloreSanjay Jha
Angel Investing Made Easy
Workshop for angel investors; quick primer on angel investing, valuations, Term Sheets, SHA, trends, how syndicates and Lead Investor model works.
The workshop is aimed at acquainting HNIs and prospective investors with early stage risk investments in start-ups.
It is structured to impart an understanding on developing and maintaining a deal flow of startups, enabling discussions with practicing angel investors and learning through case studies which reflect the realities of angel investing in India, for HNIs and new angels in India.
The document discusses angel investing and provides an overview of the angel investment landscape in India. Some key points:
- Angel investing in India has grown significantly since 2012, with over 120-150 deals that year and growth of incubators and accelerators.
- 2014 saw 31 global funds enter the Indian market and angel platform LetsVenture complete 23 deals in its first year.
- The presentation provides tips for angel investors on evaluating startups, deal terms, valuations, exiting investments, and getting started in angel investing through syndicates.
- Overall the document serves as an introduction to angel investing and provides guidance on the angel investment process in India.
Perspectives for Venture Capital in Baltics and Russia (Allan Martinson)connectestonia
This document provides an overview of venture capital in the Baltics and Russia. It defines venture capital and describes how it works, including that it invests in new industries, takes minority stakes, and invests from seed to early growth stages. It also outlines typical costs and returns for venture capital funds, the industries they focus on, and challenges in the regions, such as a lack of experienced management teams. The document concludes by introducing MTVP, a €12M venture capital fund focused on the Baltics and Russia, and provides contact information.
Learn whats needed to become an Angel Investor in today's world. Start your Start-up journey here!
About Author:
Manish is the co-founder of www.LetsVenture.com
Manish is a passionate mentor & business coach. He works with technology start-ups to help them get established and started-ups in helping them scale. As an angel investor he also invests in innovative start-ups.
Manish serves on the board of companies ranging from technology businesses, consumer businesses, e-commerce to employability like Freshersworld.com, Moontara Technovations etc. He is also an active mentor on the CIIE Mentor Edge Panel (IIM Ahmedabad), Start-up Village (Kochi) and Venture Labs (Standford University).
This document discusses key considerations for raising money for a new business through a business plan or pitch. It outlines the essential questions a business plan should address and stresses the importance of a concise executive summary. Additionally, it notes that investors are more interested in executive summaries than full business plans. The document provides advice on determining a fair valuation for a new business and establishing reasonable investor expectations for return on investment. Overall, the document provides guidance on effectively communicating your business idea and needs to potential investors.
This document provides an overview of angel investing and early stage funding in India. Some key points:
- Angel and seed-stage funding in India has grown significantly since 2012, with over 150 deals completed that year. Notable sectors include healthcare and education.
- In recent years, there has been a rise in institutional first checks and new types of angel investors such as entrepreneurs, family business owners, and corporates. Online investing platforms are also on the rise.
- When evaluating startups as an angel investor, important factors include the team, product/market fit, investment thesis, and exit potential. The goal is to identify startups that can scale rapidly to provide returns.
- Valuations
The document provides information for startups on fundraising from venture capital investors in Poland. It discusses the stages of startup development and when it is best to seek investment. Sources of capital at different stages are outlined, including typical investment amounts and share percentages. An overview is given of how venture capital funds operate, how they evaluate projects, and the investment process. Advice is provided on preparing investment materials like a teaser, presentation, and financial plan. Golden rules are outlined for finding investors and having successful investment meetings and negotiations.
Angel Investing Made Easy, Shanti Mohan, BangaloreSanjay Jha
Angel Investing Made Easy
Workshop for angel investors; quick primer on angel investing, valuations, Term Sheets, SHA, trends, how syndicates and Lead Investor model works.
The workshop is aimed at acquainting HNIs and prospective investors with early stage risk investments in start-ups.
It is structured to impart an understanding on developing and maintaining a deal flow of startups, enabling discussions with practicing angel investors and learning through case studies which reflect the realities of angel investing in India, for HNIs and new angels in India.
The document discusses angel investing and provides an overview of the angel investment landscape in India. Some key points:
- Angel investing in India has grown significantly since 2012, with over 120-150 deals that year and growth of incubators and accelerators.
- 2014 saw 31 global funds enter the Indian market and angel platform LetsVenture complete 23 deals in its first year.
