startups, tech and rock 'n' roll

“Startups, Tech & Rock ‘n’ Roll”Jacqui Chew, iFusion Marketing

Dec 5, 2012

Hosted by SG Geek Girls, GamemakiAmazon Web Services Singapore

Where is Atlanta?

Capital of the New South

2012 Startup Genome Research

Source: http://sgentrepreneurs.com/2012/11/20/startup-genome-ecosystem-rankings-2012/http://blog.startupcompass.co/

Good Ideas Get Funded

4 in 10

1 in 10

The Odds

1 in 40

1 in 100

Startup Funding Startup Success

Criteria

Large addressable market Scalable business model Strong barriers to entry Revenue or a path to it Strong management team

There is More Abundant

Talent at <insert location>

Attracting

Talent

Friends @ MNCsCo-working spots

Meet-upsInvestors

Network – RelentlesslyIntentionally

A co-founder will only slow me down

Tom NoonanChris Klaus

Bonnie HerronLeland Strange

Aretha FranklinR.E.S.P.E.C.T.

If I build it, they will come

Steve BlankLean Launchpad,

Udacity.com

Eric RiesEntrepreneur

theleanstartup.com

• Pivot• Iteration• Efficient resource allocation•Minimally viable product

Core Principles

http://www.meetup.com/Singapore-Lean-Startup-Circle/

Steve Blank: Business Model Canvas

Customer Discovery: Web Startup

Questions

ContactJacqui ChewTwitter: @jacquichewCompany: http://www.ifusionmarketing.comPersonal blog: http://jacquichew.comSchedule a virtual/IRL meeting: http://meetme.so/jacquichewLaunch Tips: https://www.facebook.com/LaunchAidMarketing Tips: https://www.facebook.com/iFusionMarketing

Bonus Content

Resources

Toolshttps://www.leanlaunchlab.com/http://personapp.spookstudio.com/http://www.gliffy.com/uses/wireframe-software/http://www.balsamiq.com/products/mockupshttp://sendgrid.com/http://mandrill.com/

Angel “Water Coolers”http://gust.com/https://angel.co/

Blogshttp://www.avc.com/http://www.thisisgoingtobebig.com/http://mixergy.com/http://www.askthevc.com/wp/http://davidcummings.org/http://www.convinceandconvert.com/http://www.ducttapemarketing.com/blog/http://pandodaily.com/http://techcrunch.com/http://searchengineland.com/

This is not meant to be a definitive list of resources. Instead, these are some of the ones that I read/use regularly.

Angel Funding Action Apr 2011 - Mar 2012

Companies Funded by Region: Apr 2011 - Mar 2012

What’s Getting Funding?