through the labyrinth presented by julie meyer for cio connect london, uk 5 march 2008
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Through the Labyrinth
Presented by Julie Meyer for CIO Connect
London, UK5 March 2008
AGENDA FOR THIS MORNINGThe CIO in 2008
Who is Ariadne? Who was Ariadne? Follow the Entrepreneur What did we learn from Skype M&A as the new R&D The role of the CIO/CTO in a Start-up Key Lessons Learned Critical Success Factors Game Changers
The Ariadne Capital StoryBuilt by Entrepreneurs for Entrepreneurs
Founded in December 2000 to create a new model for financing entrepreneurship in Europe
My background Founded First Tuesday [largest network of entrepreneurs
which launched Internet generation in Europe] – sold for $50m to Jerusalem Global
VC experience with NewMediaInvestors [now Spark Ventures]
Raised more than $200 m for start-ups and advised more than 100 companies over 10 years
Ariadne’s initial funding was secured from 45 founding investors who are leading entrepreneurs – founders of BetFair, lastminute.com, SES Astra, Hotmail, WorldPay
Team of 12 We’ve backed [advised] some significant game-changers in our
history so far: Skype Espotting
ARIADNE CAPITALWhat’s in a Name?
Ariadne was the Greek princess who helped Theseus get through the labyrinth with the golden thread
That’s what we do with our companies – we help them navigate and negotiate their labyrinth
FOLLOW THE ENTREPRENEUR‘The credit belongs to the man
who is actually in the arena’
“It is not the critic who counts, not the man who points out how the strong man stumbled or how the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes short again and again, who knows the great enthusiasm, the great venture and spends himself in a worthy cause, who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who know neither victory nor defeat.” - Theodore Roosevelt
ENABLING BUSINESS 2.0What did we learn from SKYPE?
New Products and Services gain traction through Consumer Adoption first and then get picked up in the Enterprise
Smart entrepreneurs segment their potential customer base and their addressable market by characteristics other than geography; ie early adopters of broadband, high mobile penetration etc
People are living more and more of their lives online Giving people a more frictionless, efficient way to
communicate matters. Initial free services establish consumer behavior and
then can lead to a business model Great marketing trumps great technology
“Assume Innovation Occurs Elsewhere”
-BILL JOYCo-Founder Sun Microsystems
“Innovation is Difficult to Sell”
- ISAAC NEWTONPhysicist & Mathematician
WHAT WILL THE FUTURE BRING Entrepreneurship as Engine of
Growth The next wave of large European-founded companies will be built by serial European entrepreneurs
Cycle of innovation is increasing and shortening Globalisation is softening the edges of economic
cycles Start-ups will be acquired earlier and remain more
autonomous inside firms EMAP/WGSN Yahoo/Answers.com NewsCorp/MySpace Last.fm/CBS
ROI for M&A will be recalculated and rethought
THE OPPORTUNITY FOR LEADERSHIPEntrepreneurship, Internet and Capitalism
Capitalism was about empowered authority which didn’t necessarily activate the citizenry; the Internet stands that on its head, and shifts the power to the Individual – making Individual Capitalism the force of the 21st Century - Iqbal Quadir, one of the founders of
Grameen Phone
WHAT ENTREPRENEURS DO INSIDE COMPANIES
They Get Out and Create a Market Storm
Entrepreneurs, if they're good, have the best insight into how particular markets are developing. They are in the "eye of the storm," dealing every day with how markets are dynamically evolving.
Entrepreneurs also think differently. They see things that others don't. They feel compelled to make stuff happen, often simply because they see something that doesn't exist yet—and should.
Sometimes that blind faith leads to catastrophe, but more often, entrepreneurial insights eventually turn into step changes in how industries operate.
IS M&A THE NEW R&D?probably
If a large company acquires an entrepreneur's insight and innovation, it has the opportunity to get ahead of rivals and own the step change.
Time and time again we have seen that the benefits of market disruption and dislocation accrue to the first few players who embrace it.
Put another way, if a market disrupter is acquired by the entity he or she has the most potential to disrupt—and the acquirer embraces, rather than smothers, the disruption—it can be extremely value-enhancing.
Especially compared with the alternative.
What is needed in this world of fast innovation
by the CIO and his/her team?
