DotZero In 10 Minutes
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The document describes plans for DotZero, a co-working space in Pakistan aimed at entrepreneurs, startups, and technology enthusiasts. It will provide affordable workspace, business services, mentoring, and networking opportunities. DotZero has secured $160,000 in funding through various sources including grants and loans. It is located in Karachi and run by a team of founders with experience starting successful tech companies. The goal is to help bridge gaps entrepreneurs face and build an ecosystem to support innovation in Pakistan.
DotZero In 10 Minutes
- 3. WorkingDraft-LastModified10/19/20128:23:50AMPrinted The Vision A sustainable, not-for-profit project committed to creating a community space for Pakistan’s enterprising youth that: ▪ Provides a vibrant environment for entrepreneurs and technology enthusiasts to gather and exchange ideas, ▪ Is a hot bed for technology innovation ▪ Offers a platform (forum) that encourages collaboration, enables networking and creates employment opportunities 2 “Entrepreneurship spurs economic growth, but how do you spur entrepreneurship?”
- 4. WorkingDraft-LastModified10/19/20128:23:50AMPrinted 3 Addressing physical, mental and spiritual needs Co-working space • Zero Capital Expense, ready to use facility • PAYG model for short and long term engagements • Events & hangout spaces Mentoring & Networking • Access to multiple serial entrepreneurs under same roof • Help in team & co-founder search via community engagement events Investments & Connections • Community Hub, meet the connectors & mavens • Central facility for the entrepreneurial eco-system
- 5. WorkingDraft-LastModified10/19/20128:23:50AMPrinted 4 Current Gap Graduating Students Young Professionals Entrepreneurs Corporate Intrapreneurs Diaspora & Visiting Experts ▪ Bridging the gap between ‘Business Plan Competitions’ & Real World ▪ Limited access to infrastructure, entrepreneurs, mentorship & talent ▪ Finding co-founders is very difficult due to lack of social spaces ▪ Private space for after-work brain storming, hacking & engaging community ▪ Potential mentors, but lacking organized access to students and professionals ▪ Engaging with other successful entrepreneurs outside of their own domain ▪ Typical ‘innovators dilemma’ – existing team is not thinking disruptive ▪ No avenue for finding innovative, entrepreneurial ‘partners’ for organic growth 1 2 3 4 5 ▪ Experts from Silicon Valley – assisting local talent, or hunting for their new ideas, people and teams ▪ Looking to setup in Pakistan, but facing infrastructure challenges Investors6 ▪ Access to smart people, team ▪ Access to innovative ideas at early stage & participate in them
- 6. WorkingDraft-LastModified10/19/20128:23:50AMPrinted Atif Azim ▪ Founder of Perfigo, a technology startup in Silicon Valley. Acquired by Cisco Systems Farzal Dojki ▪ Pakistan start-up expert – early employee in 3 start-ups ▪ Founder of 2 start-ups ▪ 5+ P@SHA ICT Awards Imran Moinuddin ▪ Founder & CEO, NexDegree ▪ Catalyzing growth for 4 socially conscious tech startups ▪ Founder NX Products Fund Co-founders ▪ Co-Founder: Mixit ,Inc. & RealFS, Inc. ▪ Founding Board Member, OPEN Karachi chapter ▪ Former Chairman, P@SHA ▪ i2i angel at Invest 2 Innovate Yusuf Jan
- 7. WorkingDraft-LastModified10/19/20128:23:50AMPrinted Crowd sourced Funding 6 Founding Members, $100,000 , 63%Grants, $18,500 , 12% Memberships, $3,000 , 2% Donations, $12,000 , 7% Interest Free Loans, $25,000 , 16% How the funds were raised (US $ 160,000)
- 9. WorkingDraft-LastModified10/19/20128:23:50AMPrinted Atif Azim Farzal Dojki Imran Moinuddin Who is running DotZero? Yusuf Jan Resident Mentors Interim CEOPresident Mahwish (Misha) Program Manager
- 10. WorkingDraft-LastModified10/19/20128:23:50AMPrinted DotZero in numbers Location Ambiance Neighborhood Recreation ▪ 7,500 sq ft facility on the 14th floor of a modern office building ▪ 24x7 access to the building ▪ Panoramic views of the city ▪ Parking for 500 cars within 5 minute walking distance ▪ 125 feet of non-stop glass exterior, 270 degree view of Karachi ▪ Ambient light permeating the entire facility ▪ Minimalistic furniture patterned on international best practices ▪ Building hosts mostly technology outfits ▪ Within 10 minutes from National IT Parks, PSEB & P@SHA offices ▪ Proximity to leading Universities - KU, NED, IBA, MAJU, KSBL, FAST ▪ Easy accessibility to restaurants, shops ▪ Café area with self-service model ▪ Gaming stations; Foosball, Table Tennis ▪ Library with collection of 200+ books 1 2 3 4
- 11. WorkingDraft-LastModified10/19/20128:23:50AMPrinted 10 Services Details Workspace Business Services Meeting Rooms Events Packages ▪ Seating for 110 people + café for 60 ▪ Workspaces for plug & play users, Project “zones” for larger teams ▪ 3 seating types – “deadline serious”, “library whisper” & “casual café” ▪ High Speed Internet, Video Conferencing ▪ Printing and Scanning, Mail and delivery services ▪ Redundant Internet connectivity, back up power supply ▪ Conference rooms with projection capabilities ▪ Brainstorming rooms with whiteboards ▪ Mix of formal & casual seating ▪ Hosting of community events for up to 60 attendees ▪ Corporate events – Seminars, Investors, Trainings ▪ Networking Events – Hack-a-thons, Brown Bag Sessions 1 2 3 4 5 ▪ Low barriers to entry – encourage memberships for casual hangout ▪ Student, Freelancer and Start Up plans ▪ Daily, Weekly and Monthly passes
- 13. WorkingDraft-LastModified10/19/20128:23:50AMPrinted DotZero In Number Running 24x6 11 Companies 100+ Engineers 25% Female Members DotZero Café Per week - 2 events Per week - 5 conference 20 Individual Members 10+ media coverage Grant - Eisenhower Fellowship Grant - Google Social Innovation 12
- 15. WorkingDraft-LastModified10/19/20128:23:50AMPrinted Your contributions Mentors Corporate Members Fireside chats Quality Applications ▪ Mentors for our companies ▪ Intra-preneurship - Innovations Teams ▪ Sponsorships & Branding relationships ▪ Visiting Experts from around the world ▪ 20 to 50 person chat sessions ▪ Need more innovators to make it exciting for us 1 2 3 4