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Building a Startup Empire
                     Music Tech edition
         http://www.flickr.com/photos/booleansplit/3330228604/
A wee bit of narcissism.   Yell at me here
ONE ISSUE TO CONSIDER ...
#1
  Bits are
frictionless
Software eats
 everything.
Software eats
           everything.




Digital
inputs
Software eats
           everything.




Digital      Digital
inputs      outputs
Software eats
                      everything.




Digital                 Digital
inputs    Software     outputs
Software eats
                      everything.




Digital                 Digital
inputs    Software     outputs
THE TRAVEL AGENCY



           http://www.flickr.com/photos/
THE TRAVEL AGENCY



           http://www.flickr.com/photos/
THE RECORDING
  INDUSTRY



     http://www.flickr.com/photos/saucysalad/364
THE RECORDING
  INDUSTRY



     http://www.flickr.com/photos/saucysalad/364
DVDS



       http://www.flickr.com/photos/
DVDS



       http://www.flickr.com/photos/
http://fffff.at/free-universal-construction-kit/
SO YOU WANT TO BUILD A STARTUP ...
               ... yolo?
#1 SHOULD YOU?
   (aka - why building a startup sucks)
Common attributes of entrepreneurs

•	

Not very status-oriented
•	

Doesn’t follow rules very well and questions authority
•	

Can handle high degrees of ambiguity or uncertainty
•	

Can handle rejection, being told “no” often and yet still
    have the confidence in your idea
•	

Very decisive. A bias toward making decisions – even
    when only right 70% of the time – moving forward &
    correcting what doesn’t work
•	

A high level of confidence in your own ideas and
    ability to execute
•	

Not highly susceptible to stress
•	

Have a high risk tolerance
•	

Not scared or ashamed of failure
•	

Can handle long hours, travel, lack of sleep and the
    trade-offs of having less time for hobbies & other stuff
ARE YOU SURE YOU WANT TO DO THIS ... ?
                          “9 out of 10 startups fail”




http://www.quora.com/What-is-the-truth-behind-9-out-of-10-startups-fail
According to the National
Venture Capitalists Association
3 startups fail, have gone bankrupt or business were
closed

3 startups are worse than average, aren’t very profitable,
returning less than the invested capital, but are still active

3 startups are a moderate success, are profitable, returning
just the invested capital, were not acquired yet and are still
active

1 highly successful startup that will pay the investor a
multiple return on all of his 10 investments; that startup had
an IPO or were a target of a significant acquisition
“I DIDN’T REALLY HAVE A
        CHOICE”
#2 FINDING YOUR IDEA
BUILDING AN ECO SYSTEM DIAGRAM
           The people, the processes
Most startups don’t even
know what problem they solve
Paypal first built for Palmpilots

Freshbooks was invoicing for a web design firm

Wikipedia was to be written by experts only

Mitel was a lawnmower company

Hotmail was a database company

Flickr was going to be an MMO (it’s back to being one now)

Twitter was a podcasting company

Autodesk made desktop automation software
FROM NETWORKSHOP TO CORADIANT
          And learning to pivot quickly
#3 FINDING THE RIGHT PEOPLE
   “It’s like dating all over again, and I can’t wait to find the meat markets”
BUILDING THE RIGHT
       TEAM
http://solveforinteresting.com/the-three-kinds-of-ceo/
http://steveblank.com/2011/12/13/the-startup-team/
HACKER, HUSTLER,
DESIGNER, VISIONARY
YOU’RE SELLING YOURSELF
      Your idea, your culture, your people.
If this is a sea, wtf are the
             fish?
Founder Dating (http://founderdating.com/about/)

Startup Weekend

Startup Drinks

Music Startup Events

   Decibel Festival Conference (full disclosure: I run it)

   SF MusicTech

   EDMBiz

   Mutek

   C/O Pop

   Bandwidth

Make Your Own (no music tech meetup exists in Seattle yet)

Tell your friends you’re in the market
WHOLE LOT OF TALENT, WHOLE LOT OF DEMAND
                  (shit.)
#4 THE LEGAL SHIT
IANAL (sounds worse than it is - it just means that I’m not a lawyer)
THANKFULLY, THIS PART IS EASY
           Enter Dave Weekly
http://dweek.ly/stock/
Stock         Options

The Board     Pricing

Equity        Pools

Liquidity     Ownership

Investors     Advisors

Fundraising   Acceleration &
              Allocations
#5 THE PROTOTYPE
LEARN FASTER WITH CUSTOMER DEVELOPMENT
                            by Hiten Shah




  http://www.slideshare.net/startuplessonslearned/hiten-shah-the-
                     leanstartupsxsw-7365813
#5 THE PRODUCT
   or Finding Product/Market Fit
20
20

