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Turning data into business
What is Apps for Europe
• We are a thematic network
• We create a business lounge format to connect to open data events
• We host an EU competition for open data apps
• We o!er support and aggregate knowledge
• We want to turn open data into viable business
Are you a competition organiser
• Are you working with open data events, hackathons or competitions?
• Prove the value (economic or social) of open data
• Connect app makers to potential clients, incubators, successful businesses and investors
• Interact with other organisers and share experiences
• Create a business lounge at your own event
Are you a developer
• Meet local (and international) clients, incubators, businesses and investors
• Get feedback on your app or idea
• Explore the business opportunities of your app or service
• Enter the EU competition and get selected for the international business lounge @ FutureEverything next year
Are you an investor
• Are you working with startups, or want to invest in a great open data app or service?
• Get to know the EU open data community
• Bene"t from the knowledge of contest organisers
• Meet other investors with similar interests
A Business Lounge is...
• What is a business
• A sustainable, and with a legal form initiative based on open data
• Who is attending a business lounge?
• Participants
• Somebody providing Feedback
A Business Lounge is...
• What do they do?
• Talk (a bit) Under a common criteria
• Previous information
• Shared criteria …. Team, de"nition, business plan, market analysis
• Connect for further contacts
• Assess
• Learn
A Business Lounge is...
• Who do they need?
• A quiet place…. (something could be con"dential)
• A known and shared criteria
• Previous information
A Business Lounge is...
• What happens next?
• An Initiative is born?
• Follow-up participants -> their success is yours
Business Lounge setup
• Expert interviews (or presentations)
• Speed dates with investors
• Networking opportunities
• Scorecards
• Winner announced main stage
Preparation
• Call for participation
• Select and brief best open data apps
• Brief investors
• Brief experts
• Personal communication is key
Follow up
• One on one evaluation
• Find out about matches that are made
• Keep investors interested by connecting to network
• Business related prizes for winner(s)
Lessons learnt
• Investors networking is important motivator
• Maturity and quality of the team is important
• Focus on market, rather than product
• Ready for incubator or investor?
• Pitch preparation
Questions?
Group discussion (15 minutes)
• Split up into groups of 4 or 5 people
• Take a #ip-over sheet and marker
• Map out what your think about:
• Possible bene!ts for you or your organisation
• Possible obstacles
• How to tackle them - solutions
Join the competition
• 18th of September 2013: O$cial kicko! Apps for Europe Competition @ OKCon in Geneva
• September to February: Several Business Lounges will be organised throughout Europe
• 7th of February 2014: O$cial deadline
• 20th of February 2014: Winners are informed of their selection to participate in the Business Lounge @ Future Everything
• 31st of March / 1st of April 2014: Winners participate in Business Lounge event @ FutureEverything
The Apps for Europe consortium consists of: Waag Society, Forum Virium, NISV, Kennisland, ESADE Business School, V-ICT-OR, Topix, CCSS, OKF, Future Everything, NESTA, PTC Portugal Telecom, iMinds, Rooter, OKFN DE, OKFN BE, Europeana, EURECOM
Thank youIvonne Jansen-Dings, [email protected] Abella, [email protected]
www.appsforeurope.eu