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People who
use Twitter
Professional
Events
Something interesting
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Bootstrapping on Twitter
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@lanyrd attending #HNLondon
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"We'll scale it live!"
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Read only mode
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El Jadida
September 2010
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Marrakech
September 2010
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Marrakech
September 2010
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Cairo
September 2010
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http://ycombinator.com/atyc.html
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Luxor
October 2010
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YC application
What substitutes do people resort to
because what you plan to make doesn't
exist yet?
What do you understand about your
business that other companies in it just
don't get?
How will you make money?
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Mountain View, USA
January 2011
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Mountain View, USA
March 2011
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Demo Day
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2 minutes, 10 seconds
You'll be lucky if investors remember
a single noun from your pitch...
so make sure it's the right noun!
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Investment
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Reasons startups die
1. Not making
something people
want
2. Fundraising
http://www.paulgraham.com/fundraising.html
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"Raise money or Bootstrap?"
http://www.flickr.com/photos/stawarz/3526784136/
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"How much should I raise?"
Raise enough money for 18 months
You'll have to start fundraising again after 12
How much of the company are you willing to
give away?
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Finding (the right)
Introductions are essential
Ask investors for intros to more investors
Look at who they have previously invested
in
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Investor meetings
Good investors decide quickly - just one or
two meetings
... but it takes a LOT of meetings to fill up
your round
Meet with less exciting investors first, to
practice
At the end of the meeting, ask for the
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Raising money takes
longer than you
expect, even when you
take that in to account
http://www.flickr.com/photos/pattylagera/
The emotional roller-coaster
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On top of the world!
Everyone likes us!
Why would I ever want a
real job?
Oh crap!
The world is ending,
Servers are down,
Bad comments on Twitter,
Maybe I can still get a real job?