SeedStars LATAM Keynote: Entrepreneurship without borders

ENTREPRENEURSHIP WITHOUT BORDERS

Christine Souffrant NtimForbes 30Under30 + AdAge 40Under40 Founder @Vendedy Managing Director of Startup Grind Dubai Managing Partner @Global Startup Ecosystem Graduate Singularity University @NASA Global Speaker @ United Nations, TEDx and

European Union Forum

Featured in:

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Press, Partners, Prizes (2 YRS)

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Accelerators/Partners

• 2014 Clinton Global Initiative • 2014 IBM Global Entrepreneur • 2015 Digital Entertainment

World Winners• 2015 Socap Pitch Winner• 2015 Mastercard Pitch Winner • 2015 Forbes $1M Prize Top 40 • 2015 USA Winner Chivas

Venture $1M• 2015 EMEA Finalists Citi Fin Tech

Challenge• 2015 Top 5 Exponential Break

Through – CNBC Exponential Finance

• 2015 Step Conference Dubai Top 5

• 2015 Tech Disrupt Dubai Top 8 Pitches

• 2016 2nd Place Winner 92Y Challenge

Awards/Prizes

60+ Press Coverage

The Success Formula

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PATTERNS

Patterns are predictable markers that tell you a story


THE TURNING POINT Haiti 2010

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Grandma-Haiti

Parents-New York

Me-Haiti

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Entrepreneurship Without Borders

From Passions to PatternsBorderless Mentor Network Borderless ChecklistBorderless Tool BoxStartup: Product Startup: Funding Startup: Pitching

Startup Development


Borderless Mentor Network

Take a full weekend to go over this 10 week course material- Binge it!

www.StartupClass.co

Take a day to read through the beginner articles

http://launchthisyear.com/

A curated email digest of startup activity in every

part of the world: https://www.startupdigest.com/

A curated hub of startup communities, resources and programs

around the world https://www.googleforentrepreneurs.com/


http://www.StartupClass.co/

http://launchthisyear.com/

https://www.startupdigest.com/

https://www.startupdigest.com/

https://www.googleforentrepreneurs.com/

https://www.googleforentrepreneurs.com/

Borderless Check ListPart 1 Website Set Up1. Domain ($20 or less); Hosting ($Varies); Theme + Editor

(Wordpress.org)2. Google analytics (track traffic behavior and sources)3. Sumo Me (Email capture + social media share)4. DropBox Account (Free- Sync as backup)Part 2 Profile & Social Media Set Up • Facebook (Necerssary), Pinterest, Instagram, Twitter, Google Plus

(Optional)• Register on Gust, Angelist, F6s.com, Younoodle, CrunchbasePart 3 Admin1. Gmail account ([email protected])2. Eventbrite Account (Digital Demo Day) or Thestorefront.com

(Pop Up Tour)3. Meetup Account4. Zoom Account5. Maillchimp Account (Free 2k or less)6. HootSuite Account (Free for 3 profiles)Part 4 Startup Branding • Get logo done for $5 by fiverr/Business Cards @ Vista Print for

$10 • Get stand up banner done for $40 by VistaprintPart 5 Post Traction Setup: • Legal Zoom/ Clerky; Bank Account; aypal Account


mailto:[email protected]

Borderless Tool BoxGet the following tools

1. Mailchimp (emails)2. Google analytics (data)3. Eventbrite (ticket orders)4. Boomerang (emails)5. Hootsuite (social media)6. Zoom- cheapest to host

monthly webinars at $10 7. Slideshare (marketing)8. Google Forms 9. Canva (marketing)10.Thunder clap (marketing)11.Sumome (customer emails)


Startup Development: Product

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Timeline Development1. Alpha Q1: Stripped down version

o2. Beta Q2: Complete set of

features w/ bugs3. Beta Q3: Reality check version-

based on feedback 4. Release Candidate Q4: System

is very stable at this point5. Release (v1.0, v1.2): At this

stage system is usually released to the customers.


Online Coding Env. (Free)• Codeacademy, Freecodecamp,

SkillShare, Youtube• 45 places to learn code for free• Follow http://stackoverflow.com

/Online Coding Environments (Cheap)• Onemonth.com $50,

Codeschool, • Treehouse, Udemy, Coursera, • Udacity, etc.

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Startup Development: Funding

Bucket 1 Competitions- Prizes, Contests, Grants

Bucket 2 Family, Friends, and Supporters

(Crowd funding Campaign)

Bucket 3 Smart Capital Investments

Bucket 4 Incubators, Accelerators, &

Corporate Programs

Bucket 5 Get Creative & Monetize

Turn Credit Cards, Shipping, Subscriptions into funding• $5k Walmart Community

Grant • $5k UPS Store Small Bix

Salute Pitch Contest • $15k MasterCard Elevator

Pitch Competition • $10k Capital One Hackathon

Competition • $25k FedEx Competition • $25k Microsoft Competition • $25k IBM Smart Camp

Launch Prize• $40k Staples small Business

Break Room Makeover • $50k AT&T Agility

Competition • $1 Million Forbes Prize

Competition

Startup Development: Pitching

30 Seconds- 1 Minute Pitches (Teaser)• What & Why • Value in 10 seconds (tailor to

audience)• Traction & Call to Action

2-10 Minute Pitches (Details)• 1 Minute Teaser Intro Additional Info

• Pre recorded demo• Competition Matrix details • Customer experiences • Financial metrics• Team profiles

• Call to Action www.Csouffrantntim.com

Brand Your Value



Corporate + Government


Startups


Individuals



Dylan MahalingamAt the ripe age of 9, Dylan Mahalingam co-founded Lil' MDGs.His organization has mobilized more than 3 million children around the globe to work on a variety of issues, with more than 24,000 regular volunteers hailing from 41 countries.


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SeedStars LATAM Keynote: Entrepreneurship without borders

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