Accelerators as an API (GrowLabs Accelerator Symposium 2013)

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ACCELERATORS AS AN APIPAUL SINGH

500 Startups

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500 STARTUPSGETTING TO KNOW

BECAUSE WE’RE KIND OF A BIG DEAL

PAUL SINGH

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VENTURE CAPITAL IS OPEN TO ATTACK BY DISRUPTIVE NEW BUSINESS MODELS AND TECHNOLOGY.

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-- NAVAL RAVIKANT (@naval)

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(R)EVOLUTION IN THINKING

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EARLY STAGE STARTUPS

HAVE CHANGED

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STARTUP COSTS LOWER THAN EVER

BUT SCALING STILL COSTS MONEY

CLOUD, OPEN SOURCE AND ONLINE DISTRIBUTION DRIVING

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WEB GETS BIGGER.WORLD GETS SMALLER.

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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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CAPITAL INCREASINGLY COMMODITIZED

RISE OF THE ANGELS, YO!

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NEW REALITY: MONEY FOLLOWS

FOUNDERS

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EARLY STAGE VCIS CHANGINGHAS CHANGED

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STATE OF THE ART IN EARLY STAGE INVESTING IS NOT

VERY SOPHISTICATED

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UNBUNDLING OF ADVICE, CONTROL

AND MONEY

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USED TO BE ABOUT CAPITAL, DEALFLOW

AND JUDGEMENTTODAY, IT’S ABOUT ACCESS.

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DIFFERENTIATE VIA ACCESS TO

FUNCTIONAL EXPERTISE500 METHOD: FOCUS ON DESIGN, DATA, DISTRIBUTION. INVEST IN

DEVELOPMENT OF TOOLS TO CONNECT FOUNDERS AND MENTORS.

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THE MANAGEMENT TEAM ISN’T THE DECISION MAKING TEAM. IT’S A SUPPORT FUNCTION.

“-- JOEL SPOLSKY (@spolsky)

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API TO VENTURE CAPITAL & FUNCTIONAL EXPERTISE

THE BIG OPPORTUNITY IN EARLY STAGE TECH INVESTING:

(FOR FOUNDERS. FOR INVESTORS. FOR GOVERNMENT.)

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ACCELERATORS AS AN APIPAUL SINGH

500 Startups

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