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Anthony Hsiao, Director, EnTrip Ltd. BarCamp Pune 5 The Y-Combinator of Europe

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Page 1: EnTrip @ BCP5: Lessons from SeedCamp

Anthony Hsiao, Director, EnTrip Ltd. BarCamp Pune 5

The Y-Combinator of Europe

Page 2: EnTrip @ BCP5: Lessons from SeedCamp

Anthony Hsiao, Director, EnTrip Ltd. BarCamp Pune 5

Overview● SeedCamp background

● The people behind SeedCamp

● SeedCamp Companies

● Lessons Learned

Page 3: EnTrip @ BCP5: Lessons from SeedCamp

Anthony Hsiao, Director, EnTrip Ltd. BarCamp Pune 5

SeedCamp?● 'Y-Combinator of Europe' – London

● SC Week: Startup Workshop, Competition

● Winners: Investment, 3 months program

● Seed Fund, backed by A-list Investors

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Anthony Hsiao, Director, EnTrip Ltd. BarCamp Pune 5

SC Week● Mentoring Sessions

● Panel Discussions

● Networking Opportunities ('Parties')

● Pitch Day

Loads of fun, lots of work

Page 5: EnTrip @ BCP5: Lessons from SeedCamp

Anthony Hsiao, Director, EnTrip Ltd. BarCamp Pune 5

Who?

Saul Klein, ChairmanIndex Ventures, Founder OCC

Reshma Sohoni, CEOFrom Pune!!

Page 6: EnTrip @ BCP5: Lessons from SeedCamp

Anthony Hsiao, Director, EnTrip Ltd. BarCamp Pune 5

InvestorsA-list:

VCs

Law Firms

Angel Investors

Entrepreneurs

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Anthony Hsiao, Director, EnTrip Ltd. BarCamp Pune 5

Mentors● High Caliber

Mentors

● From all areas

● To aswer our

questions

Page 8: EnTrip @ BCP5: Lessons from SeedCamp

Anthony Hsiao, Director, EnTrip Ltd. BarCamp Pune 5

Who gets in?● Pan-Europe, Global

● >400 applications, 30+ Countries

● 45+ Second round pitches

● 23 Finalists

● 5+ 'Winners' (7 in 2008)

Page 9: EnTrip @ BCP5: Lessons from SeedCamp

Anthony Hsiao, Director, EnTrip Ltd. BarCamp Pune 5

We were there!● We put Pune

'on the map'

as startup hub!

● Didn't win :-(

● 'SeedCamp Family'

Page 10: EnTrip @ BCP5: Lessons from SeedCamp

Anthony Hsiao, Director, EnTrip Ltd. BarCamp Pune 5

Some Startups

2007 2008

Page 11: EnTrip @ BCP5: Lessons from SeedCamp

Anthony Hsiao, Director, EnTrip Ltd. BarCamp Pune 5

Hot: UberVU● Integrate all

'web-talk', by topic

● Get the Overview

● From Romania

Page 12: EnTrip @ BCP5: Lessons from SeedCamp

Anthony Hsiao, Director, EnTrip Ltd. BarCamp Pune 5

Useful: BaseKit● Graphical Web-

Application Builder

● Rapid prototyping

● From Wales

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Anthony Hsiao, Director, EnTrip Ltd. BarCamp Pune 5

Lessons ...From the PROs

Page 14: EnTrip @ BCP5: Lessons from SeedCamp

Anthony Hsiao, Director, EnTrip Ltd. BarCamp Pune 5

“The main thing, is to

keep the main thing, the

main thing“

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Page 15: EnTrip @ BCP5: Lessons from SeedCamp

Anthony Hsiao, Director, EnTrip Ltd. BarCamp Pune 5

“Metrics,

Metrics,

Metrics“Especially for Startups

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Anthony Hsiao, Director, EnTrip Ltd. BarCamp Pune 5

“Smart

Money matters!“

Even if it's a 'worse deal'

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Page 17: EnTrip @ BCP5: Lessons from SeedCamp

Anthony Hsiao, Director, EnTrip Ltd. BarCamp Pune 5

“Know your

customer, Interact“

(It's so easy these days)Feedback driven design

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Page 18: EnTrip @ BCP5: Lessons from SeedCamp

Anthony Hsiao, Director, EnTrip Ltd. BarCamp Pune 5

“Ask the right

questions“

(understand the REAL issues)Use external help well

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Page 19: EnTrip @ BCP5: Lessons from SeedCamp

Anthony Hsiao, Director, EnTrip Ltd. BarCamp Pune 5

“Noone knows all

answers“Not even the PROs

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Page 20: EnTrip @ BCP5: Lessons from SeedCamp

Anthony Hsiao, Director, EnTrip Ltd. BarCamp Pune 5

Finally● Next SeedCamp: 2009

● Spread the word, apply! They're waiting!

● SeedCamp India in 2010?

● Is the time right yet?

Page 21: EnTrip @ BCP5: Lessons from SeedCamp

Anthony Hsiao, Director, EnTrip Ltd. BarCamp Pune 5

Thank you!

● Any questions?