Seed Acceleration is a fastly growing phenomenon in the world. During this APEC conference I'm diving into the management practices of today's Seed Accelerator programs and show how private (entrepreneurs and investors ) involvement in the start-up ecosystem change the way programs are managed.

1. Key Management Challenges in
Seed Acceleration
How private involvement in start-up ecosystems has
changed the way programmes are managed
Keynote for APEC network forum, March 25th 2014, Taichung, Taiwan – by Pim de Bokx

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3. incubation – & venture management
Enabling ecosystem synergies
Integrator of performance systems
Creating multi-stakeholder value chains
Development of high-performance start-up programmes
managing the risk to dramatically improve

4. What’s in a name?
Incubator Accelerator Virtual Inc. Coworking
Start-up focus? Yes Yes Yes No
Phase of intervention Mostly before product
development
Mostly from product
demo
Mainly focussed on
initiation
Main focus on young
companies
Service integration Knowledge, know-how,
capital, culture, capacity
Knowledge, know-how,
capital, culture, capacity
Knowledge, knowhow,
capital
Knowledge, knowhow,
culture
Institutional Not-for-profit For-profit Huge variety Not-for-profit
Equity stake Not common Usually mandatory Differs No
Business plan Often required More focus on
business model
More focus on idea
and purpose
No
Time scale 3 years + 3-6 months Unlimited Unlimited
Programme finance Partly subsidised Mostly private Mixed Mostly private
Revenue Rental, services,
subsidy
Sponsors, equity Sponsors, services Membership, services
Market Regional, national National - International International - National National
Entry Policy Varies a lot A very rigorous process Very low barriers No
Exit period 1,5 – 8 years 3 – 6 months No exit No exit
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5. Purpose of Seed Accelerator
Fast & Accurate Launch

6. Key challenges accelerator
1. Selecting the top 10% of ambitious start-up teams
2. Preventing programme costs cutting into your return
3. Enhance the use of experience and access to markets of
a huge number of mentors, entrepreneurs and investors
4. Enhance synergies in the program and the ecosystem
5. Focus on ‘investment readiness’
6. Work with the start-up team to develop their venture
PIONEERZ - managing the risk to dramatically improve

7. Accelerator Management
=
Venture Management
• Profile: international, scalable, potentially disruptive,
good executive team, exponential return
• Work with teams to build market driven ventures
• Prepare start-ups to become an appealing investment
vehicle fast
PIONEERZ - managing the risk to dramatically improve

8. Seed Accelerator Navigation
Seed Accelerator Navigation
Venture Management Technology

9. Team dashboard

10. Start-up dashboard

11. Portfolio dashboard

12. Accelerating Innovation
Adding value to the Ecosystem

13. Management Team
PARTNERING COMPANIES
Huygens-XC, Dutch Coast, Perportam, Silkbricks, Zebralegal, Bokxing-IT,
Hobeon, Coster Management
Pim
de Bokx
Managing Partner
Gerrit Jan
in ‘t Veen
Managing Partner
Hugo
Kooiman
Managing Partner
Business Incubation
Entrepreneurship Development
Business Development
Marketing & Service Design
Business Finance
Venture Capital Management

14. CONNECT & COOPERATE

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Pim de Bokx
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