Helping students navigate the digital economy
Angela Lee
Columbia Bus. School: Assoc. Dean & Chief Innovation Officer
37 Angels: Founder
Market trends to be aware of?
How to prep students?
Market trends to be aware of?
How to prep students?
The startup market is healthy
…especially true in early (seed) stage
What are the hot sectors?
Source: Tomas Tunguz
What to look for in startups?
Progress Price
People Problem
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Industry
Company size/stage
Geography
Function
B2B or B2C
Internal or external facing
Market trends to be aware of?
How to prep students?
Startup ecosystem
Funding
Sources
Accelerators
Startups
Service
ProvidersGovernment
Universities
How accelerators work
Startups
apply
Cohort
selected
Mentorship
Co-working
Investment
Demo day
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Demo days can get a huge draw15
What accelerators exist?
37angels.com/accelerators
f6s.com/accelerators
seed-db.com/accelerators
angel.co/incubators
Startup ecosystem
Funding
Sources
Accelerators Corporations
Startups
Service
ProvidersGovernment
Universities
The corporations are getting involved
Appetite for risk / ambiguity?
How would you feel if?
What do you want to learn?
Salary requirements?
Willingness to work really hard?
How would you define success?
Network
Programs
Curr
Create an easy to navigate system to let
students experiment while they are in school
• Newsletters (Charlie O’Donnell, Gary’s Guide)
• News (TechCrunch, Venture Beat)
• Blogs (37angels.com/blogs)
• This deck: slideshare.com/angelawlee
Resources
Got data?
“Angel List Valuations”
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What is diligence?
37angels.com/resources
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