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Building a Silicon Valley like company
Market facing company culture
Meetup Apr 7
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06.04.2015 2
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3
100% Advocacy
No newsletter
No call center
No advertising
No email marketing
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San Francisco, CA + 1 (650) 384-0057
Europe + 49 (30) 2023-8748
Society3 Group – http://Society3.com - http://XeeMe.com/Society3
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80% of purchase decisions
are influenced by mentions
and recommendations
Forrester Research
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Businesses still invest Millions in:
Cold call campaigns
Conventional sales
Email Marketing
Advertise
News letter
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Revenue?
93%
5 Days
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Europe + 49 (30) 2023-8748
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$ 23 Billion
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Silicon Valley - 20 x
Opportunity
True Innovation
Teams learned to disrupt not only improve
Vision
The European ‘step by step’ approach is
killing any investment
Learning & Sharing Capabilities
US teams can listen, learn, iterate and
execute better than any other culture.
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Massive Market attention
Developing a highly effective market facing
company culture
Attracting users, partners and investors.
Silicon Valley businesses create enormous
market attention and go global – still doing
nothing a European startup could not do today.
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2% Growth Magic
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Lead Your Business
1. Try to grow your user base by 2% / day
2. Build a profound online presence and
share content on a daily base
3. Grow a powerful contact network
Network every single day
4. Manage your GTM strategy on a daily base
5. Use every opportunity to present
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Own companyname.com
First release in English
Understand the core markets
Make global connections
Globalization is everywhere
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S3 Accelerator Program Fall 2015
Traction & Funding starting Sep 14
Traction Accelerator Program (zero equity)
10 Week intense program (1 topic / week)
Vision solidification, go-to-market strategy
User growth initiatives, viral marketing
Presenting to – and attracting investors
Funding (no commission) --- Subscription
S3-FundersMart investor / portfolio management
Due diligence, valuation, terms
Accessing ~500 active investors
Raising € 250,000 to € 1,000,000
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Questions?
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Please tell me how we met
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Society3 Startup Night Essen Apr-2015

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    © Copyright S3Academy 2014#Society3 #Society3 Building a Silicon Valley like company Market facing company culture Meetup Apr 7
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    3© Copyright S3Accelerator 2014 Copying or distribution is prohibited #Society3 3 100% Advocacy No newsletter No call center No advertising No email marketing
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    4© Copyright S3Accelerator 2014 Copying or distribution is prohibited #Society3 San Francisco, CA + 1 (650) 384-0057 Europe + 49 (30) 2023-8748 Society3 Group – http://Society3.com - http://XeeMe.com/Society3 © Copyright Society3 - 2014 80% of purchase decisions are influenced by mentions and recommendations Forrester Research
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    5© Copyright S3Accelerator 2014 Copying or distribution is prohibited #Society3 Businesses still invest Millions in: Cold call campaigns Conventional sales Email Marketing Advertise News letter
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    6© Copyright S3Accelerator 2014 Copying or distribution is prohibited #Society3 Revenue? 93% 5 Days
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    7© Copyright S3Accelerator 2014 Copying or distribution is prohibited #Society3 San Francisco, CA + 1 (650) 384-0057 Europe + 49 (30) 2023-8748 Society3 Group – http://Society3.com - http://XeeMe.com/Society3 © Copyright Society3 - 2014 $ 23 Billion
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    8© Copyright S3Accelerator 2014 Copying or distribution is prohibited #Society3 Silicon Valley - 20 x Opportunity True Innovation Teams learned to disrupt not only improve Vision The European ‘step by step’ approach is killing any investment Learning & Sharing Capabilities US teams can listen, learn, iterate and execute better than any other culture.
  • 9.
    9© Copyright S3Accelerator 2014 Copying or distribution is prohibited #Society3 Massive Market attention Developing a highly effective market facing company culture Attracting users, partners and investors. Silicon Valley businesses create enormous market attention and go global – still doing nothing a European startup could not do today.
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    13© Copyright S3Accelerator 2014 Copying or distribution is prohibited #Society3 2% Growth Magic
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    14© Copyright S3Accelerator 2014 Copying or distribution is prohibited #Society3 Lead Your Business 1. Try to grow your user base by 2% / day 2. Build a profound online presence and share content on a daily base 3. Grow a powerful contact network Network every single day 4. Manage your GTM strategy on a daily base 5. Use every opportunity to present
  • 15.
    15© Copyright S3Accelerator 2014 Copying or distribution is prohibited #Society3 Own companyname.com First release in English Understand the core markets Make global connections Globalization is everywhere
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    16© Copyright S3Accelerator 2014 Copying or distribution is prohibited #Society3 S3 Accelerator Program Fall 2015 Traction & Funding starting Sep 14 Traction Accelerator Program (zero equity) 10 Week intense program (1 topic / week) Vision solidification, go-to-market strategy User growth initiatives, viral marketing Presenting to – and attracting investors Funding (no commission) --- Subscription S3-FundersMart investor / portfolio management Due diligence, valuation, terms Accessing ~500 active investors Raising € 250,000 to € 1,000,000
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    © Copyright S3Academy 2014#Society3 Questions? Follow me @AxelS Please tell me how we met Appearoo.com/AxelS
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