Accelerated Startup & Pitching Like a Boss - Chasopys, Kyiv
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This document provides an overview of Vitaly Golomb, an entrepreneur and startup mentor. It summarizes his background, experiences founding multiple startups, and roles advising other founders. It also shares insights on what defines a startup, challenges founders face, and advice for pitching to investors. The document emphasizes the importance of solving real problems for customers and having traction to improve the chances of startup success.
Accelerated Startup & Pitching Like a Boss - Chasopys, Kyiv
- 2. VITALYM.GOLOMB//SANFRANCISCO&THEWORLD golomb.net // @vitalyg ✓ BORNINUKRAINE,GREWUPINCUPERTINO-STARTUPSSINCEAGEOF13 ✓ SPEAKER&MENTORIN20+COUNTRIESANNUALLY ✓ FOUNDEDDESIGNFIRMINUSANDEUROPE ✓ FOUNDEDKEENSYSTEMS-ECOMMERCEFOR$700BPRINTINDUSTRY ✓ EXECUTIVEPRODUCER“STARTUPADDVENTURE”EVENTS ✓ CO-FOUNDEDCCCSTARTUPSTOFUNDTOPEMEASTARTUPS ✓ DEGREEINCOMPUTERANDVIDEOIMAGING ✓ GUESTLECTUREDATSTANFORD,UCBERKELEY,ANDOTHERS ✓ CONTRIBUTEDARTICLESTOTECHCRUNCHANDOTHERS ✓ PUBLISHING“ACCELERATEDSTARTUP”IN2015 ✓ DIRECTEDDOCUMENTARY“STARTUPSPRING”-FALL2015
- 4. corporate people startup people P expertsinonearea P yearsclimbingladder P stablelifestyle P realresponsibilities P lifebalance P generalists P earlystart P cheaplifestyle P nothingtolose P nothingelsematters
- 17. forthe money?
- 18. fortheIPOmoney?
- 19. 50 100 150 200 250 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 numberoftech ipossince1999 26 <50
- 25. freedom?
- 31. ALESSONINTEAMMORALE jess lee - “why startup founders are always unhappy”
- 41. firstthingsfirst
- 47. F’IN
- 48. DOESITscale?
- 49. $2,000,000 $4,000,000 $6,000,000 $8,000,000 Craigslist Apple Facebook Google Amazon McDonalds revenueperemployee$7.4M $1.87M $1.23M$1.24M $578K >$15K
- 54. hiringishard
- 55. O much money O stability O support structure O a long-term plan P stock P flexibility P chance to make a difference whatyou don’thave whatyou dohave
- 66. boss=confidence
- 73. content
- 74. firstthingsfirst
- 75. nothinG matters more than traction
- 76. so if you have traction lead with traction!
- 80. how is it currently being solved?
- 81. no competitors = no problem = no market
- 83. NOWTHESOLUTION
- 85. MINIDEMO 1 2 3
- 86. F’IN
- 88. what’s your business model?
- 90. asymmetric 3rd party pays for customer
- 91. HOW WILL YOU FIND YOUR CUSTOMERS/USERS?
- 93. BUSINESSwith domain expertise DESIGN ENGINEERING balanced startup team
- 94. what is your unfair advantage?
- 97. YOUR DECK
- 103. LOOKINGFORWARD