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BUILDING A GLOBAL TECH COMMUNITYCASE STUDY ARMENIA Tytus Cytowski, Managing Partner

YEREVAN, ARMENIAMay 19, 2014

HELLO1

TYTUS CYTOWSKI

Attorney at Law

EDUCATION

HARVARD LAW SCHOOL (LLM)WARSAW UNIVERSITY (Mag Iur)

EXPERIENCE

STARTUPSVENTURE FINANCINGLICENSING

ADVISOR

STARTUP WISEGUYS (Estonia)TRACTION TRIBE (Hungary)DEFY VENTURES (NYC)

ARMENIAN CLIENTS

LIONSHARP

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CYTOWSKI LLCDisclaimersAny US federal tax advice contained in this presentation is not intended to be used, and cannot be used, to avoid penalties under the Internal Revenue Code or to promote, market or recommend any transaction or matter addressed herein.

This material is for informational purposes only and do not constitute advertising, a solicitation, or legal advice and should not be construed as legal advice for any purpose whatsoever.

Information contained herein is not intended to create, and receipt thereof does not constitute formation of, an attorney-client relationship.

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DONT TRY TO BE SILICON VALLEY4

TECH ECOSYSTEM NOT COLLECTIVE OWNERSHIP. YOUR RESPONSIBILITY5

TECH STARTUP = NEW ECONOMY6

MAN (CUSTOMER) IS THE WAY OF LEAN/AGILE

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STARTUP IS A COMPANY IN SEARCH OF BUINESS MODEL & CUSTOMER

-Steve Blank

COUNTRY = STARTUP?8

ARMENIA IS FOR WHAT? WHAT IS THE PRODUCT FOCUS?9MOBILE

SOFTWARE

HARDWARE

OUTSOURCING GAMES

STARTUPS =EXPERIMENTS 10

LISTEN & LEARN11

1. STARTUP CULTURE

2. PRODUCT

3. CUSTOMER

4. COMMUNITY12

13TAKE A RISK

STARTUP CULTURE

FREE WORK

ENTERPRISE

PARTICIPATION14

POWER OF IDEAS NOT RESOURCES15

CREATIVITY16

ENTERPRISE = WORK17

HARD WORK = STARTUP18

BE NOTAFRAID19

AGILE/LEAN METHODOLOGY20

COLLABORATION21

MEN ARE NOT WOLVES*22*LENIN IS WRONG

NOT A ZERO SUM GAME23

CUSTOMER COLLABORATION.24

NOT DELIVERY OF PRODUCT25

BOTTOM DOWN26

STARTUP = NOT LIFESTYLE27

PRODUCT28

GET OUT OF ECOSYSTEM VALLEY (BUILDING)29

PRODUCT = WORK + CREATIVITY30

SOLUTION OF ECOSYSTEM31

PRODUCT MARKET FIT32

FOCUS ON PEOPLE33

DISTRUPT*

*DO YOU WANT TO DISRUPT?34

PRODUCT DELIVERS VALUE. 35

- CUSTOMER INVESTOR - FOUNDER36

MAKE MISTAKES FAST37

NO GUARANTEE OF SUCCESSS

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FEEDBACK LOOP39

PIVOT40

CUSTOMER41

ENGAGEMENT42

ECOSYSTEMCUSTOMER DISCOVERY43

CUSTOMER VALIDATION44

ECOSYSTEM CUSTOMER ACQUISTION45

GET YOUR CUSTOMER EXCITED46

CORNERING THE MARKET47

NOT ABOUT.

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SOCIAL MEDIA &TECH ECOSYSTEM

STOP TALKING START BUILDING49

HOW WILL PEOPLE FIND PRODUCT & COMMUNITY?50

HAPPY CUSTOMERS51

COMMUNITY52

EXPAND THE CIRCLE53

FIRST GIVE & TAKE LATER*

*Armenia Hospitality54

CAPACITY FOR COOPERATION55

CO-FOUNDING56

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CO-INVEST

FOUNDER IS NOT A JOB*58*No Security

SHARE OFFICE SPACE59

HACKATHON60

MEETUP61

COMMUNITY LEADERS62

INVESTORS63

LEARN FROM MISTAKES64

BLOGGERS65

CHALLENGES66

MILITARY67

DIASPORA68

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LIMITLESS GROWTH & OPPORTUNITY*

*NO DETERMINISM70

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