uwe horstmann - project-a ventures - germany - stanford engineering - jan 13 2014
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PROJECT A VENTURES!!European Innovation & Entrepreneurship!Stanford School of Engineering!!Uwe Horstmann!Founder, Project A Ventures!!2014-01-13!
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BERLIN, !GERMANY!
“BEST CLUB IN THE WORLD“ NEW YORK TIMES!
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PROJECT A CAMPUS!
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BERLIN, !GERMANY!
180M USERS!170 EMPLOYEES
50M+ ACTIVE / MONTH 250 EMPLOYEES!
5M+ DOWNLOADS!19M USD SEQUOIA!
3M+ USERS!BENCHMARK, BILL GATES, ...!
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110M USD!VENTURE FUND!
100!EMPLOYEES!
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OPERATIONAL SUPPORT!• PRODUCT / ENGINEERING!• CUSTOMER ACQUISITION / BI!• ORGANIZATION BUILDING / HR!
SEED / SERIES A!!OWN IDEAS &!EXTERNAL TEAMS!
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FLORIAN HEINEMANN
UWE HORSTMANN
CHRISTIAN WEISS
THIES SANDER
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IS ! ! ! ! !THE NEXT SILICON VALLEY?!
MOSCOW!LONDON!STOCKHOLM!BERLIN !!BARCELONA!HELSINKI!RIGA!!
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IS BERLIN THE NEXT SILICON VALLEY?!
LESS AND SMALLER EXITS!!LESS DEVELOPED ANGEL / OPERATIONAL ECOSYSTEM!!LESS DEVELOPED FINANCING ECOSYSTEM!!
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4! GEO FRAGMENTATION!
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3 SELECTED PORTFOLIO COMPANIES!
March 2012 June 2012 Jan 2013 June 2013
Sebastian Vettel as brand ambassador
1st TV spot "on air"
2nd TV spot "on air"
3rd TV spot "on air"
Launch of • tirendo.de
Launch of • tirendo.nl • tirendo.at • tirendo.fr • tirendo.pl
Launch of • tirendo.ch
Launch of • tirendo.be • tirendo.se
1st redesign 2nd redesign
+ steel complete wheels
3rd redesign
+ motorbike tires + alloy wheel
configurator + alloy rims
4th redesign
+ car accessories and parts
Dec 2012
TIRENDO: A TYPICAL EUROPEN EXIT IN 18 MONTHS?!
TICTAIL: THE TUMBLR FOR ECOMMERCE!
FROM SCANDINAVIA WITH LOVE
SAATCHI ONLINE: PROJECT A COMES TO THE US!
INVESTMENT, OPERATIONAL SUPPORT FOR US-BASED COMPANY!!1000X REVENUE GROWTH IN 12 MONTHS!!NEW CEO ON BOARD
