Mobile communication is becoming the primary way people connect. It allows real-time information sharing and location-aware question and answering between contacts and strangers. Costs have dropped and mobile is how many access social media platforms. Payments via mobile are growing through micro-transactions and mobile devices replacing credit cards. The app industry is huge but difficult, focusing on quality experiences. Wearable devices are expanding into health, living and augmented data. Mobile startups have potential for high valuations if they open new areas before evaluation.

1. mobile first
AlexandrosBinopoulos
Co-Founder, Contests4Causes
Trends & state of mobile
as of Q1 2004

2. mobile first
communication
payments
apps
devices
valuation
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3. here, now, anonymous?
real time information
location-aware Q/As
information exchange with people outside your circle
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the new way to communicate #1

4. the new way to communicate #2
securely (oh #nsa where art thou?)
meet a friend of a friend of a friend
costs have dropped to nothing

5. the new way to communicate #3
learn from locals,ask strangers
who uses 4sq from web
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6. the new way to communicate #4
* “No one in the history of the world has done that before”
Mark Zuckerberg on WhatsApp
* Mobile is already 53 percent of Facebook’s ad revenue

7. payments #1
micro payments for services or goods
manage m-money with online portfolios
micro-lending,micro-funding, micro-fundraising!
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8. payments #2
Mobile devices are the new credit cards
by Yankee Group

9. apps #1
making money is not easy (1bil+ apps on AppStore)
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10. apps #2
good experiences will be awarded by users

11. apps #3
really useful apps are part of a routine
build about something you
know really well and are
passionate about

12. apps #4
Choose your
distribution channel
Device compatibility
problems

13. devices #1
Wearables
e-health, smart living, augmented data

14. devices #2
nomophobia
fear of being out of phone
contact
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15. evaluation #1
opening new roads:
investing in ideas that
have not been
evaluated yet!

16. evaluation #2
Instagram +
Snapchat +
WhatsApp
More than some countries GDP
Jamaica, 14 billion
~22 billion
Iceland, 13.5 billion
Cyprus, 22.5 billion

17. thank you
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