The Future Of Fundraising - Berlin Meetup 2014

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Critical prerequisites for successful funding

The future of fundraising

Plans for 2015

Meetup Dec 2

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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

Talk the talk

1,000 conversations

Connected

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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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We have 10 timeslots, 20 minutes each Berlin office – Potzdamer Platz 10

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Next Event Tuesday Jan 13

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