- The presentation provides tips for angel investors on evaluating startups, deal terms, valuations, exiting investments, and getting started in angel investing through syndicates.
- Overall the document serves as an introduction to angel investing and provides guidance on the angel investment process in India.
Perspectives for Venture Capital in Baltics and Russia (Allan Martinson)connectestonia
This document provides an overview of venture capital in the Baltics and Russia. It defines venture capital and describes how it works, including that it invests in new industries, takes minority stakes, and invests from seed to early growth stages. It also outlines typical costs and returns for venture capital funds, the industries they focus on, and challenges in the regions, such as a lack of experienced management teams. The document concludes by introducing MTVP, a €12M venture capital fund focused on the Baltics and Russia, and provides contact information.
Learn whats needed to become an Angel Investor in today's world. Start your Start-up journey here!
About Author:
Manish is the co-founder of www.LetsVenture.com
Manish is a passionate mentor & business coach. He works with technology start-ups to help them get established and started-ups in helping them scale. As an angel investor he also invests in innovative start-ups.
Manish serves on the board of companies ranging from technology businesses, consumer businesses, e-commerce to employability like Freshersworld.com, Moontara Technovations etc. He is also an active mentor on the CIIE Mentor Edge Panel (IIM Ahmedabad), Start-up Village (Kochi) and Venture Labs (Standford University).
This document discusses key considerations for raising money for a new business through a business plan or pitch. It outlines the essential questions a business plan should address and stresses the importance of a concise executive summary. Additionally, it notes that investors are more interested in executive summaries than full business plans. The document provides advice on determining a fair valuation for a new business and establishing reasonable investor expectations for return on investment. Overall, the document provides guidance on effectively communicating your business idea and needs to potential investors.
So what works in seed funding and how to improve it fast?
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An update on the POEM framework plus some extras which I used for a discussion at Covenant University for a GoGetters Entrepreneurial Workshop in February 2014
Show Me The Money London 2014 - Presentation by John Spindler Ceo of Capital ...TechMeetups
This document provides information for entrepreneurs seeking to raise seed investment in London. It discusses the importance of scaling startups to achieve success and the need for investment to enable scale. It outlines characteristics of scale-focused startups and the lean startup process. It also discusses proving business model fit through customer development and metrics. Sources of funding at different stages are listed, including the importance of tax breaks like SEIS. Finally, it provides tips for successful angel investing. The overall message is that investment can help startups scale fast to solve big problems, but entrepreneurs must demonstrate product-market fit and a business model with potential for growth.
This document provides information about startups, including definitions and common reasons for starting a startup. It defines a startup as a young company beginning to develop, usually small and initially financed by founders. Reasons for starting a startup include being a born businessman, being frustrated by a routine job, being highly qualified, or being passionate about doing something different. It discusses important factors for startups such as having an excellent team, proper market research and analysis, establishing a revenue model, and obtaining necessary investment. The document also shares statistics about internet usage and investment in Indian startups. It lists some successful Indian startup founders such as the founders of Flipkart and Snapdeal.
Capital Enterprise Presentation at Show Me the Money London 2015 #TMUMoneyTechMeetups
This document provides information on financing a tech startup, including advice on raising funds. It discusses the different stages of startup funding, from using personal funds to seed rounds to later rounds. It lists sources of funding at different stages, such as grants, angel investors, crowdfunding platforms, SEIS funds, venture capital firms, and strategic investors. It also provides tips on determining when a startup is ready to raise funds and on creating an effective pitch deck.
Venture capital is a major driver of Israel's startup economy. Some key points:
1) Israel has over 4,000 high-tech companies and receives around $2 billion in venture investments and $2.5 billion in mergers and acquisitions annually.
2) Successful venture capital funds in Israel can generate returns of 30x on their investments by backing startups that go on to IPOs or acquisitions worth over $300 million.
3) For a startup to attract venture capital, it needs a viable business model, a solution to a real problem, and a capable founding team with a realistic plan for scaling.
How much is your start-up worth? How much capital can you raise? How much equity will you have to give up? What will investor be looking at? What is too little? What is too much?
5 slides, quick and dirty job, far from perfect, but a good starting point.
FEEDBACK WELCOME
Startups are all the rage in India right now. But there is a misconception between a "Startup" and a New Business. Here's hoping to clarify a little on what it means to be a startup.
