This slides discusses key facts of entrepreneurship, how it contributes to a country's economy in terms of output and employment. It also talks about serial entrepreneurs, some notable examples and why such individuals attracts ventures.

1. SERIAL ENTREPRENEURS
Key Facts & Required Mindset
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2. DEFINING SERIAL Entrepreneurs
A serial entrepreneur
continuously comes up with new
ideas and starts new businesses.
As opposed to a typical
entrepreneur, they will often
come up with the idea and get
things started, but then give
responsibility to someone else
and move on to a new ideas and
new ventures.
Source: http://www.businessdictionary.com/definition/serial-entrepreneur.html

3. Source: https://www.dealsunny.com/blog/infographic/entrepreneurship-infographic
KEY FACTS FOR TODAY’s ENTREPRENEUR
400 million
people are
entrepreneurs
globally (as at
2017).
Est. 1 in 18 people.
95.1% has Bachelor Degrees
47% has Advanced Degrees
75.4% have worked at other companies for
more than 6 years .
66 hours
per week is the
average put in by
entrepreneurs in
the US.
*Average for workers
is 47 hours per week.
Average age is
40 years old.
Trivia:
3 times more likely
to have rebelled
during teenage
years.

4. Economic Factors:
ENTREPRENEURS Per CAPITA
Source: https://www.dealsunny.com/blog/infographic/entrepreneurship-infographic
UGANDA
28.1%
THAILAND
16.7% BRAZIL 13.8%
CAMEROON
13.7%
VIETNAM
13.3%
No Developed Countries in the Top 25
In developing countries, people tend to see more opportunities to start a venture.

5. TOP 3 ECONOMIES
Source: https://www.dealsunny.com/blog/infographic/entrepreneurship-infographic
UNITED
STATES
4.1%
CHINA
3.12%
JAPAN
1.3%
Developed Countries tend to have a stable job market
People living within these regions are more likely to earn a stable income from existing
jobs rather than start a new business.

6. CREATING JOBS
Small businesses in the United
States employed 58.9 million
people, or 47.5% of the private
workforce, in 2015.
Firms with fewer than 100 employees have
the largest share of small business
employment.
Small businesses is a vital engine for a
country's economic growth. Key
contributions include:
• Economic Output
• New Ventures & Entrepreneurship
• Private Sector Employment
Source: https://www.sba.gov/advocacy/small-businesses-drive-job-growth-us
In 2015,
2.2 Million Jobs
was created by
414,000 startups.
*US Census Bureau 2017In 2017, there are
30.2 million small
businesses in the
US.
*This is 99.9% of
employers in the
country.

7. Biotechnology
Medical
Marijuana
FinTech
VR/AR
Content
Marketing
Successful B2B Industries
Source:
https://fundingsage.com/entrepreneur-facts-stats-data-2017/
Biotechnology remains one of the Top 5
Successful B2B Industries for
entrepreneurs & startups. Other
emerging technologies include Virtual &
Augmented Reality (VR/AR), Financial
Technologies (including blockchain &
cryptocurrencies).
From preventive healthcare & early
disease detection to smart solutions for
various treatments & procedures,
biotech remains to be an attractive B2B
industry.

8. SERIAL Vs. Typical Entrepreneurs
Source: https://blog.adioma.com/serial-entrepreneurs-how-to-pursue-multiple-opportunities-infographic/
Around 67.3%
Self-Made
In 2013, 960 of 1,426
billionaires are self-
made.
86.5% of Self-
Made Are Serial
Entrepreneurs
In the same year, 830
billionaires made
money from multiple
businesses.
Entrepreneurs are known for being able to
focus on an idea, and would develop it into
something profitable and sustainable. They
have the ability to recognize business
opportunities as they come.
Serial Entrepreneurs takes it further by
being able to have multiple businesses
running, while still exploring new ideas &
opportunities to venture.
In recent years, a majority of today’s self-
made billionaires are actually serial
entrepreneurs.

9. LEARNING FROM FAILURE:
TOP 5 REASONS STARTUPS FAIL
Source: https://smallbiztrends.com/2016/11/startup-statistics-small-business.html
No Market Need
32%
Cash Flow
22%
Team Members
18%
Competition
14%
Pricing vs. Cost
14%

10. PROMINENT SERIAL Entrepreneurs:
ELON MUSK
• Started writing video games at the age of
12, then developed content-generating
software.
• November 1999: Launched ‘X.com’, an
online banking company, and in March
2000, it merged with Confinity, making him
the biggest shareholder of PayPal, an
online payment services company and was
appointed CEO.
• May 2002: Founded SpaceX, aimed to
provide cost-effective space
transportation.
• February 2004: Led the Series A round of
investment for Tesla, intelligent self-driving
& high-performance smart cars making
him Chairman.
• August 2013: Founded Hyperloop, a high-
speed transportation system.

11. PROMINENT SERIAL Entrepreneurs:
Eric Lefkofsky
• 1999: Co-founded ‘Starbelly’, specializes
in promotional products.
• Fall 2001: Founded InnerWorkings, a
company providing print procurement
services.
• February 2005: Co-founded a freight
logistics company called Echo Global
Logistics.
• June 2006: Co-founded MediaBank, a
company providing technology for
advertising buyers.
• January 2007:Co-founded & funded
$1 million in ‘ThePoint.com’, which is now
known as Groupon.com, one of the
biggest online deals marketplace today.

12. KEY TRAITS OF A
Successful
SERIAL ENTREPRENEUR
SELF-BELIEF
• Successful entrepreneurs
are highly confident.
PASSION
• Serial
entrepreneurs are
highly passionate &
driven.
STRONG
TEAM
• As serial
entrepreneurs move
on to the next
venture, on-going
projects must be in
good hands.
DETERMINED
• A serial
entrepreneur is
highly determined,
persistent & never
quits.
Source:
https://www.dealsunny.com/blog/infographic/entrepreneurship-infographic
Serial Entrepreneurs
continuously invests &
reinvests in new ventures.
As a venture or business idea
succeeds in turning a profit and is
sustainable for years to come, serial
entrepreneurs reinvest the profits
made from their shares into other
endeavors.

13. Venture Capital & Private Equity
PREFER Serial Entrepreneurs
Xeraya Capital, like most venture capital & private equity firms are
particularly drawn to serial entrepreneurs. Key factors for this
preference include:
• Experience – Serial entrepreneurs have extensive experience,
usually across varying sectors and industries. Whether it is from
success or failure, the depth of their experience is instrumental to a
successful venture.
• Capacity – From their previous and current ventures, serial
entrepreneurs have strong support in terms of operations, network
and capital. This makes them highly capable leaders.
• Reputation – Successful track record attracts 1st tier ventures. With a
portfolio of profitable investments, serial entrepreneurs are able to
attract more prominent investors with increased confidence.

14. By xeraya capital
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