START Summit Axel Springer Plug and Play; April 17th, St. Gallen

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STARTING UP SUCCESSFULLY TWO YEARS OF AXEL SPRINGER PLUG AND PLAY PATTERNS, EXPERIENCES AND LEARNINGS Joerg Rheinboldt @joerg | St. Gallen | 17/03/2015

WHAT I DID SO FAR? Joerg Rheinboldt @joerg

2008  founda'on  as  a  non  profit  share  based  company  

Future  Organiza'ons  and  ini'a'ves  to  foster  exchange  

Lately  Angel  inves'ng  and  early  stage    

1971  Born  and  raised  in  Cologne,  Germany  

00s  Venture  Capital  

and  growth  

90s  Bootstrapping  and  

cash-­‐flow  

Profit  Non-­‐Profit  

BuildingBridges

@joerg

PORTFOLIO STRATEGY

INVESTMENT TYPES •  Project A •  FUND INVESTMENTS •  DIRECT (OZY, A+ OR POLITICO) •  EARLY STAGE // #Aspnp

FROM EARLY STAGE TO TRADITIONAL MEDIA

 Note:  Revenue,  EBITDA  and  employee  numbers  present  the  results  of  con'nuing  opera'ons.  

  Ac've  in  44  countries  

Revenue  2014:  3.0bn  €  EBITDA  2014:  507m  €  

About  14,000  employees  

Digital  reach:  ~100m  unique  visitors  

Listed  since  1985  Shareholders:  family  >50%  

Founded  in  1946  by  Axel  Springer  Headquartered  in  Berlin  

 Note:  Revenue,  EBITDA  and  employee  numbers  present  the  results  of  con'nuing  opera'ons.  

#ataglance

#transformation

#transformation

#digitization

#axelspringer

#aspnp

#plugandplay

AXEL SPRINGER PLUG AND PLAY | #ASPnP Our DNA? European media house meets Silicon Valley accelerator pioneer.

ASPnP PORTFOLIO STRATEGY HOW WE LEVERAGE AS VALUES INTO OUR INVESTMENT STRATEGY

#ASPnP IN FIGURES Our core KPI’s applications and follow up investment

§  TURNING 2 IN MAY §  BASIC DEAL

§  (NETWORK+PROGRAM) * € 25k = 5% SHARE

§  100-DAY-PROGRAMM FOR STARTUPS §  2-3 TIMES PER YEAR

§  SIX BATCHES SO FAR

§  56 COMPANIES WE INVESTED IN §  51 ARE STILL IN BUSINESS §  58% FOLLOW UP INVESTMENT RATE §  HIGHEST INVESTMENT: US$ 10.6 Number26

PATTERNS OF SUCCESS

WHAT DOES SUCCESS LOOK LIKE & HOW DO WE GET THERE?

20 Years Later

WHAT REALLY HELPS? Enable founders to seize opportunities

WHAT REALLY HELPS? Enable founders to seize opportunities

YOU SHOULD BE HERE

PRODUCTIVE TIME

OPPORTUNITIES  IMPULSES

WHAT’S THE DEGREE OF YOUR FREEDOM? Welcome to the jungle of definitions

VALUES VISION MISSION STRATEGIC GOALS STRATEGY OPERATIONS

CONTROLLING

Pivot

Iterate

Implement & Test

WHAT’S THE DEGREE OF YOUR FREEDOM?

WHAT‘S THE DEGREE OF

YOUR FREEDOM?

VERY IMPORTANT: MOMENTUM

VENTURE FINANCING How venture financing typically works.

Pre-Seed Phase

Seed Phase

Series A Phase

Pre-Seed Funding Valuation €500k Idea + Prototype Friends, Family, Accelerators Funding €25k - €125 Founders hold >90% of shares

Seed Round Valuation €2-2.5 Mio Beta Launch Angels, Grants Funding €350-700k Founders hold >70%

Series A Round Valuation €4-15 Mio Serious Traction or Trajectory VC Funding €1-5 Mio Founders hold >50%

ACCELERATORS

CUSTOMER DEVELOPMENT CYCLE STAGES OF DEVELOPING YOUR COMPANY

€ €€ €€€

From  “Startup  Owner’s  Manual,  ”  by  Steve  Bank  and  Bob  Dorf  

ASK FOR EXPERTISE AND SHARE.

THINGS TO THINK ABOUT What do you think?

THINGS TO THINK ABOUT

MAKE UP YOUR MIND AND MAKE YOUR OWN DECISION

What do you think?

Plans = Hope Test Results = Data Ship to test! (MVP, Pretotyping…)

THINGS TO THINK ABOUT What do you think?

The one Metric that Matters 10% w/w or 10x

THINGS TO THINK ABOUT What do you think?

Synchronize Timelines

THINGS TO THINK ABOUT What do you think?

THINGS TO THINK ABOUT What do you think?

Hire good people „for peanuts you get monkeys“

THINGS TO THINK ABOUT What do you think?

Financing Strategy

THINGS TO THINK ABOUT What do you think?

Traction!

THINGS TO THINK ABOUT What do you think?

Dare Something!

APPLICATIONS ACCEPTED TILL MAY 3rd We are always looking for new startups

INTERNATIONAL PITCH DAY VIENNA JUNE 15TH 2015

APPLICATIONS ACCEPTED TILL MAY 3rd We are always looking for new startups

APPLY NOW TILL MAY 3rd

www.axelspringerplugandplay.com www.facebook.com/AxelSpringerPlugAndPlay @AS_PnP // #ASPnP

PATTERNS OF SUCCESS

FOR ME SUCCESS MEANS BEEING

HAPPY BY THE END OF THE DAY.

20 Years Later

INNOVATION WORKSHOP

Thank You! PRAGUE MARCH 27TH

@joerg, [email protected]