Presentation by Marcin Treder from UXPin given during Startup Stage #9 Funding in Silicon Valley. Marcin talked about what is important for a startups in order to survive and grow.

1. DESTROYING THE “IM”
Making the impossible possible

2. WHO’S THAT?!
UX Designer
Philosopher & Psychologist
Founder & CEO UXPin
@marcintreder

3. I’M HERE TO TELL
YOU A STORY
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4. THE STORY
of epic battles
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5. THE STORY
of epic failures

6. THE STORY
of constant learning

7. THE STORY of UXPIN

8. THIS STORY IS
A PRODUCT
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9. THIS STORY IS
A PRODUCT
& it should be designed
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10. CUSTOMER
PROBLEM
SOLUTION

11. CUSTOMER
PROBLEM
SOLUTION

12. CUSTOMER?

13. A CUSTOMER
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14. PROBLEM?

15. PROBLEM?
Self-efficacy

16. SOLUTION?

17. KNOWLEDGE

18. KNOWLEDGE
What & Who Can Win

19. 2010

20. 2011

21. 2012

22. 2013

23. WHAT DOES
IT TELL YOU?

24. PERSISTENCE
&
ADAPTABILITY

25. NO MATTER WHAT,
GO DOWN THE ROAD

26. but…
ADAPT TO CHANGING
CONDITIONS

27. INTEGRATE
YOURSELF
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28. Be a Human

29. Be a Leader
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30. Build your own network
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31. & GET
Gil Penchina
Angel at e.g. LinkedIn &
Paypal.
!
UXPin Director
POWERFUL FRIENDS
Alex Rosen
Mansour Salame
Chris Dixon
IDG Ventures USA
Band of Angels
Andreessen/Horowitz
Piotr Wilam
Innovation Nest
!
UXPin Director

32. IN MOST CASES THAT’S
NOT NEARLY ENOUGH

33. LET’S TALK BUSINESS

34. Great product
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35. Large market
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36. Traction

37. Vision
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39. THANK YOU!
marcin@uxpin.com
@marcintreder