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• How to craft your own vision in order to enhance customer experience, gain competitive advantage, improve engagement, and drive down the cost to serve
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Slides for my MEDA Annual conference keynote talking about the increasing intersection between venture capital, high growth tech companies and economic development.
Digital Transformation Before and After Seminar, 11th August, Melbourne. Precedent
Evidenced by 'before and after' case studies and presented buy our Global Head of Digital, Lindsay Herbert, this presentation covered;
• Three stages of digital transformation
• The top global trends affecting all sectors and industries
• How to craft your own vision in order to enhance customer experience, gain competitive advantage, improve engagement, and drive down the cost to serve
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Evidenced by 'before and after' case studies and presented buy our Global Head of Digital, Lindsay Herbert, this presentation covered;
• Three stages of digital transformation
• The top global trends affecting all sectors and industries
• How to craft your own vision in order to enhance customer experience, gain competitive advantage, improve engagement, and drive down the cost to serve
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5. @paulsingh #GLDemoDay
EARLY STAGE
STARTUPS
HAVE CHANGED
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CLOUD, OPEN SOURCE AND ONLINE DISTRIBUTION DRIVING
STARTUP COSTS
LOWER THAN EVERBUT SCALING STILL COSTS MONEY
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WEB GETS BIGGER.
WORLD GETS SMALLER.
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TRACTION IS THE NEW
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
PLATFORMS (SEARCH, SOCIAL & MOBILE) PRIMARILY DRIVING THE CHANGE.
NO LONGER “GOOD ENOUGH” TO DEPEND ON TECH DIFFERENTIATION.
9. @paulsingh #GLDemoDay
CAPITAL
INCREASINGLY
COMMODITIZED
RISE OF THE ANGELS, YO!
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NEW REALITY:
MONEY FOLLOWS
FOUNDERS
RISE OF THE ENTREPRENEURS, YO!
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SIGNALS ARE
EVERYWHERE
BIG DATA + OPEN SOURCE ANALYTICS = NEW TECHNIQUES FOR VC
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SIGNALS ARE
EVERYWHERE
BIG DATA + OPEN SOURCE ANALYTICS = NEW TECHNIQUES FOR VC
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TRANSPARENCY IS
SIGNALS ARE
EVERYWHERE
BIG DATA + OPEN SOURCE ANALYTICS = NEW TECHNIQUES FOR VC
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WALL STREET
BEAT US TO IT
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“ UBS PROPRIETARY
SATELLITE PARKING LOT
FILL RATE ANALYSIS
POINTS TO AN
INTERESTING CADENCE
INTRA-QUARTER AND
POTENTIAL UPSIDE TO
OUR VIEW.
18. @paulsingh #GLDemoDay
“
TWICE A WEEK A SMALL
HELICOPTER CIRCLES
OVER CUSHING’S TANK
FARMS ON AN OIL
INDUSTRY SPYING
MISSION.
19. @paulsingh #GLDemoDay
WALL STREET
ISN’T ALONE
THESE TECHNIQUES ALREADY USED TO UNDERWRITE IN-VITRO
FERTILIZATION LENDING, PAYDAY LOANS, SUBPRIME AUTO
LENDING, HOME/PERSONAL/AUTO INSURANCE AND MORE.
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IT TURNS OUT,
WE CAN DO IT, TOO SURPRISE!
38. @paulsingh #GLDemoDay
ALSO...
Think about distribution a lot
39. @paulsingh #GLDemoDay
ALSO...
Think about distribution a lot
Focus on customer acquisition
40. @paulsingh #GLDemoDay
ALSO...
Think about distribution a lot
Focus on customer acquisition
Get on AngelList
41. @paulsingh #GLDemoDay
ALSO...
Think about distribution a lot
Focus on customer acquisition
Get on AngelList
Learn the basics of VC economics
42. @paulsingh #GLDemoDay
ALSO...
Think about distribution a lot
Focus on customer acquisition
Get on AngelList
Learn the basics of VC economics
Raise 12-18 months of funding
43. @paulsingh #GLDemoDay
THE RISE OF THE ANGELS
(AND THE ENTREPRENEURS)
PAUL SINGH
@paulsingh・paul@500startups.com・resultsjunkies.com