The Knowledge of how to manage risk in working with and deploying applications from companies who may not have £5 m on their balance sheet
The Ability to explain the “enabling” side of the business for the CEO so that it isn’t a black hole Strategy without technology cannot be world-class The CIO interprets the company’s strategy with technology
– a technology architect – just as the CFO interprets the company’s strategy from a financial point of view – the financial architect
The Reach into Best Practices so that the CEO knows they are not reinventing the wheel
The Ability to build community in a changing organisation
Morse as Strategic WeaponManaging Risk
Mid-size Systems Integrator Previously Known for being a Sun Reseller Work well with Hyper-growth companies Partnership of Entrepreneurs
Key Lessons Learned
From Business 1.0/2.0
Lesson OneEcosystem Business Models win
Technology being used to redistribute the economics of content industries
Not so different to the Screen Writers Guild Strike in Hollywood
Why Monitise will be the mobile banking solution for the next generation – they take care of all parties in the transaction
Lesson TwoWe’re in an Attention Economy
This is why Curation Matters And why subscription services may play a
role But most likely content will be free, and
contextual advertising will be the business model
Acute Transparency trumps anything else Now Public
You have to work with people’s interest so align your business model to consumer behavior not protecting old industries
Lesson ThreeLong Tail of Social Media is Long
No shortage of bandwidth Explosion of new economies of production Community and UGC based content being
interwoven in our lives, ranging from music to videos
Social networking and microblogging sites will jockey for your attention
Mobile Advertising will continue to struggle; go/slow approach due to tiny, low-resolution screens of mass-market handsets and operators’ fear of alienating subscribers
Contextual Advertising makes the Long Tail of Social Media viable
Lesson FourSME as a Channel to Market and a
Market The consumerisation of technology which hit a peak with SKYPE,
yields the B2C2B Go to Market Strategy trend Managed Services dominate; SaaS is not just a buzz word
Critical Success Factor for SpinVox The move to hosted applications for the majority of
organisations now seems to be a case of “when” and not “if” The SME's day has finally come
SaaS will have the greatest impact on companies and vendors alike in the SME space
SME has always been tough for the IT and telco industries Advent of relevant, inexpensive, easy to use business
applications that work with very little IT knowledge or support cost will result in the computerisation of the SME
SME IT spend is expected to be up 8 to 10% over the coming years
Critical Success Factors
For Business 2.0/3.0
CRITICAL SUCCESS FACTOR 1: Be as Unreasonable About Success as an
Entrepreneur
Entrepreneurs have a view of the market and/or a consumer behavior, which drives them to bring an innovation to life.
Like becoming a Parent, if they knew what it would REALLY entail, they would think twice.
That leads them to be paranoid, and feel that they are in a race against time.
Which makes them learn how to: Act with Imperfect Information Never assume they control time Never give up – tied to their identity Expect Success
CRITICAL SUCCESS FACTOR 2: You Know More Than You Think You Do
Don’t just trust your instincts but listen, hone and refine your instincts
Determine what your “Unfair Advantage” is and Do More Of That
FACTOR 3: INVEST IN THE SUCCESS OF OTHERS
Today’s World is an Ecosystem
The Businesses with Business Models which enhance and grow the ecosystem will win
Abundance Mentality
Focus on being a Net Contributor to the System rather than a Net Taker, and what you find is that your Sphere of Influence over the System increases
Focus on Long-Term Relationships
FACTOR 4: BE RADICALLY OPEN TO THE WORLD
Bill Joy, the former CTO and guru from Sun Microsystems, “assume innovation occurs elsewhere”.
Build reliable means to continually pull in what’s relevant and potentially threatening to your business “We have to be in many places and get signals
sooner,” Henning Kagerman, SAP CEO in the WSJ “We’re not in the dialogue” – Nokia Senior
Executive Small things can indicate that large change is
about to happen
FACTOR 5: EXACT ACCOUNTABILITY
Management is the search for accountability. Who is doing what, by when, why, and how, and most importantly, what happens if they don’t?
The best entrepreneurs and executives are both leaders and good managers.
There are no bad Lieutenants, Sergeants, Captains – there are only bad Generals
Trust is Efficient – Trust but Verify Economies who trust spontaneously develop
and progress more rapidly – Francis Fukuyama
FACTOR 6 – CREATE THE CONDITIONS OF TRUST
SO THAT GREAT THINGS CAN HAPPEN Trust is efficient; leadership is about: creating the conditions of trust, and the
combination of building counter-cyclically, paying attention to small change which
indicates that large structural change is about to happen,
seeking out inefficient markets, and investing in the success of others, leads to businesses that are both valuable and
sustainable.