Hint: The purpose of identifying what your venture is, has only one goal: So that you find the appropriate capital to fuel its growth.
Support has never been stronger for startups and the opportunities for finding finance are vast. Although each method has its benefits, many drawbacks also exist. As a result, it is essential to research the funding possibilities in order to find the perfect match (or matches) for your startup.
Angel Funding Made Easy - Shanti Mohan, Founder @LetsVentureSanjay Jha
The document summarizes an agenda for a presentation on angel investing in India. It discusses the state of angel and seed investments in India, including deal volume and valuations. It covers topics like what angel investing is, why investors do it, how to evaluate startups, deal dynamics around valuations, and how to get started in angel investing. Key points include that 200-300 startups receive angel/seed funding annually in India, median pre-money valuations are around 1.5 crore rupees, and returns can range from 3x to 22x but many investments do not provide returns.
Union league club presentation Friday March 7, 2014Jeffrey R. Carter
The document discusses the Chicago startup scene. It notes that Chicago is becoming a major hub for Midwestern startup culture, though it still has progress to make to build a fully sustaining startup ecosystem. Some key challenges it faces include a lack of seed and Series A capital, a more cautious Midwestern sensibility, and the need for more experienced entrepreneurs and engineers to build up networks. The document outlines several industries like financial services, manufacturing, and healthcare where Chicago startups could see success. It urges readers to get involved in supporting the local startup community through activities like becoming customers, making introductions, providing mentoring or feedback, and investing.
This document provides advice for new angel investors. It recommends adopting a "barbell strategy" of maintaining a diversified portfolio with most funds in safe investments and a small percentage in highly risky startup investments. It also advises building a large portfolio of 20-50 startup investments to balance risk, focusing on deals that could provide "power-law returns" of 100x gains. The document emphasizes the importance of developing expertise, reputation, and brand to attract high-quality founders and deals.
The document discusses the need for countries to accelerate economic growth through innovation. It notes that over $37 million has been raised by startups through an accelerator program, but that 121 of the companies it invested in shut down, showing the challenges of seed stage investing. It argues that rebuilding economies cannot rely only on the past and must embrace new ideas, and that investments need to work for local communities and solve regional problems in order to create sustainable growth.
Gave a couple of lectures at the University of Illinois. Hit on a couple of themes. Where I see new pain points, and that they should stay in the Midwest and build their business.
Startnowhow - Opportunity Recognition and Evaluationbicangels
This document provides an introduction to the StartNowHow seminar series for entrepreneurs. It outlines 10 seminar sessions to be held monthly until summer 2017, each covering relevant theoretical and practical aspects of entrepreneurship. Topics will include opportunity recognition, business model development, funding, and success/failure as an entrepreneur. Sessions will feature guest speakers from industry and be held in English or Turkish on Thursdays evenings. Registration is required through Eventbrite due to limited capacity. Participants can earn a certificate from Bogazici University Entrepreneurship Center for attending at least 70% of sessions.
This document provides an overview of the author's background and experience:
- The author is the co-founder of Hyde Park Angels and blogs at pointsandfigures.com. He is active on many social networks and is a trustee at the National WWII Museum in New Orleans.
- He has 22 years of trading experience at the CME and holds a BS from the University of Illinois and an MBA from the University of Chicago.
- The document discusses what an angel investment organization is, typical angel deals, what angels look for in investments, and advice for entrepreneurs.
The document discusses the philosophies of Robert Kiyosaki on building wealth and financial freedom. It contrasts how the poor, middle class, and wealthy approach personal finance. The poor live paycheck to paycheck with no assets, while the middle class thinks liabilities like houses and cars are assets. The wealthy acquire income-producing assets by using other people's money and focus on passive income. It also introduces Kiyosaki's cash flow quadrant model and paths to progress from employment to business ownership and investing. Building systems and discipline are key to achieving financial freedom in any quadrant.
Introduction to Entrepreneurship 101/Finding and Validating Your Idea - Entre...MaRS Discovery District
Learn the scope of the Entrepreneurship 101 course and how it can help you build a business. Hear why entrepreneurship matters so much in today’s world, what makes entrepreneurs different (and successful) and how you can come up with your next big idea (or test the one you have).
The document discusses Telefónica's experience with digital content creation and funding models. It notes that Telefónica has expanded into content across multiple platforms including pay TV, internet, and mobile. This allows the company to create cross-platform content offers. It also discusses how funding models are adjusting to digital convergence and the importance of flexibility and integration across platforms.
