StartUpSeed Mission: create a site that connects people that have business and tech skills with exciting ideas in New York.

Need: addresses the issue of the lack of compatibility between employee and employer.

Build Real Bonds

StartUpSeed Business Model: Flat Management, all members are involved ie. assisting with multiple revenue streams. Value Proposition: StartUpSeed's premier quality is that it

gives start-ups and potential start-up employees a central location to meet, greet, and collaborate on businesses.

Key Strategies: Personal connection and Personality compatibility via the StartUpSeed site.

StartUpSeed Created by HUSU

the Hofstra University Start-up Club

Members:

StartUpSeed Product: A job and personality matching site where start-ups and start-upers can come together, make a personal connection, and help the venture grow.

Differentiation: We bring investors, startups, and startup job seekers together to allow them to personally connect with each other for mutual benefit.

o  Organic connections will promote long term growth.

StartUpSeed StartUpSeed: is looking to target people in and out of college who are looking to start their own busiess, or use their skills to help an existing start-up grow.

Market: College and University undergraduates & graduates in the NY area. This market has a total of 5.22M people 5.52M (College graduates = 5M ; College Students = 552K)

StartUpSeed Marketing Strategy:

•  On Campus Recruitment to NY colleges and universities

•  Meetup Groups •  Word of mouth •  Reach out to prospective NY-based startup partners •  Online advertising

StartUpSeed Competitors:

Competitive Advantages: Job recommendations based on skill and personality tests. Additional features such as real-time talk and video chat for interviews.

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Mutliple Revenue Streams: •  Free v. Premium Account •  Sign up NY-based Startups to pay per job listing •  StartUpSeed mobile app

Money Allocation: Seed money would go into the salaries of developers and overall development of the site.

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Future Plans/Next Steps: •  Network •  Continue to brainstorm future site features •  Actual development of StartUpSeed site

•  Apply for additional competitions •  Attend Meetup Groups and Conferences •  Secure an investment

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