Game Changers
I. Mobile Broadband is real
Momail and Monitise
Themes from Mobile World Congress The themes from MWC were definitely
that mobile broadband is here at last and that email and location based services are to the big drivers (as well as simplicity) in the handset.
So if you’re in the mass market for your own personal tech like me, and a big fan of cost-effective plans, you’ll approve of Momail's mission – free mobile email.
The addressable market is the hundreds of millions of phones in the world
What is Momail?
Momail is a unique mobile email solution affordable
• free, low priced easy-to-use
• no client• auto configuration• auto collect of emails from other accounts
lean • optimizes attachments• drastically reduces data chargesworks with any connected mobile device!
About Momail
Founded in 2005− Head office in Limhamn, Sweden− First product beta released in July 2006
Funded by venture and private capital Patent pending technology
– Mobile Message Optimization and Protection Engine (MMOPE)
– Developed for mobile email, mobile communication and more
Initial focus on consumer mobile email − Additional releases will include ehancements to ease the
delivery of digital media to mobile devices
Momail: The time is now Launched in Europé Q3 2007
− Scandinavia, UK, Germany and Poland now live
− Additional European and Asian countries to follow throughout 2008
Momail supports 80% of mobile handsets available in the global market− Momail functions on over 1000 models, no
other mobile email provider comes close
User statistics prove Momail meets an untapped consumer demand Overall registrations growing by 1500 /
week Over 40% of registered users become active Average of over 90% data saved by Momail
customers
Why Partner with Momail?
Current Market Conditions− Mobile handset penetration greatly outstrips PC penetration
in Asia − Asia will account for 60% of new mobile subscriber growth
in the next five years*− Momail provides email capabilities to users who do not have
PCs
Increasing data usage beginning to clog 3G networks− Momail’s patent pending technology minimizes the data
traffic by up to 99%, thus both reducing data load on operator networks and increasing speed
*Global Insight report, 19 April 2007
SpinVox
Voice to Screen
SpinVox does one thing - really well
Convert any voice message into meaningful textExperience - reliable, fast, high quality
Vision & mission
MissionSimple revolution: enable all existing messaging products with voiceMake everyday communication simpler and more effectiveLead the 3rd most important form of communication
MissionSimple revolution: enable all existing messaging products with voiceMake everyday communication simpler and more effectiveLead the 3rd most important form of communication
TomorrowMass market range of Voice-to-Screen™Messaging for web, Carrier, VoIP & cable channels
TomorrowMass market range of Voice-to-Screen™Messaging for web, Carrier, VoIP & cable channels
Any Voice – Any Message – Anywhere
TodayEnable SpinVox Voicemail within global carriersBranded standard for Voicemail-to-Text service
TodayEnable SpinVox Voicemail within global carriersBranded standard for Voicemail-to-Text service
VisionImagine a world where messaging is as simple, natural and intuitive as
speaking your message…
or glancing at your phone’s screen
…to read voice messages you’ve received
VisionImagine a world where messaging is as simple, natural and intuitive as
speaking your message…
or glancing at your phone’s screen
…to read voice messages you’ve received
SpinVoxVital Statistics and History
2003 : Founders hit upon idea VMCS designed - patents filed - SpinVox incorporated
2005 : UK Nationwide Retail >100k subscribers, 80%+ retention, brand & marketing success
2006 : Carrier contract Investment in Carrier Grade Platform, Management Team and N.Am
expansion Multi-lingual, multi-market Vendor partnerships
2007 : ‘Land-grab’ strategy bites 12 Carrier contracts : 100m base : £200m contracted revenue : 100%
market share 4 languages + 4 continents $100m (£50m) funding
2008 : Scale 26 Carrier contracts 6 languages + 5 continents 3 new products, 5 new markets/channels
2010 : 100m users, £250m annual revenue
Worldwide footprint
2008 - 26 DealsTier 1
LatAm, AsiaPacLanguage
New : Italian, Portuguese 3 new products
Unified Communications Speak-a-Message Social Networks
• 2007 - 12 deals• 10 Deployments• En, Sp, Fr, Ge• N.America, Europe,
S.Africa, Australia
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Spinvox Offices
THANK YOUjulie@ariadnecapital.com
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