What Every Entrepreneur Should Know Before Taking Any Outside InvestmentFaisal Hoque
The Hard Truths About Seeking Outside Investment. If you are going to build a company with outside capital, one of the most critical decisions you will make is who will be your investor.
While there are numerous arguments for why you should and shouldn’t raise capital for your business—that’s a topic for a different time—irrespective of the path, every entrepreneur should know some fundamental realities of funding structure before accepting any funding whatsoever.
Funding can actually kill your venture, especially when there is a major disconnect between you and your investor. The disconnect can occur in three major categories.
So what works in seed funding and how to improve it fast?
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An update on the POEM framework plus some extras which I used for a discussion at Covenant University for a GoGetters Entrepreneurial Workshop in February 2014
Show Me The Money London 2014 - Presentation by John Spindler Ceo of Capital ...TechMeetups
This document provides information for entrepreneurs seeking to raise seed investment in London. It discusses the importance of scaling startups to achieve success and the need for investment to enable scale. It outlines characteristics of scale-focused startups and the lean startup process. It also discusses proving business model fit through customer development and metrics. Sources of funding at different stages are listed, including the importance of tax breaks like SEIS. Finally, it provides tips for successful angel investing. The overall message is that investment can help startups scale fast to solve big problems, but entrepreneurs must demonstrate product-market fit and a business model with potential for growth.
This document provides information about startups, including definitions and common reasons for starting a startup. It defines a startup as a young company beginning to develop, usually small and initially financed by founders. Reasons for starting a startup include being a born businessman, being frustrated by a routine job, being highly qualified, or being passionate about doing something different. It discusses important factors for startups such as having an excellent team, proper market research and analysis, establishing a revenue model, and obtaining necessary investment. The document also shares statistics about internet usage and investment in Indian startups. It lists some successful Indian startup founders such as the founders of Flipkart and Snapdeal.
Capital Enterprise Presentation at Show Me the Money London 2015 #TMUMoneyTechMeetups
This document provides information on financing a tech startup, including advice on raising funds. It discusses the different stages of startup funding, from using personal funds to seed rounds to later rounds. It lists sources of funding at different stages, such as grants, angel investors, crowdfunding platforms, SEIS funds, venture capital firms, and strategic investors. It also provides tips on determining when a startup is ready to raise funds and on creating an effective pitch deck.
Venture capital is a major driver of Israel's startup economy. Some key points:
1) Israel has over 4,000 high-tech companies and receives around $2 billion in venture investments and $2.5 billion in mergers and acquisitions annually.
2) Successful venture capital funds in Israel can generate returns of 30x on their investments by backing startups that go on to IPOs or acquisitions worth over $300 million.
3) For a startup to attract venture capital, it needs a viable business model, a solution to a real problem, and a capable founding team with a realistic plan for scaling.
How much is your start-up worth? How much capital can you raise? How much equity will you have to give up? What will investor be looking at? What is too little? What is too much?
5 slides, quick and dirty job, far from perfect, but a good starting point.
FEEDBACK WELCOME
Startups are all the rage in India right now. But there is a misconception between a "Startup" and a New Business. Here's hoping to clarify a little on what it means to be a startup.
Hint: The purpose of identifying what your venture is, has only one goal: So that you find the appropriate capital to fuel its growth.
Support has never been stronger for startups and the opportunities for finding finance are vast. Although each method has its benefits, many drawbacks also exist. As a result, it is essential to research the funding possibilities in order to find the perfect match (or matches) for your startup.
Angel Funding Made Easy - Shanti Mohan, Founder @LetsVentureSanjay Jha
The document summarizes an agenda for a presentation on angel investing in India. It discusses the state of angel and seed investments in India, including deal volume and valuations. It covers topics like what angel investing is, why investors do it, how to evaluate startups, deal dynamics around valuations, and how to get started in angel investing. Key points include that 200-300 startups receive angel/seed funding annually in India, median pre-money valuations are around 1.5 crore rupees, and returns can range from 3x to 22x but many investments do not provide returns.
