30 Key Tips for Navigating SILICON VALLEY

Jacquelle AmankonahHardware Massive - Warsaw, Poland - April 20, 2016

#1: Understand What ‘Silicon Valley’ is

#2:Know the players

#3: Define where you

fit into the community

#4: Set your goals,

very clearly

#5: Embody your goals

#6: Pick the brains of

investors

#7: Parse and

incorporate the feedback you hear

#8: Find an ally

and/or mentor

#9: Go to meetups,

and network like crazy

#10: Get warm

introductions

#11: Incorporate more feedback, quickly

#12: Find a balance for

being kind & confident

#13: Do not be shy to ask for coffee for

advice

#14: Appropriate

persistence is critical

#15: Know your

business; know your money

#16: Know your users like your friends

#17: Tell, “Why now?”

#18: Value your

business properly

#19: Have an elevator pitch and deck

ready to go

#20: Be an expert. Why you, and only you?

#21: Showcase a strong team. Get a CTO.

#22: Know numbers at the drop of a hat

#23: Prototype and show traction

#24: Share the

deliverable of your business

#25: Showcase a global plan, and nuances

#26: Read your term

sheets

#27: Have an exit plan

#28: Do not allow your

drive to be a question

#29: Never give up

#30: Be you.

Questions?