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CyEC 2009 & 2010 Entrepreneur
   of the year Award winner
     Stavros Papastavrou, PhD
        Co-Founder & CTO
Ray Charles (1930-2004)
The DAREDEVIL (Marvel Comics)
The Idea (2004)
Use phone’s camera




           - Camera is the “eyes”
           - phone CPU and software are
           the “brains”
Materializing the Idea


                             ?
                   2006

Get Money – Get Guidance –
The Road…


   CyEC              Submission
Workshops            + Working       CyEC
& Mentoring          prototype       2007

   2007                   More
                      Mentoring by
                      an Incubator
Apply to a
                       Diogenes
 Venture
Capitalist
              v2.0
   2008
… in deep waters (2008)
        Materializing               Hire
       the Business                 employees
            Plan
                                Find a
                                workplace


                             Produce
                             Version 1.0

                          Push the
                          product
                          - Marketing -

New
               Sales &
Versions
etc
               Support
                         Mentoring by Diogenes
VisionHunt ™         (2009)




-Tried & Used in 112 Countries
    -Sold in 44 Countries
 -Available in 18 Languages
-For Nokia, iPhone, iPod, iPad
- Available on OVI and iTunes
iTunes Store (2010)
Sales Breakdown (as of today)
Recognition: BBC Documentary
Recognition #2: Pirated Versions!
Awards & Future Development
• Winner: CyEC 2009 & 2010
  Entrepreneur of the year Award

• Currently Developing Apps for Indoors
  Mobile Navigation for the Blind
  – without the use of GPS
  – Project funded by the
    Cyprus Research Organization
Mistakes….
• Do not rush to get v1.0 out
  – Buggy version, creates bad reputation
• Save money for marketing
  – Google and Facebook ads
• You need to speak the language of your
  clients
  – Visit to German Exhibition without German
    speaking assistant
• Sense the market for the right price
  – Offer to sell for less
Thank you


… it all about

  – Imagination,
  – Creativity,
  – and Daring to dream !!!
Thank you!
Check on us on YouTube

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2nd OpenCoffee Cyprus 04/07/2012 - Visionhunt

  • 1. CyEC 2009 & 2010 Entrepreneur of the year Award winner Stavros Papastavrou, PhD Co-Founder & CTO
  • 4.
  • 5. The Idea (2004) Use phone’s camera - Camera is the “eyes” - phone CPU and software are the “brains”
  • 6. Materializing the Idea ? 2006 Get Money – Get Guidance –
  • 7. The Road… CyEC Submission Workshops + Working CyEC & Mentoring prototype 2007 2007 More Mentoring by an Incubator Apply to a Diogenes Venture Capitalist v2.0 2008
  • 8. … in deep waters (2008) Materializing Hire the Business employees Plan Find a workplace Produce Version 1.0 Push the product - Marketing - New Sales & Versions etc Support Mentoring by Diogenes
  • 9. VisionHunt ™ (2009) -Tried & Used in 112 Countries -Sold in 44 Countries -Available in 18 Languages -For Nokia, iPhone, iPod, iPad - Available on OVI and iTunes
  • 11. Sales Breakdown (as of today)
  • 14. Awards & Future Development • Winner: CyEC 2009 & 2010 Entrepreneur of the year Award • Currently Developing Apps for Indoors Mobile Navigation for the Blind – without the use of GPS – Project funded by the Cyprus Research Organization
  • 15. Mistakes…. • Do not rush to get v1.0 out – Buggy version, creates bad reputation • Save money for marketing – Google and Facebook ads • You need to speak the language of your clients – Visit to German Exhibition without German speaking assistant • Sense the market for the right price – Offer to sell for less
  • 16. Thank you … it all about – Imagination, – Creativity, – and Daring to dream !!!
  • 17. Thank you! Check on us on YouTube