Startup Night Berlin - Meetup in Betahaus The Future Of Fundraising

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#Society3 Critical prerequisites for successful funding The future of fundraising Plans for 2015
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Billions get invested
800,000 compete for investors 75% won’t get funding The initial value of an idea is ZERO

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Fundraising
Four critical prerequisites
It isn’t the pitch – it’s your story

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Bold Ideas
It’s all about the story

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Market Born Share early – know the needs

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Speed Beta in less than 6 month

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Walk the walk
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1,000 conversations
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75% fail to raise money
Fuzzy vision Weak execution Product instead of market focus …lack of traction

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Igniting acceleration…... Get a real good mentor !!! Consider joining an accelerator or a co-working space Don’t safe yourself to death Be bold, test your ideas, 6 month to beta Go fundraising with a strong proposition
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Addressing the right investors Banks don’t fund startups since the 1990’s Most VCs don’t fund startups since ~ 2010 Today Angels are key to initial funding

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The Biggest Dilemma for investors It takes 7 to 12 years to exit a startup The holding period and potential reward is no longer in synch with the risk Angels need ways to exit earlier The ability to sell investments is paramount for further growth (see Title III)

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Online Fundraising Larger investor networks Wider visibility for global investors Better integration of customers and partners Decreasing investor domination Much better risk mitigation for investors Ability for investors to sell their investment It’s the future of fundraising and investing

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S3 Webstocks First emission Sep 24, 1998 Fundraising & Trading Worlds first equity based crowd funding platform Over 600 investors* (who actually invested) Restart Q1 – 2015 - USA & Central Europe

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2015 Officially Announcing S3 Webstocks Q1 Spring Accelerator starting in February Quarterly Sociery3 Startup Nights More time for mentorship “All In One Accelerator” Accelerator program Online fundraising Entrepreneurs education Unique traction development technology Global mentor network

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S3 Accelerator Program Spring 2015
Traction & Funding starting Feb 16 Traction Accelerator Program (zero equity) 10 Week intense program (1 topic / week) Vision solidification, go-to-market strategy User growth initiatives, viral marketing Attracting and presenting to investors Funding (no commission) --- Subscription S3-Webstocks investor / portfolio management Due diligence, valuation, terms Accessing ~500 active investors Raising € 250,000 to € 1,000,000

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Thursday 15:00 – 18:00 Please make an appointment with Marita We have 10 timeslots, 20 minutes each Berlin office – Potzdamer Platz 10

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