TM itechpreneurship Creating Chaos to Avoid Chaos
3 KAMRAN ELAHIAN INNOVATION CATALYST Global High Tech Entrepreneurship 25 years Venture Capital 15 years Global Philanthropy 22 years Global Catalyst Foundation: Chairman and Co-founder - Leverage ICT for Youth Education & Empowerment of Women Innovation Catalyst Advisor to various governments: fossil based economy innovation economy, Global Innovation Catalyst, LLC Former Advisor to the Government of Singapore Global Innovation Advisor, 500Startups Co-founded 10 companies CAE Systems: acquired by Tektronix for $75M Cirrus Logic: IPO at $150M; peak at $3.5B Global Catalyst Partners: Chairman and Co-founder Global high tech VC Fund ($350M), investments in U.S., Japan, China, India, Israel & Singapore Relief International-Schools Online: Chairman Emeritus Provided computers and access to the Internet for 6400 schools in 36 countries, assistance to refugees, 2000 employees, $45M annual budget Founding Mentor, Unreasonable Group and Unchartered Founding Advisory Board Member, Harbour.Space University Chairman of Advisory Board, GVA NeoMagic: IPO at $300M; peak at $700M Centillium: IPO at $700M; peak at $4B Beceem: acquired by Broadcom for $330M Founding Board Member, SoundHound UNGAID: Former Co-chair - United Nations Global Alliance for use of ICT in Development Advisory Member, Seedstars World Advisory Member, UNICEF Innovation Fund
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IMPACTED COUNTRIES FOSSIL BASED ECONOMIES AMENA (ASIA AND MENA)
OVERLAP WITH MUSLIM MAJORITY COUNTRIES IMPACTED COUNTRIES
A NEEDED TRANSITION 11 From Fossil Economies to Innovation Economies High Tech Innovation is changing the world. High Tech companies from Silicon Valley are dominating the market and creating sustainable Innovation Economies.
MEGA TRENDS IT Innovation Value Content Software Micro-Electronic Electro-Mechanical Mechanical Manual Timing Innovation Value
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BUILDING INNOVATION ECONOMIES Building Innovation Economies
VISION Connecting the Region with the iamena Resources to Create: 10 MILLION INNOVATION JOBS IN 10 YEARS
CREATE 10 MILLION INNOVATION JOBS INSPIRATION CONCEPT FORMATION BUSINESS FORMATION GROWTH & EXPANSION VALUE CREATION & HARVEST 50M Youth 1M Entrepreneurs 500K Startups Pre-Accelerated 250K Companies Accelerated 100K Companies w/100 Employees
THREE PARALLEL TRACKS itechpreneurship: High Tech Entrepreneurship Leveraged by Broadband Internet Investment in itechpreneurship Social itechpreneurship and Social Impact Investment
BUILDING AN INNOVATION ECOSYSTEM Education & Professional Development Mentor & Resource Networks Human Capital Development Broadband & Energy Tech Infrastructure Create 10M Jobs in Innovation Economies Functional Market System Innovation Capital Policy & Cultural Support
BUILDING AN INNOVATION ECOSYSTEM Education & Training Mentor & Resource Networks Human Capital Development Broadband & Energy Tech Infrastructure Create 10M Jobs in Innovation Economies Functional Market System Innovation Capital Policy & Cultural Support
I EDUCATION & PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
THE UNIVERSITY OF THE FUTURE BUSINESS SCHOOL INNOVATION ECOCSYSTEM LAB ENGINEERING Internet Cafe Co-Working Space Incubator SCHOOL Accelerator Fab-Lab Micro Fund
from Stanford University New Venture Development Program STANFORD EDUCATION and credentials to every region of the world MOBILE FRIENDLY and designed for complete online delivery 5-MINUTE VIDEOS provide the optimal length for retention and accessibility STUDIO QUALITY 4K resolution designed for clarity EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING centered on collaborative projects MODULAR FORMAT allows for creation of localized content and simple translation
NEW VENTURE DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITY DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY & PLANNING ORGANIZATION & EXECUTION A1 OPPORTUNITY ASSESSMENT B4 GO TO MARKET C8 VENTURE CAPITAL & EQUITY INVESTING A2 PRODUCT MARKET FIT B5 PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT C9 FUNDRAISING & OWNERSHIP DYNAMICS A3 BUSINESS MODEL ARCHITECTURE B6 METRICS & MILESTONES C10 PITCHING & STORYTELLING B7 FINANCIAL MODELING Pedagogy is anchored on the culmination of 30 years of entrepreneurial education from the institution at the heart of Silicon Valley
for credentialing, payment, & management Novel Blockchain-Based Management Solution SMART CONTRACT enables autonomous, multi-party trusted agreement EDUCATION COIN is a custom single purpose token that is non-speculative IMMUTABLE & TRUSTED system offers persistence and security, without a single-point of failure TRANSPARENCY & ACCOUNTABILITY across life-cycle of token allows monitoring, analytics and validation
II MENTOR & RESOURCE NETWORKS
for ecosystem development Enabling efficient and effective communication between innovative individuals across the world Welcome to Catalysh Flash mentoring Mentor Mentee Expert professionals that seek to give back and contribute to society Young entrepreneurs that seek expert help
III INNOVATION CAPITAL
TYPICAL FUND OF FUNDS STRUCTURE WORLD BANK + MATCHING FUNDS ($100M) D, E & S Early Stage Lab Mid Stage Fund Late Stage Fund $10M $20M $20M $50M INNOVATION FUND Mid-Stage Fund of Funds FOLLOW-ON Fund Later stage, private equity type fund INNOVATION ECOSYSTEM LAB Fund of Nano-Funds DEVELOPMENT, EDUCATION, & SUPPORT Salaries & Overhead Workshops & Training Incubator/Accelerator & Co-working Space Conferences & Travel
INNOVATION ECOSYSTEM LAB $20M Fund of Funds Creates 10 Micro-funds of $2M Each Fund Trains 3 Fund Managers -> 30 Fund Managers Each Fund Invests $20K in 100 Companies -> 1,000 Startups Each Startup Hires ~10 Employees -> ~10,000 Innovation Jobs
IV POLICY & CULTURAL SUPPORT
IDEAL INNOVATION ECOSYSTEM CONCEPT FORMATION BUSINESS FORMATION GROWTH & EXPANSION VALUE CREATION & HARVEST ENABLERS Academic / Research Centers Grants Papers Garage Entrepreneurs Company Spin-Offs Incubators Incubators/ Accelerators Angel Investors Seed Funding Convertible Debt VC Funds Early Stage Series A Legal & Accounting Services VC Funds Mid & Late Stage International VCs Multi-National Companies International Distribution Joint Ventures Global Legal & Accounting Services VC Funds Late Stage Investment Bankers Multi-National Companies Global Legal & Accounting Services ACTIVITIES Founding Team Product Concept Create Jobs Company Formation Management Team Product Development Go-to-Market Strategy Revenue Generation Scale-Up Production/Service Dominate U.S. Market Expand to China/Japan Increase Revenue Achieve Profitability Expand to Europe/Russia & India M&A IPO SOCIAL IMPACT Innovation Culture Increase SPI Innovation Culture Increase SPI Create Innovation Jobs Innovation Culture Increase SPI Create Innovation Jobs Increase GDP New Product / Service that Benefits Society Significant SPI Significant GDP Jobs, Jobs, Jobs * SPI (Social Progress Index - www.socialprogressimperative.org)
The best way to predict the future is to create it. Peter Drucker