Union league club presentation Friday March 7, 2014Jeffrey R. Carter
The document discusses the Chicago startup scene. It notes that Chicago is becoming a major hub for Midwestern startup culture, though it still has progress to make to build a fully sustaining startup ecosystem. Some key challenges it faces include a lack of seed and Series A capital, a more cautious Midwestern sensibility, and the need for more experienced entrepreneurs and engineers to build up networks. The document outlines several industries like financial services, manufacturing, and healthcare where Chicago startups could see success. It urges readers to get involved in supporting the local startup community through activities like becoming customers, making introductions, providing mentoring or feedback, and investing.
This document provides advice for new angel investors. It recommends adopting a "barbell strategy" of maintaining a diversified portfolio with most funds in safe investments and a small percentage in highly risky startup investments. It also advises building a large portfolio of 20-50 startup investments to balance risk, focusing on deals that could provide "power-law returns" of 100x gains. The document emphasizes the importance of developing expertise, reputation, and brand to attract high-quality founders and deals.
The document discusses the need for countries to accelerate economic growth through innovation. It notes that over $37 million has been raised by startups through an accelerator program, but that 121 of the companies it invested in shut down, showing the challenges of seed stage investing. It argues that rebuilding economies cannot rely only on the past and must embrace new ideas, and that investments need to work for local communities and solve regional problems in order to create sustainable growth.
Gave a couple of lectures at the University of Illinois. Hit on a couple of themes. Where I see new pain points, and that they should stay in the Midwest and build their business.
Startnowhow - Opportunity Recognition and Evaluationbicangels
This document provides an introduction to the StartNowHow seminar series for entrepreneurs. It outlines 10 seminar sessions to be held monthly until summer 2017, each covering relevant theoretical and practical aspects of entrepreneurship. Topics will include opportunity recognition, business model development, funding, and success/failure as an entrepreneur. Sessions will feature guest speakers from industry and be held in English or Turkish on Thursdays evenings. Registration is required through Eventbrite due to limited capacity. Participants can earn a certificate from Bogazici University Entrepreneurship Center for attending at least 70% of sessions.
This document provides an overview of the author's background and experience:
- The author is the co-founder of Hyde Park Angels and blogs at pointsandfigures.com. He is active on many social networks and is a trustee at the National WWII Museum in New Orleans.
- He has 22 years of trading experience at the CME and holds a BS from the University of Illinois and an MBA from the University of Chicago.
- The document discusses what an angel investment organization is, typical angel deals, what angels look for in investments, and advice for entrepreneurs.
The document discusses the philosophies of Robert Kiyosaki on building wealth and financial freedom. It contrasts how the poor, middle class, and wealthy approach personal finance. The poor live paycheck to paycheck with no assets, while the middle class thinks liabilities like houses and cars are assets. The wealthy acquire income-producing assets by using other people's money and focus on passive income. It also introduces Kiyosaki's cash flow quadrant model and paths to progress from employment to business ownership and investing. Building systems and discipline are key to achieving financial freedom in any quadrant.
Introduction to Entrepreneurship 101/Finding and Validating Your Idea - Entre...MaRS Discovery District
Learn the scope of the Entrepreneurship 101 course and how it can help you build a business. Hear why entrepreneurship matters so much in today’s world, what makes entrepreneurs different (and successful) and how you can come up with your next big idea (or test the one you have).
The document discusses Telefónica's experience with digital content creation and funding models. It notes that Telefónica has expanded into content across multiple platforms including pay TV, internet, and mobile. This allows the company to create cross-platform content offers. It also discusses how funding models are adjusting to digital convergence and the importance of flexibility and integration across platforms.
What Every Entrepreneur Should Know Before Taking Any Outside InvestmentFaisal Hoque
The Hard Truths About Seeking Outside Investment. If you are going to build a company with outside capital, one of the most critical decisions you will make is who will be your investor.
While there are numerous arguments for why you should and shouldn’t raise capital for your business—that’s a topic for a different time—irrespective of the path, every entrepreneur should know some fundamental realities of funding structure before accepting any funding whatsoever.
Funding can actually kill your venture, especially when there is a major disconnect between you and your investor. The disconnect can occur in three major categories.
This presentation shares the key points from the Funding theme in The New Reality online report about digital transformation for non-profit organisations.
How to present your company as an investment opportunityJacob Segal
The document provides guidance on presenting a company as an investment opportunity. It outlines key areas of a business plan presentation including company information, product/service details, value proposition, intellectual property, market analysis, financial projections, management team, and common pitfalls to avoid. The document also lists tips for a concise 30-second pitch focusing on briefly introducing the company, product, market opportunity, value proposition, accomplishments, and closing with a statement instilling investor confidence.
