This document provides guidance on starting a startup. It outlines the key steps which include coming up with an idea, researching the market, and building a minimum viable product (MVP). It also discusses funding options at different stages from bootstrapping to seed funding to Series A and B rounds. Finally, it lists incubators, angel investors, seed funds, and venture capital firms that can provide funding for startups in the Philippines.

1. How to Start a
Startup
David Elefant
DayananConsulting.com

2. IDEA
Research
MVP

3. • Bootstrapping
• FFF
• Angels
• Seed
• VC

4. The Official Definitions of Seed, Series
A, and Series B Rounds
2015 definition
— Pre-funding: You talk about your idea, you
build a prototype & launch an MVP.
— Seed Round: The funding necessary to get
product traction.
— A Round: The funding necessary to scale your
product.
— B Round: The funding necessary to get founder
liquidity, build groovy headquarters, and make
competitors give up (or not start in the first
place).
By: Jason Calacanis

5. TEAM
Co-Founders
Employees
Investors

6. Incorporation
Philippines
Overseas

7. SEC

8. BIR

9. DOLE

10. Social Charges
SSS
Home Development Mutual Fund
PhilHealth

11. Incubators
• Ideaspace Foundation
http://ideaspacefoundation.org/
• Launch Garage
http://www.launchgarage.com/
• UP Enterprise Center for Technopreneurship
http://www.enterprise.upd.edu.ph/
• SPrInG.PH is the "Software Products
Incubation Group" of the Philippines Software
Industry Association (PSIA)

12. Angels
• 1000 Angels
• Manila Angels http://www.manilaangels.ph/

13. Seed
• Phil Dev Foundation http://phildev.org/wp/
• Kickstart http://www.kickstart.ph/
• Hatchd http://www.hatchddigital.com/
• Plug and Play
http://www.plugandplaytechcenter.com/

14. Venture Capital
• ICCP Venture Partners
http://iccpventurepartners.com/
• Narra Venture Capital
http://www.narravc.com/
• First Asia Venture Capital Inc.
http://www.firstasia.com.ph

15. David Elefant
• david.elefant@dayananconsulting.com
• ph.linkedin.com/in/davidelefant/
• facebook.com/david.elefant
• DayananConsulting.com
• facebook.com/DayananBusinessConsultancy