18. 3F (family, friends, fools)
- They trust you (and vice versa)
- They are here for you
- They know you really well
+
- They don’t know the market you are in
19. how to benefit from them
- money (10 to 15k Euro)
- Pitch your idea (Practice)
- your very first pre-alpha users (yay!)
- Ask ask ask (direct feedback)
20. you now have
- a working prototype (yay!)
- a small team (max. 3ppl)
- a business plan
- the courage to continue
28. benefits
- money (around 20-50k Euro for
angels / 50 to 200k Euro for seed funds)
- 3-12 months programs
- guidance (mentors!)
- partnerships with other portfolio
startups
- networking
- they prepare you for the “big
guys” (VCs)
30. well known tech seed funds
US:
y Combinator, TechStars, 500 Startups
EU:
Seedcamp, HackFwd, StartupBootCamp
31. you now have
- proof of concept
- user/client base
- team (7-10 ppl)
- a network of mentors and business
partners
- Someone to push you to the next step
34. VC
- money (1m Euro to IPO)
- board members (that’s how they call
“mentors” now)
- C and G level networking
- they prepare you for the “big
thing” (IPO + your exit)
35. Q: Do you have a web
startup? Are you looking for
money?
36. Connect with me!
dimitris@away.gr
@kalavros on Twitter
facebook + linkedin