The document provides guidance on developing an effective 12-slide pitch deck to attract investors. It outlines the key slides to include such as an introduction, problem statement, market opportunity, team, solution, customers, go-to-market strategy, competition, financials, milestones, and summary. The presentation should tell a compelling story that shows the problem being solved, market size, solution, team qualifications, business model, and path to success in order to pique the investor's interest. Presenters are advised to practice their pitch and be prepared to discuss the business knowledgeably.
The investor presentation we used to raise 2 million dollarsMikael Cho
The investor presentation we used to raise 2 million dollars for ooomf.com (now pickcrew.com)
View the online version here: https://pickcrew.com/investors/
This is my presentation to the ASAP Chapter meeting September 2011. The main intent to broaden awareness around forming strategic alliances between organizations and the venture capital community
The document provides an overview of elements to include in a business plan, including useful warnings, foundations, and resources. It discusses key topics like vision and mission, founders and management team, customers, marketing, investors, and financial data. The presentation emphasizes that planning is important, and one should focus on selling their strengths, have a complete packaging, and practice their elevator pitch and presentation. It provides examples of elements to include in an executive summary, elevator pitch, and PowerPoint presentation for an innovation lab final event.
Alain le Loux is an experienced startup coach and business accelerator who has helped over 200 European startups. The document discusses his experience starting and scaling companies, including his first startup in 1992 and time as CEO of Virobuster Technologies in 2008. It also provides a high-level overview of common reasons why startups fail, such as underestimating costs, overestimating markets, and difficulties with funding, customer acquisition, pricing, team composition, and internal struggles during growth.
TBIZ 2012 - Elementi di un Business Plan Teoria e praticaTechnologyBIZ
The document discusses the importance of ideas versus teams for driving success. It argues that great teams are more important than individual great ideas. A great team can generate average ideas and still succeed, while an average team is unlikely to succeed even with a great idea. The document provides examples of successful companies like Microsoft that were built by great teams initially pursuing average ideas. It also notes that entrepreneurs should avoid prejudging markets and should be prepared to learn through failures.
Silicon Valley Warsaw School of Economics (SGH) Presentation 2015.05.23Peter Szymanski
The document discusses factors that Silicon Valley investors look for in companies and advice for Polish startups seeking US funding. It describes 9 key factors including rapid growth, large market potential, predictable revenue, a proven management team, and a strong economic model. It also provides tips for Polish startups on setting up a US entity to facilitate fundraising, checking investor references, and global technology trends that may impact future opportunities.
This document discusses crowdfunding and provides tips for running a successful crowdfunding campaign. It begins with defining crowdfunding and explaining the different types, such as rewards-based crowdfunding. It then provides advice on crafting the pitch, using visuals, setting funding goals and timeframe, and developing perks and rewards. The document emphasizes the importance of social media and continual updates to engage backers. It provides metrics on previous successful campaigns and suggests focusing on storytelling, making it relevant to donors, and maintaining transparency.
Speaking about entrepreneurship - by Jacob HagemannJacob Hagemann
About 2 years ago I did this presentation about entrepreneurship at the EMBA at Lugano University.
I use my own experience and the experience of 15 entrepreneurs that participated in a short questionnaire about Entrepreneurship.
From Memes to Value-add: What Matters 'Beyond Money' and How to Find itsaastr
In today's capital market, things move faster, rounds are bigger, and new funds emerge each day. While founders struggle to tell investors apart, VCs are scrambling to stand out with an increasingly commoditized product: money. From memes to 'value-added services', what matters beyond money? To answer that, first, find out what to ask. Then dare to ask it.
UE Startups -- 9 Factors in Raising Funding in Silicon ValleyPeter Szymanski
9 Factors Silicon Valley investors consider for European startups, how to choose an angel or venture capital investor, and market trends that support growing a startup outside the USA.
