enture Accelerators in U.S STEPI International Symposium Global Entrepreneurship & Startup Ecosystems STEPI Korea Entrepreneurship Foundation 2015.5.28 Mukesh Patel, J.D. Copyright 2015 Mukesh Patel. All Rights Reserved.
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New Business Formation (U.S.) More than 500,000 new businesses are created each year. About 50% survive past 5 years. About 33% survive past 10 years. 40% of Fortune 500 companies will be replaced by startups within 10 years.
Angel Investing (U.S.) 2009 Angels invested $17.6B into 57,225 businesses 2013 Angels invested $24.8B into 70,730 businesses Average investment: $350,000 Accredited Investors 8.5 M people qualify as accredited investors Approximately 300,000 active" angels Wall Street Journal, Small Business Section, 11/6/14
Venture Capital (U.S.) VCs invested $25B into 4,000 businesses (2014) 20% of all U.S. public companies were funded by VCs Account for 30% of the market value of all public firms. 500 to 1,000 active VC firms
Silicon Valley Developed between late 1950s through early 1970s Represents approximately 33% of all VC investments (U.S.) In the U.S., approximately 50 private companies valued more than $1 Billion
Globalization of Startups Significant Clusters of Activity U.S. Silicon Valley, Boston, NY/NJ/PA Chicago, Austin, Wash. D.C. Global London, Toronto, Vancouver, Berlin, Paris, Amsterdam, Dublin, Madrid, Barcelona, Bangalore, New Delhi, Mumbai, Singapore, Sydney, Buenos Aires, Rio de Janeiro, Israel South Korea - Opportunities
The Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Idea Labs Innovation Labs 3D Printing, Wetlabs, Maker Spaces, Design Labs Incubators Accelerators Co-working University Office of Tech Commercialization (OTC) or Tech Transfer
Business Incubators Worldwide 2012 = 7,000 incubators 2015 = 10,000 15,000 incubators (1 to 2 incubators per 1 million people) Asia 2015 = 2,000+ incubators United States 1980 = 12 incubators 2012 = 1,250 incubators 2015 = 2,000 incubators (4 incubators per 1 million people) 33% of incubators are based at Universities
Accelerators Practical Business Education Advisory Services Professional Services Capital Resources Human Resources Business Development Networking
Accelerators Worldwide 2009 = 20 Accelerators 2012 = 150 Accelerators 2015 = 250-1,000 Accelerators United States 2015 = 100+/-
Top Accelerators in the U.S. Y Combinator [Mountain View, CA] Started in 2005 with just 8 startups Since then they funded over 800 startups Annually, they fund 160 startups (10k+ apps) $120,000 for 7% equity ($100,000 for non-profits) 2 Batches per year: 3 month program Community = 1,600+ founders Portfolio Value = $30B+ 40% of applications come from overseas
Top Accelerators in the U.S. TechStars 1% Admissions Rate $118,000 for 7%-10% equity Demo Day: 200+ investors 75% of companies have received funding or become profitable Average company raised $2M after program
Top Accelerators in the U.S. 500 Startups 1,000 + companies 50+ Countries 2,000+ Founders
Mobile Human Population # of Mobile Devices 7,200,000,00 0 Internet Population 2.5B 7,500,000,00 0
In the next few years 500,000,000 new users coming on to the internet for the first time!
Users The internet debuted in 1984 when it linked 1,000 hosts at university and corporate labs. 15 Years Later = 50 M Users (1998) 11 Years Later = 1 B Users (2009) 3 Years Later = 2 B (2012) 1 Year Later = 2.7 B (2014) 39% of population
Content Every 24 internet hours People watch over 500 years of YouTube videos on Facebook 1 billion YouTube videos on mobile devices Every day!
Content Every 60 internet seconds 120+ reviews on yelp 72+ hours of youtube videos 50,000+ apps downloaded (ios) 220,000+ photos on instagram 300,000+ tweets 2,500,000+ facebook posts 4,000,000+ google searches
Content
Commerce
Commerce
Social
Social
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Key Digital Trends Social Mobile Content Big Data Commerce Personalization Internet of Things (IOT)
A Scalable Business Model Think Big > Start Small > Scale Fast
Revolutionary Concepts Disruptive Innovation
Crazy Ideas Experts Disagree
Dream Big
Health Care Start-Up Elizabeth Homes 19 year old college sophomore Founded Theranos, a revolutionary blood diagnostics company. Her venture is now worth more than $9B.
Follow Your Passion, especially when no one agrees
When Cost vs Price Just Don t Make Sense
Dare to Get into a Little Bit of Trouble
Nathan Blecharczyk, Joe Gebbia and Brian Chesky Launched w/ $20k from Y Combinator Valued more than $10B 4 th Largest Hotel Co in the
Simple Supply & Demand
At age 33, launched Uber now valued more then $18B (more than Hertz & Avis combined)
7 Critical Elements to Create a Successful Startup Ecosystem Study ecosystems globally Adapt Collaborate Share best practices & insights Public-Private Partnerships Create shared resources Get the most successful business people and technologists involved Develop a significant capital fund Practical business-tech educational support Create centers (idea labs, incubators, accelerators, co-working spaces)
Advice for Startups Team First (Most important) 2 to 4 co-founders ideal (1 is too hard; 4+ gets too complex) Launch Fast (Speed) Iterate Work in small sprints, continue to improve Build what customers want Work closely with them because they will give free advice and pay for the product Focus on customer experience Spend wisely (watch the burn rate) Don t give up (learn to pivot)
Connecting the Dots... Intellectual Capital Human Capital Financial Capital
6 Degrees of Separation
3.x Degrees of Separation
Thank You. Now Let s Go Change the World. The Journey Begins.