silicon valley checklist - piotr wilam - bitspiration 2014

silicon valley checklistby Piotr Wilam

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in 2011Polish entrepreneurship is broken.

Startup Ecosystem is closed. My answer is to build a bridge with the best.

The Story

In 2011 I went with PressPad and Use It Better to Silicon Valley for the first time

First Visit

Networking Leader

Checklistto get funded in Silicon Valley:

Leader

Second Visit

Big Vision Product

In 2012 UXPin and sher.ly received tons of feedback

Checklist

Leader Big Vision Product

to get funded in Silicon Valley:

The Next Visit

Traction

Checklist

Leader Product Traction

to get funded in Silicon Valley:

Big Vision

Fundrasing

The beginningIn February last year UXPin had:

Leader Product TractionBig Vision

Constant iterations of:

The Bumpy Road

Leader Big Vision Product Traction

Road map team credibility

but it was not enough.

Checklist

TeamRoadmap Credibility

to get funded in Silicon Valley:

Leader Product TractionBig Vision

After 8 months UXPin raised a round with great investors such as Gil Penchina, Andreessen&Horowitz, Freestyle VC.

finish line

What I learned

Why to go to Silicon Valley?Option 1 - Light model - Feedback and Know How

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Option 2 - Hardcore - Feedback and KnowHow, Team members, Sales, Financing

Checklist

Team Roadmap Credibility

to get funded in Silicon Valley:

Leader Product TractionBig Vision

The VC PromiseWe will invest with the SV valuations.

We will buy you cakes and beer. We will make anything we can.

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But please deliver the 7 elements professionally.

10 great Polish-American companies within next two years.

MY dream

Piotr WilamManaging Partner at Innovation Nest

@piotrwilam