Egypt Maker Faire Africa 2011

Maker Faire Africa 2009 Ghana

Maker Faire Africa 2010 Kenya

Cyrus’s Wild Glasses

Talking Books

Solar Power Inverter

Bamboo Bike

Handmade FM Radio Transmitter

Furniture From Recycled Bottles

Digital Drum

The Toilet Man

Bicycle Hacksaw

Recycled Water Satchel Sandals

Super Money Maker Water Pump

Solar Powered Flashlight

Sisal Maker

William Kamkwamba

The Boy Who Harnessed The Wind

Raising MoneyPresenting Your Idea

10 slides, 20 minutes, 30 point font

Title Slide

Company name, contact info

Problem Slide

What pain are you solving?

Solution Slide

How are you solving that?

Business Model

How you make money?

Underlying Magic

What is the secret sauce?

Sales & Marketing

How will you go to market?

Competition

What you can do they cannot?

Team Slide

Most major tech companies had unproven teams

Projections

The underlying metrics are important

Status & Timeline

Where are you?

Top 12 Entrepreneur Startup Qualities

• Integrity• Self Discipline• People Skills• Supportive

Spouse• Strong Work Ethic• Problem Solver

• Organization • Strong Leadership• Competitiveness• Well Organized• Sales Ability • Vision

NedSpace: 8 Companies, 14+ Million

Business Plan vs. Marketing Plan

Exit Path: IPO, Acquisition, Lifestyle

Make Something People Want

Markets Are Conversations

Multiple Revenue Streams

Recurring Revenue Streams

Thank YouMark [email protected]

m@neddotcom503-502-0185

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