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TechMeetups Raj Singh May 2014
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The world of work has changed (again)
• The economy since 2008 has cut us to the bone • Very few can afford an assistant or many staff • The rise of the entrepreneur/startup has become
unstoppable • The rise of the freelancer is also unstoppable
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London’s Task Concierge & Market
• Sooqini is a task concierge and marketplace where startups ask for and get services
• We are an enabler of the #newnewwork • We have built the technology and proved the
concept in London • Next stop, the world
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Concierge: Silver Service
• Sooqini’s Silver Service (S3) is a subscription virtual assistant product – Perfect for power users – Great for those with significant time pressures
(like small business owners, busy professionals) – Easily automated for scalability – Differentiator v. competition Plus, it’s a great complementary product for many other service providers to augment their own offers
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Solving for time (= money)
• Outsource / delegate everything non-core • Maintain flexibility • Stay legal – Mandates v. employment – Minimum wage – Confidentiality – Liability
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Delegating, flexibly
Market Research
• Crowdsourced wisdom
• Market research • Mystery Shopping • Surveys • Polls
Administrative
• Low-skilled tasks (e.g. data entry)
• Phone & filing • Research • Photography (e.g.
events
Temp/Casual
• Interns • Stage-specific
staff • Operational (CFO
etc.), Legal • Seasonal • Specialised
Channel
• Customers! • Advocates • Social media
curation • Blogging
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Tech
• Website, app development / maintenance
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How did I get here?
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• A company man • A succession of smaller companies • Venture capital • Doing the startup thing
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What have I learned?
• Your mileage may vary • Every one works hard, that’s just a given • Experience helps a lot • Don’t let the perfect get in the way of the good • It’s an emotional
rollercoaster
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What could you be thinking about?
• Do I really want to do this? • Not everyone has to be or is an entrepreneur • No one is born an entrepreneur • Is my idea the right size for me?
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Helpful stuff
• There are a lot of resources to tap into • Take advice, from everyone • Be brutally honest with yourself • Always apply the sunshine rule • Get data, analyze and act on it • Keep your ego
out of it
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Summary
• Socio-economic changes are driving the growth in the business model
• Unique position as “Task concierge” • No-one else has captured the ease of use
and low capital requirements • Europe is prime territory • An experienced and well-regarded team
has the ability to execute to plan
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Thank you
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