raising urbantech unicorns
Post on 17-Jul-2015
383 Views
Preview:
TRANSCRIPT
RAISING URBANTECH UNICORNSHow to help startups re-imagine the future of cities
bit.ly/UUnicorns
1. Cities & Tech2. Tech & Unicorns3. Our 2 Days Together
2019 Los Angeles as envisioned in 1982
The first signs of new tech
A reminder of persistent city problems
What gets right
+ Climate change+ Complex tech policy+ Economic opportunity+ Homelessness+ Law enforcement+ Mobility
What gets wrong
+ Polaroid+ Atari + Bell Phones (now ATT)+ RCA (now part of GE)+ No Internet+ No Smartphones
The real insight about tech
The changing tech landscape (1980 to 2015)
Unicorns will bring more change to Urbantech
Changing how we move around cities. Still private. Valued at $40b at 6 Years Old.
Reduce heating & cooling costs over 10%. Acquired by Google for $3.2b at 4 Years Old.
Standard for navigating traffic. Acquired by Google 2013 for $1.3b at 5 Years Old.
Data analysis for clients including local government. Valued at $15b at 10 Years Old.
B2B
B2G
B2C
Where might we find the next Urbantech Unicorns?
REV
ENU
ES
Seed Stage
Early Stage
Late Stage IPO
TIME< Valley of Death
First they must escape the Valley of Death
What is different for Urbantech Unicorns?
+ Selling to government+ Regulatory environment+ Partnerships+ Larger capital requirements+ “Old” problem domains+ Accepted wisdom about all of the above
It takes a village to raise an Urbantech Unicorn
It takes a village to raise an Urbantech Unicorn
Today:Visit the future
Tomorrow: Revisit accepted wisdom
+ Selling to government+ Regulatory environment+ Partnerships+ Larger capital requirements+ “Old” problem domains+ TBD
Later: Stay in touch. Share what you learn. Raise an Urbantech Unicorn.
LET’S UNCONFERENCE!
top related