Followers
20

Followers        700,000s
Seed ratio:
            20
  35,000:1

 Followers       700,000s
Seed ratio:
            20
  35,000:1

 Followers       700,000s   2
Seed ratio:
            20
  35,000:1

 Followers       700,000s   2   Repurposing
Seed ratio:
            20
  35,000:1

 Followers       700,000s         2   Repurposing

                            150
                             RT
Seed ratio:
            20
  35,000:1

 Followers       700,000s          2   Repurposing

                             150
                       2,000 RT
Seed ratio:
            20
  35,000:1

 Followers       700,000s          2   Repurposing

                             150       Amplification:
                       2,000 RT        2.9%
Seed ratio:
            20
  35,000:1

 Followers           700,000s          2   Repurposing

                                 150       Amplification:
                           2,000 RT        2.9%
             1,642
Seed ratio:
            20
  35,000:1

 Followers            700,000s          2   Repurposing

                                  150       Amplification:
  Visitors:                 2,000 RT        2.9%
              1,642
    0.23%
Seed ratio:
            20
  35,000:1

 Followers            700,000s          2   Repurposing

                                  150       Amplification:
  Visitors:                 2,000 RT        2.9%
              1,642
    0.23%



              32
Seed ratio:
             20
   35,000:1

   Followers            700,000s          2   Repurposing

                                    150       Amplification:
    Visitors:                 2,000 RT        2.9%
                1,642
      0.23%


Conversions:
      1.95%  32
Seed ratio:
             20
   35,000:1

   Followers            700,000s          2   Repurposing

                                    150       Amplification:
    Visitors:                 2,000 RT        2.9%
                1,642
      0.23%


                               7
Conversions:
      1.95%  32               10
                            15
Seed ratio:
             20
   35,000:1

   Followers            700,000s          2   Repurposing

                                    150       Amplification:
    Visitors:                 2,000 RT        2.9%
                1,642
      0.23%


                               7   x $100
Conversions:
      1.95%  32               10    x $20
                            15        x $7
Seed ratio:
             20
   35,000:1

   Followers            700,000s          2   Repurposing

                                    150       Amplification:
    Visitors:                 2,000 RT        2.9%
                1,642
      0.23%


                               7   x $100
Conversions:
      1.95%  32               10    x $20
                            15        x $7
Seed ratio:
             20
   35,000:1

   Followers            700,000s          2   Repurposing

                                    150       Amplification:
    Visitors:                 2,000 RT        2.9%
                1,642
      0.23%


                               7   x $100 Revenues:
Conversions:
      1.95%  32               10    x $20 Average: $39.54
                                           Median: $20
                            15        x $7
                                              Total: $1,005
5,000                                                                                 $10,000




                                                                                      Revenue (total sales)
  Unique page views




             0                                                                        $0
                      1   2   3   4   5     6   7      8   9   10 11 12 13 14 15 16

                              Conversions           >4s or error    2-4s     <2s
#6 THE MONEY
What you need to know about fundraising
BEFORE YOU DO ANYTHING
Some rules of thumb

You have paying flagship customers or loyal high
profile individual evangelists

You’ve reached 10k registered / active users (if you’re
b2c)

Fundraising takes about a year and gives you about a
year
Some rules of thumb

Begin to get to know investors in the Seattle area now
(Madrona, TechStars, Founders Co-Op, etc)

Spend as much time as you can in the valley, and get
valley interest first

Come back to Seattle investors with something to
show
#7 DON’T DO IT ALONE
       AKA My Pledge
GREAT MENTORS & ADVISORS ARE KEY



     ross.typepad.com/blog/2006/02/advisorship.html
MY PLEDGE
THANKS!
seanpower@dbfestival.com to reach me

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FMI Happy Hour Startup Presentation (in Seattle)

