Talk delivered to tech and corporate community on the Venture Builder Playbook.
We covered:
1) Why Venture Building is the new "growth" strategy for corporates worldwide
2) Flavors of Venture Building
3) The Venture Builder Playbook (at a high level)
2. Hi. I’m Andries.
Andries is a serial entrepreneur
(co-founded 8 startups, including
3 as CEO, raised US$52M, and
sold a payment startup to a
global MNC) and is the CEO of
Slash (www.slash.co).
He is a digital transformation and
venture advisor to C-level
executives & boards. Clients
include Fortune 500, Govt & UN,
and Startups.
Based in Singapore & Bali.
3. Slash — Two Studios, One Team
Founded in 2016, Slash is software studio solving tough
problems with technology and ventures.
We run a Venture Studio and a Build Studio.
We blend business strategy, serial startup development, and
operational specialists across design research, product and
engineering to help innovators build in an exponential world.
We spin off our own startup projects, take co-founder
(10-20% equity) positions and consult external clients.
www.slash.co
15
Co-Founded
Startups
4
Offices (SG, KH,
ID, AM)
10+
Industries, sector
agnostic
50+
products & ventures
built globally as
fee-based consultants
60
In-house
Specialists
US$9M+
Seed raised for our equity
startup portfolio since 2018
21. Operator led Consulting led Corporate led VC led
4 Types of Venture Builders
Goal:
“Find next big startup,
kill the rest”
Source of Funds:
From Operator
Goal:
“Build portfolio of
startups”
Source of Funds:
Consulting cashflow
Goal:
“De-risk a portfolio of startups by providing
hands-on support from specialists”
Source of Funds:
Limited Partners in Fund
Goal:
“New products &
services for Group”
Source of Funds:
Corporate mothership
49. Operator led Consulting led Corporate led VC led
Recap: 4 Types of Venture Builders
Goal:
“Find next big startup,
kill the rest”
Source of Funds:
From Operator
Goal:
“Build portfolio of
startups”
Source of Funds:
Consulting cashflow
Goal:
“Build portfolio of
startups”
Source of Funds:
Limited Partners in Fund
Goal:
“New products &
services for Group”
Source of Funds:
Corporate mothership
50. Each type can bring value-add to the founders or
to the venture.
Through our research, we have identified 14 areas
of value-add.
51. Capital
Advisory
Access
Ops Support
Idea & Founders
Funding
Distribution Investors Proprietary Data
Idea Discovery (Co) Founders
Strategic Advisory Specialist Mentors
Product & Design Software/Build
Growth &
Testing
Business Support
14 areas of value-add services as Venture Builder
Market Validation
Exit Planning
75. 1
Concept Validation
Problem Research User Motivations &
Behaviors
Proto-Personas
of Users
Customer Journeys
Prototype Concepts
with low-fi
User Testing
Concept Validation
Design Brief
Venture Planning
MVP Definition
81. 2
Product Market Fit
Product Design
(UX/UI) MVP Development
Go to Market
Strategy
Validate your
Value Proposition
First “100”
Customers
Validate
Business Model
Launch Venture
Fundraise
Build Team
… and many more