European Startups -- Raising Funding in Silicon ValleyPeter Szymanski
The document discusses raising funds from Silicon Valley investors for Polish startups. It outlines nine key factors that Silicon Valley venture capital firms look for when investing, such as rapid growth, a large potential market, a proven management team, and a strong economic model. It emphasizes that reference checks with past portfolio companies are the best way for Polish entrepreneurs to select investors, and advises setting up a U.S. affiliate to legally accept American funding.
dealroom.co presentation with notes at IDCEE 10 Oct 2014 Yoram Wijngaarde
The document discusses the future of fundraising and capital raising. It begins with an overview of traditional relationship-based banking (Finance 1.0). It then describes the rise of large banks and financial innovation (Finance 2.0), noting increased complexity, opacity, and imbalance. The document suggests we are moving toward Finance 3.0, characterized by simplification through technologies, peer-to-peer lending, and the fragmentation of funds. It addresses challenges in seed and growth capital investing and potential solutions like crowdfunding and syndication platforms. Finally, it introduces the company Dealroom as aiming to facilitate investment by curating company information for investors.
Investors historically sit through pitches and evaluate early stage startups on three primary metrics: 1) great looking product demos, 2) compelling presentations, and 3) a strong team. Steve Blank, the Godfather of the Lean Startup movement said in his Customer Development Manifesto: “There’s no formal way for an investor to assess project maturity or quantify risks. Other than measuring engineering progress, there’s no standard language to communicate progress.”
What has been missing is a common language to communicate objectives and data that investors and entrepreneurs can use to communicate startup readiness.
Fortunately, the principles developed in the Lean Startup movement can be utilized to help entrepreneurs assess their Investor Readiness Level in a way that allows them to demonstrate “evidence” of their readiness. In this session, Max Green and Heath Naquin, both of the IC2 Institute, will share this new method for entrepreneurs to gauge their own investor readiness using the principles of Steve Blank's Investment Readiness Level and LeanLaunchpad.
Entrepreneurs attending this session will learn a valuable approach helping their start-up team prove their competence and validate their ideas by showing investors “evidence” that there’s a repeatable and scalable business model.
Heath Naquin serves as Executive Director for the SW I-Corps Node at The University of Texas at Austin. He also serves as the Managing Director for a multi-university NSF Industry University Cooperative Research Center (I/UCRC) the Center for Next Generation Photovoltaics. Heath was a founding member of three different start-up business initiatives across sectors. He has helped companies raise more than $30 Million in funding from private and government sources.
Heath actively works on international commercialization initiatives and efforts focusing on industry collaboration, new project development and deployment along with building linkages between industry, government, academia and the venture capital community. Heath has worked in more than 20 countries on international commercialization and entrepreneurship initiatives in countries such as Colombia, Jordan, Iraq, Korea, Mexico, Portugal, Armenia, and Turkey. Heath has extensive experience with the NSF, EPA and NIH SBIR programs as an active commercial reviewer for many years. Heath also currently serves as Faculty for the Concordia University Executive MBA program.
WeWork provides small businesses, startups, and freelancers with beautiful workspace, inspiring community, and meaningful services. With weekly events, personalized support, flexibility, and access to thousands of like-minded entrepreneurs around the world - WeWork is the perfect place to grow your business in 2015.
The WeWork Congress location sits in the heart of downtown Austin at 6th St. and Congress Ave. To learn more about joining the community, email joinus@wework.com or call 855.593.9675.
Want to turn an amazingly innovative idea into reality? We’ll help share techniques with you to make your dream a reality.
AGENDA TOPICS
- From idea development to innovation design
- Brain power “Deep Innovation”, working in a team
- The difference between an original idea and a copy
- Prepare for the extreme innovative solution
- Back in reality and the first compromise
- Keeping the vision
- Market leader through innovative thinking
Accessing Silicon Valley: A Primer for the Israeli EntrepreneurGil Ben-Artzy
When should you visit the US with your startup? How do you make your visit worthwhile and begin to gain momentum? When and how should you fundraise in the US? We’ll discuss what you need to think about when answering these questions, as well as best practices and common pitfalls. Some of the topics that will be covered include:
- Best timing to access the US (product mock-up stage, post-launch, etc)
- Fundraising best practices, differences from Israel
- Cultural nuances and why you it really matters
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Funding in israel what do local ecosystem investors are looking for
1.
2. Funding in Israel - What do local
ecosystem investors are looking for?
3. Background
Yariv Levski
• 15 Years of Business Development, Marketing and management in 4
industries: Television, Telecom, Payment and now Digital Health
• Consulted foreign investors re investments in Israel
• Former Board of Directors – TVTak (acquired), Appforma and Tekoia
• Current: CEO of Second Opinion Group
4. Background – Current Market Trends (Investors Market)
Thinking like an investor – chasing Unicorns
Questions Investors Ask
Ideal narrative (and pattern) investors like
Great ways to ‘turn-off’ investors
The good news are..
