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HI! IN 5 MINUTES

@peignoir Franck Nouyrigat

Startup Weekend Up Global MoreStarts Recorp Ventures

OUR STORY…

2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 20142011Lots of print

pub and a book

NEW / OLD BOARD

350,000 Alumni 19,000 Community Leaders and Volunteers 1000 Ci<es in 136 countries More than 50 Startups beyond $1M Valua<on

WE’RE A MASSIVE FAMILY!

STARTUP WEEKEND CO-FOUNDER.TEDx SPEAKER WRITER FOR FORBES / WSJ AWARDED ENTREPRENEUR. LOVES EYE OF THE TIGER

FOUNDED STRATEGYHACK.

MATCHED VERIZON, CHASE, AMEX,

MORGAN STANLEY, PUBLICIS, OGILVY

WITH STARTUPS. HIS SUCCESS

STORIES GREW BEYOND $200M OF

REVENUE.

Peter Crysdale Franck Nouyrigat

MEET THE FOUNDERS

> MOVE AT STARTUP SPEED

E.P COMMUNITY PITCH 5MIN

5 MIN TO PITCHPROBLEM / SOLUTION / WHO / WHERE / 5YR VISION / HELP?

B BREAK

E ECOSYSTEM10:00 - 1100

FEEDER

LEADERS

DISCOVER

NEW TRENDS

M MAPPING MACEDONIA

B BREAK

Talent

Density

Stanford alumni and faculty have created

nearly 40K companies and 5.4M jobs with annual revenues of $2.7 trillion.

Culture

Capital

The UK recently introduced Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme

(SEIS). SEIS encourages startup investment by offering

a straight 50% tax break to those investing up to £100,000.

RegulatoryEnvironment

South Korea has transformed into an economic

heavyweight, having systematically applied substantial

resources to research and development.

B BREAK

G STARTUPS/SCALEUP13:30-14:30

7 STARTUP TRUTH

WHAT IS A STARTUP?

WHY STARTUPS

FAIL?

HOW MANY HIGH GROWTH VC BACKED?

ACCEL / VC ARE GREAT

INVEST. FUND

BUSINESS PLANS ARE?

WHAT ARE MENTORS?

SO MANY NEW BUSINESS!

2016 / VC

With more money (and new non VC entrants) venture financings have obviously increased. 2015 was an enormous year (2x pre recession)

2

US VC financing activity

0

2,500

5,000

7,500

10,000

$0

$25

$50

$75

$100

2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

Capital invested ($B)# of rounds closed

8,097

9,3818,563

7,572

6,428

5,193

4,3164,5334,119

3,1452,574

$77

$68

$44$40$42

$30$26

$36$35$28

$23

2,5743,145

4,1194,533 4,316

5,193

6,428

7,572

8,5639,381

8,097

Source: PitchBook 2015 Annual U.S. Venture Industry Report; Upfront analysis.

This has swung sentiment for many experienced VCs, with 62% of respondents advising companies to cut costs / burn as markets tighten

12

4%

35%

62%

Source: Upfront Survey Jan 2016, 156 VCs.

Which statement best describes the spending behavior at most of the companies in which you are on the board or observe?

Generally cutting costs expecting markets to tighten

Don’t see much change from a year ago

Generally not too worried about burn rates

With the sentiment of the markets it’s no surprise that a full 82% of VCs expressed caution or concern going into 2016

15

2%

30%

50%

9%

9%

Source: Upfront Survey Jan 2016, 155 VCs.

Hugely bullish

I’m very concerned

Things are bad & getting worse

Generally cautious

Generally optimistic

Which of the following statements best describes your mood heading into 2016

Q OPEN QUESTIONS

T THX!

@peignoir / Franck Nouyrigat

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