Christoph Räthke / Berlin Startup Academy Berlin Startup Ecosystem - a behind-the-scenes look at success and failure. Nagranie z konferencji infoShare 2013 w Gdańsku. Recorded at infoShare 2013 conference in Gdańsk, Poland.

1. The Berlin startup ecosystem: Success? Failure? Blueprint?

2. Me, 1996.

5. A little bit of
History.

6. (1900)
= 200.000?

7. 6,9 % 12,8%

8. X
X = my first start up. Good timing.

9. Friendsurance.de
Returbo.de
Lokali.de
…
Burckhardt Bonello
1999 2006 2013

10. Markus Berger-de Leon
1999 2006 2013
Econia.de

11. BSA
Startup World
Heureka
…
…
Stephan Schambach
1999 2006 2013
15 Mrd. $!

12. 2009 2013

13. Why?

14. 13
No money
Good corporate offers
Daily emergencies
No stability
Failure (personal!)
No vacations
Parents against it
Girlfriendagainst it

15. „Baaaah!“

16. Status
16.5.2013.

17. Sales Cycle:
1May 3
10 Teams
April 24
16 Teams
May 14
18 Teams
May 13-17
20 Teams
May 16
50 Teams?
May 12
5 Teams

19. 119m 133m

20. Deutsche Telekom
Axel Springer
Daimler Benz,
Bosch
Bertelsmann
Bayer
Telco
Publisher
Automotive
Media
Healthcare
Super Market
Retailer
Rewe
Klingel

21. 4

22. There are
problems.

23. Lure of
Big Business.
Few great ideas
+ great guys.
5Lack of
developers.
Few IT success
stories.
Bad follow-up
financing.
No big
Initial
financing.
LACK OF
MONEY!!!

24. So…
what works?
What doesn‘t?

25. We have
no clue.

26. But we have the best laboratory.

27. Experience.

29. +

30. Thank you for your attention, and: