Keynote at the 10th Heidelberg Innovation Forum

1. INNOVATION & INCUBATION 2.0
With highspeed to your own start-up
Heidelberger Innovationsforum, 12 April 2011

2. Germany is a developing country

3. Who can help me with my business plan?

4. Who is the right partner for me?

5. Who can finance my start-up?

6. How can I meet important people?

10. Jochen Maaß
Managing
Shareholder
Dr. Bernd Kundrun
Founding Shareholder
Sarik Weber
Managing
Shareholder
Rolf Schmidt-Holz
Founding Shareholder

11. Hanse Ventures: Facts
Official Launch May 2010
Office at Hamburg Hafencity: 600 qm
12 Portfolio Companies
200 Employees in Startups plus
40 employees at Hanse Ventures

12. 12 Portfolio Companies

13. The Modern Incubator Model

14. Web Incubation 1.0
Office
Electricity
W-LAN
Coffee

15. Outcome? Uncertain.

16. Office
Electricity
Web Incubation 2.0
W-LAN
Coffee
+
Financing
High-profile networks
Online-Marketing
Design
Public Relations

17. The incubation process
Start-up creation Early stage Expansion
- Innovation assessment - Access to finance - International support
- Business plan elaboration - Coaching & mentoring - Business development
- Business modeling - Commercialisation - Exit strategies
Pre-Incubation Post-Incubation
source: EU (02.2010) The Smart Guide to Innovation-Based Incubators (IBI)

18. Advantages for Founders
• Quick access to capital
• Entire focus on business idea
• Long-term relationships with investors
• Easy access to professional networks
• Avoiding rookie mistakes
• Winning qualified mentors for life

19. Advantages for Investors
• Profound pre-selection of start-ups
• Moderated communication
• Lower risk of failure
• Broader distribution of invested funds
• Higher return on invenstment

20. Principal motivations for Founders
• Self-made success
• Independence
• Watch babies
grow up
• Better way
of life
Quelle: Steinbach Consulting AG

21. Have you got entrepreneurial
talent in your genes?

22. What is the key to success?

23. Networking early on pays off!

24. Believe in your ideas and in your
success!

25. Have the courage to take risks!

26. Stake everything on one card!

27. Take on responsibility!

28. Be prepared for setbacks, take them in
your stride!

29. Make customers love your product!

30. Let the World know!

31. Measure, measure, measure!

32. Create diversity in your team!

33. Encourage your co-workers!

34. Present yourself successfully!
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35. Always be curious and open to new things!

36. Do you still recognise yourself?

37. You and Hanse Ventures

38. If you are in Hamburg,
let‘s meet up!
Sarik Weber
Founder and Managing Director
Hanse Ventures BSJ GmbH
e: sarik.weber@hanseventures.com
w: www.hanse-ventures.de
f: +49 40 38 66 25 95
@HanseVentures and @Sarik