  • 1. Building a Startup Empire Music Tech edition http://www.flickr.com/photos/booleansplit/3330228604/
  • 2. A wee bit of narcissism. Yell at me here
  • 3. ONE ISSUE TO CONSIDER ...
  • 4. #1 Bits are frictionless
  • 6. Software eats everything. Digital inputs
  • 7. Software eats everything. Digital Digital inputs outputs
  • 8. Software eats everything. Digital Digital inputs Software outputs
  • 9. Software eats everything. Digital Digital inputs Software outputs
  • 10. THE TRAVEL AGENCY http://www.flickr.com/photos/
  • 11. THE TRAVEL AGENCY http://www.flickr.com/photos/
  • 12. THE RECORDING INDUSTRY http://www.flickr.com/photos/saucysalad/364
  • 13. THE RECORDING INDUSTRY http://www.flickr.com/photos/saucysalad/364
  • 14. DVDS http://www.flickr.com/photos/
  • 15. DVDS http://www.flickr.com/photos/
  • 16.
  • 17.
  • 18.
  • 19.
  • 21.
  • 22.
  • 23.
  • 24.
  • 25.
  • 26. SO YOU WANT TO BUILD A STARTUP ... ... yolo?
  • 27. #1 SHOULD YOU? (aka - why building a startup sucks)
  • 28.
  • 29.
  • 30. Common attributes of entrepreneurs • Not very status-oriented • Doesn’t follow rules very well and questions authority • Can handle high degrees of ambiguity or uncertainty • Can handle rejection, being told “no” often and yet still have the confidence in your idea • Very decisive. A bias toward making decisions – even when only right 70% of the time – moving forward & correcting what doesn’t work • A high level of confidence in your own ideas and ability to execute • Not highly susceptible to stress • Have a high risk tolerance • Not scared or ashamed of failure • Can handle long hours, travel, lack of sleep and the trade-offs of having less time for hobbies & other stuff
  • 31. ARE YOU SURE YOU WANT TO DO THIS ... ? “9 out of 10 startups fail” http://www.quora.com/What-is-the-truth-behind-9-out-of-10-startups-fail
  • 32. According to the National Venture Capitalists Association 3 startups fail, have gone bankrupt or business were closed 3 startups are worse than average, aren’t very profitable, returning less than the invested capital, but are still active 3 startups are a moderate success, are profitable, returning just the invested capital, were not acquired yet and are still active 1 highly successful startup that will pay the investor a multiple return on all of his 10 investments; that startup had an IPO or were a target of a significant acquisition
  • 33. “I DIDN’T REALLY HAVE A CHOICE”
  • 35. BUILDING AN ECO SYSTEM DIAGRAM The people, the processes
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  • 38. Most startups don’t even know what problem they solve Paypal first built for Palmpilots Freshbooks was invoicing for a web design firm Wikipedia was to be written by experts only Mitel was a lawnmower company Hotmail was a database company Flickr was going to be an MMO (it’s back to being one now) Twitter was a podcasting company Autodesk made desktop automation software
  • 39. FROM NETWORKSHOP TO CORADIANT And learning to pivot quickly
  • 40. #3 FINDING THE RIGHT PEOPLE “It’s like dating all over again, and I can’t wait to find the meat markets”
  • 41. BUILDING THE RIGHT TEAM http://solveforinteresting.com/the-three-kinds-of-ceo/ http://steveblank.com/2011/12/13/the-startup-team/
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  • 45. YOU’RE SELLING YOURSELF Your idea, your culture, your people.
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  • 47. If this is a sea, wtf are the fish? Founder Dating (http://founderdating.com/about/) Startup Weekend Startup Drinks Music Startup Events Decibel Festival Conference (full disclosure: I run it) SF MusicTech EDMBiz Mutek C/O Pop Bandwidth Make Your Own (no music tech meetup exists in Seattle yet) Tell your friends you’re in the market
  • 48. WHOLE LOT OF TALENT, WHOLE LOT OF DEMAND (shit.)
  • 49. #4 THE LEGAL SHIT IANAL (sounds worse than it is - it just means that I’m not a lawyer)
  • 50. THANKFULLY, THIS PART IS EASY Enter Dave Weekly
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  • 52. http://dweek.ly/stock/ Stock Options The Board Pricing Equity Pools Liquidity Ownership Investors Advisors Fundraising Acceleration & Allocations
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  • 55. LEARN FASTER WITH CUSTOMER DEVELOPMENT by Hiten Shah http://www.slideshare.net/startuplessonslearned/hiten-shah-the- leanstartupsxsw-7365813
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  • 58. #5 THE PRODUCT or Finding Product/Market Fit
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  • 65. 20 Followers 700,000s
  • 66. Seed ratio: 20 35,000:1 Followers 700,000s
  • 67. Seed ratio: 20 35,000:1 Followers 700,000s 2
  • 68. Seed ratio: 20 35,000:1 Followers 700,000s 2 Repurposing
  • 69. Seed ratio: 20 35,000:1 Followers 700,000s 2 Repurposing 150 RT
  • 70. Seed ratio: 20 35,000:1 Followers 700,000s 2 Repurposing 150 2,000 RT
  • 71. Seed ratio: 20 35,000:1 Followers 700,000s 2 Repurposing 150 Amplification: 2,000 RT 2.9%
  • 72. Seed ratio: 20 35,000:1 Followers 700,000s 2 Repurposing 150 Amplification: 2,000 RT 2.9% 1,642
  • 73. Seed ratio: 20 35,000:1 Followers 700,000s 2 Repurposing 150 Amplification: Visitors: 2,000 RT 2.9% 1,642 0.23%
  • 74. Seed ratio: 20 35,000:1 Followers 700,000s 2 Repurposing 150 Amplification: Visitors: 2,000 RT 2.9% 1,642 0.23% 32
  • 75. Seed ratio: 20 35,000:1 Followers 700,000s 2 Repurposing 150 Amplification: Visitors: 2,000 RT 2.9% 1,642 0.23% Conversions: 1.95% 32
  • 76. Seed ratio: 20 35,000:1 Followers 700,000s 2 Repurposing 150 Amplification: Visitors: 2,000 RT 2.9% 1,642 0.23% 7 Conversions: 1.95% 32 10 15
  • 77. Seed ratio: 20 35,000:1 Followers 700,000s 2 Repurposing 150 Amplification: Visitors: 2,000 RT 2.9% 1,642 0.23% 7 x $100 Conversions: 1.95% 32 10 x $20 15 x $7
  • 78. Seed ratio: 20 35,000:1 Followers 700,000s 2 Repurposing 150 Amplification: Visitors: 2,000 RT 2.9% 1,642 0.23% 7 x $100 Conversions: 1.95% 32 10 x $20 15 x $7
  • 79. Seed ratio: 20 35,000:1 Followers 700,000s 2 Repurposing 150 Amplification: Visitors: 2,000 RT 2.9% 1,642 0.23% 7 x $100 Revenues: Conversions: 1.95% 32 10 x $20 Average: $39.54 Median: $20 15 x $7 Total: $1,005
  • 80. 5,000 $10,000 Revenue (total sales) Unique page views 0 $0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Conversions >4s or error 2-4s <2s
  • 81. #6 THE MONEY What you need to know about fundraising
  • 82. BEFORE YOU DO ANYTHING
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  • 85. Some rules of thumb You have paying flagship customers or loyal high profile individual evangelists You’ve reached 10k registered / active users (if you’re b2c) Fundraising takes about a year and gives you about a year
  • 86. Some rules of thumb Begin to get to know investors in the Seattle area now (Madrona, TechStars, Founders Co-Op, etc) Spend as much time as you can in the valley, and get valley interest first Come back to Seattle investors with something to show
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  • 88. #7 DON’T DO IT ALONE AKA My Pledge
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  • 90. GREAT MENTORS & ADVISORS ARE KEY ross.typepad.com/blog/2006/02/advisorship.html

