CERN Accelerator School Superconductivity for Accelerators Case Study 5 – Case Study 6
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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