15. Background – Current Market Trends (Investors
Market)
Thinking like an investor – chasing Unicorns
Questions Investors Ask
Ideal narrative (and pattern) investors like
Great ways to ‘turn-off’ investors
The good news are..
16. The goal – finding the next
Unicorn*
before others
*Unicorn – 1B$ Valuation
company
17. So, how do we recognize Unicorn ?
Especially in its’ early stages?
20. 1. Easy to Dismiss ideas
By the time the startup reach 1B$ valuation,
The idea is understood.
But it wasn’t the case before
21. Easy to Dismiss ideas
Driving Black cars?
Watching other people
playing video games?
A disappearing message
with a picture?
Renting someone else’s
couch at home?
26. The research conclusion:
There are large companies to be built by
offering new, innovative and superior
customer experiences to large markets,
regardless of how competitive the sector
already is or how successful the founders
have been before.
27. As investor, does it mean that
when I meet a venture with:
1. No revenue
2. Easy to dismiss idea
3. Low innovation (evolution but not
revolution)
4. Operate in competitive market
5. First time founders
Should I invest?
30. So, what can I do?
(Like in other areas)
I search for patterns
31. Background – Current Market Trends (Investors
Market)
Thinking like an investor – chasing Unicorns
Questions Investors Ask
Ideal narrative (and pattern) investors like
Great ways to ‘turn-off’ investors
The good news are..
32. General
1. What does the company do?
2. What problem do they solve?
3. Market potential
*The idea is that when you solve an existing problem,
you don’t need to educate the market
* 5B$-10B$ market size
33. Team
1. Do the team member know each other?
2. What is their motivation (money?
changing the world?
34. Product
1. Do users love your product? Daily average
use? Monthly?
2. What are the milestones?
3. Is the product unique? Chances for IP?
35. Competition
1. How does the market
look like? How would it
look in 5 years? 10
years?
2. Planned market share?
3. What’s your unique
point of value?
36. Marketing and Customer Acquisition
1. What’s the CAC?
2. What’s the TLV?
3. Does the economics work?
4. Traction (downloads, daily behavior,
revenue)
38. More..
1. Business Plan
2. Size round and what would you achieve
(milestones)
3. What’s the round valuation
39. Background – Current Market Trends (Investors
Market)
Thinking like an investor – chasing Unicorns
Questions Investors Ask
Ideal narrative (and pattern) investors like
Great ways to ‘turn-off’ investors
The good news are..
40. Example
1. Team – served together in the army or worked in
the same R&D group
(It means that they have history and know how to
get a long)
2. The problem they solve – ideally experienced it as
users
3. The value proposition is understood
4. Development has started. You can show Alpha,
even better Beta, even better commercial version
5. There is a momentum (train is leaving
the station)
41. What does it mean – the train is
leaving the station?
Even if the investor, (especially angels)
Likes the idea, team, product
His initial motivation is to keep his money in
the bank.
You need to motivate him to actually invest
(and saying – “we are meeting other
investors” doesn’t work ..)
42. Train is leaving the station
It means that you’re in progress,
And soon the train is leaving and it would be too
late - To join
43. Background – Current Market Trends (Investors
Market)
Thinking like an investor – chasing Unicorns
Questions Investors Ask
Ideal narrative (and pattern) investors like
Great ways to ‘turn-off’ investors
The good news are..
44. NDA
“Please sign our NDA”
(So, you want me to trust you with my
money, but you don’t trust me?..)
47. Team
“We know each other for couple of weeks,
but the chemistry is great (until now)"
48. Funding
“Once we would receive it, we would
plan what to do with it”
(That’s not a good sign as well, right?)
49. Background – Current Market Trends (Investors
Market)
Thinking like an investor – chasing Unicorns
Questions Investors Ask
Ideal narrative (and pattern) investors like
Great ways to ‘turn-off’ investors
The good news are..
50. The good news:
It’s really easy (and cheap) to develop a prototype. It cost
more to develop a Beta – but still affordable.
Israel is a great market to develop Digital Health products
(Great HMO, great health system, great doctors and more)
Foreign investors are here – it’s a global market!