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  1. This presentation is largely based on or built upon content that Alistair Croll has produced.\n
  2. I&amp;#x2019;ve got some opinions on that. Here&amp;#x2019;s why I think you should pay attention to me instead of the Internet for the next 50 minutes.\n
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  4. Bits are frictionless. So things that used to cost something don&amp;#x2019;t cost anything any more.The stuff we invented to deal with the coefficient of friction of atoms is unnecessary&amp;#x2014;but the institutions we built don&amp;#x2019;t want to face that fact.\n
  5. Mark Andreesen recently said that software eats everything. By which he means that the whole world is moving to a digital one in which programs can replace much of what people do. Whenever I see an industry with digital inputs and digital outputs, everything in the middle inevitably becomes software in the long run.\n
  6. Mark Andreesen recently said that software eats everything. By which he means that the whole world is moving to a digital one in which programs can replace much of what people do. Whenever I see an industry with digital inputs and digital outputs, everything in the middle inevitably becomes software in the long run.\n
  7. Mark Andreesen recently said that software eats everything. By which he means that the whole world is moving to a digital one in which programs can replace much of what people do. Whenever I see an industry with digital inputs and digital outputs, everything in the middle inevitably becomes software in the long run.\n
  8. Mark Andreesen recently said that software eats everything. By which he means that the whole world is moving to a digital one in which programs can replace much of what people do. Whenever I see an industry with digital inputs and digital outputs, everything in the middle inevitably becomes software in the long run.\n
  9. Like the travel agency\n
  10. Or the record store\n
  11. Or the video store\n
  12. Now consider manufacturing, and the Makerbot.\n
  13. These things eat extruded filament or corn starch\n
  14. This Filabot even eats plastic bottles and makes new filament\n
  15. Then what happens to UPS?\n
  16. These connectors were created by the The Free Art and Technology (F.A.T.) Lab. They allow any construction kit to connect to any other.\n
  17. This is a fascinating way to link different construction projects.\n
  18. In a world where we can print anything we want, what happens to Toys R Us?\n
  19. This is the worlds first printable speaker on paper. \n
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