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THE BUSINESS OF (TECH) STARTUPS
THE (GROWING) INTERSECTION OF VENTURE CAPITAL, HIGH-GROWTH TECH COMPANIES AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
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@paulsingh
500 STARTUPS
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@paulsingh #
A (R)EVOLUTION IN THINKING
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@paulsingh #@paulsingh #MEDAannual
EARLY STAGE STARTUPS
HAVE CHANGED
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@paulsingh #@paulsingh #MEDAannual
STARTUP COSTS LOWER THAN EVER
BUT SCALING STILL COSTS MONEY
CLOUD, OPEN SOURCE AND ONLINE DISTRIBUTION DRIVING
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@paulsingh #@paulsingh #MEDAannual
WEB GETS BIGGER. WORLD GETS SMALLER.
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@paulsingh #@paulsingh #MEDAannual
TRACTION IS THE NEW INTELLECTUAL PROPERTYPLATFORMS (SEARCH, SOCIAL & MOBILE) PRIMARILY DRIVING THE CHANGE.
NO LONGER “GOOD ENOUGH” TO DEPEND ON TECH DIFFERENTIATION.
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@paulsingh #@paulsingh #MEDAannual
CAPITAL INCREASINGLY COMMODITIZED
RISE OF THE ANGELS, YO!
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@paulsingh #@paulsingh #MEDAannual
NEW REALITY: MONEY FOLLOWS
FOUNDERSRISE OF THE ENTREPRENEURS, YO!
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ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT HAS CHANGED
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THE AGE OF THE INDUSTRIAL CITY
IS OVER
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NOW POSSIBLE TO BUILD BILLION DOLLAR
COMPANIES IN T-SHIRTS FROM A COUCH
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FROM ANYWHERE*
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BUT…
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MORE THAN TRADITIONAL INDUSTRIES, KNOWLEDGE ECONOMY HAS AN INHERENT TENDENCY TOWARDS GEOGRAPHIC AGGLOMERATIONADVANTAGES MATTER, AND THE FUTURE DEPENDS HEAVILY ON THE PAST. !THE SUCCESS OF A CITY FOSTERS MORE SUCCESS, AS COMMUNITIES THAT CAN ATTRACT SKILLED WORKERS AND GOOD JOBS TEND TO ATTRACT EVEN MORE.
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-- ENRICO MORETTI
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NEAR PERFECT CORRELATION BETWEEN
URBANIZATION AND PROSPERITY
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NEAR PERFECT CORRELATION BETWEEN PRESENCE OF SMALL
FIRMS AND THE LATER GROWTH OF A REGION*
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BUT…
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TECH COMPANIES WILL NEVER CREATE THE MAJORITY OF JOBS
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TECH COMPANIES HAVE A DISPROPORTIONATELY
POSITIVE EFFECT ON THE ECONOMY
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WHAT HAPPENS IN THE TECH SECTOR DETERMINES THE SALARY OF MOST PEOPLE, WHETHER THEY WORK IN
TECH OR NOT
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ALTHOUGH JOBS IN LOCAL SERVICES CONSTITUTE THE VAST MAJORITY OF JOBS, THEY ARE THE ECONOMIC GROWTH.
“-- ENRICO MORETTI
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PROXIMITY IS VALUABLE
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MODERN ECONOMIC DEV !
PEOPLE > STRUCTURES
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@paulsingh #@paulsingh #MEDAannual
HUGE OPPORTUNITY AT THE POST-SEED,
PRE-A LEVEL
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@paulsingh #@paulsingh #MEDAannual
INVESTORS: INVEST OUTSIDE YOUR
REGION, BRING THE BEST FOUNDERS TO YOUR CITY
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TECHNOLOGY IS THE FUNDAMENTAL DRIVER OF
GROWTH IN THE INDUSTRIALIZED WORLD
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THE BUSINESS OF (TECH) STARTUPS
THE (GROWING) INTERSECTION OF VENTURE CAPITAL, HIGH-GROWTH TECH COMPANIES AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT