The document describes Launch Community, a nonprofit organization in Vietnam that aims to foster entrepreneurship through knowledge sharing and collaboration. It provides resources for startups like access to investors, advisors, and expertise. Launch Community hosts events like cafe meetups and pitching sessions to connect entrepreneurs and offers an active Facebook group with over 600 members to share knowledge. The organization's goals are to support both new and existing startups and help bring a second wave of tech startups to Vietnam.

1. http://www.facebook.com/Launch.vnx
How Startups can benefit
from Launch Community

2. Smart Smart: Share. Learn.
Network.
MISSION
To foster entrepreneurship and maximize sharing, collaboration,
and innovation in the tech community in Vietnam.
VISION
Launch is the Should-Be place for
 Startup entrepreneurs (existing and would-be)
 Investors
 Angels
 VCs
 Social stakeholders
VALUES
Learn + Network + Start Smart + Exit Smart
(Non-profit + Voluntary)

3. Smart Smart: Share. Learn.
Network.
THE BEST RESOURCE FOR ENTREPRENEURS
Human capital
 Investors = Board members
 Advisors
 Co-founders
 CIO / CTO
 Marketing executives
Knowledge
 Academic
 Global wisdom on entrepreneurship (a famous quote, a sharp
observation, good analysis …)
 Good practices
 Local execution that creates the real difference
Facilitations
 Partnerships
 Knowledge sharing: Conferences, Pitching days, Café meet-ups
 Sound competitions

4. Smart Smart: Share. Learn.
Network.
THIS IS US
Launch
 Facebook Group started on Oct. 25, 2010
 Current members: 450 as of Nov. 29 and 625 as of Dec. 14 – FAST
GROWING!
Open Consultant
 Facebook Group started at the beginning of 2010
 Current members: 710 as of Nov. 29, 2010
Active (Offline) areas: Now HCMC, later Hanoi
Who is launcher:
 Entrepreneurs (existing + would-be)
 Investors
 Angels
 VCs
 Other social stakeholders
 Professionals in other sectors
 IT Managers
 Students of IT, Economics, Marketing, Finance

5. Smart Smart: Share. Learn.
Network.
ACTIVITIES
Café: Bi weekly start-up coffee:
 Participants: Max. 5 individuals or startups/ time
 Ratio 3 (Started-up but not yet invested)/1 (Would-be, Individual)
 Goal: Offline to get to know both sides, business models, practices,
competitive advantages
 Registration basis
Pitching sessions:
 Participants: Students
 Goal: “Dai hoi anh hung”
 Tie-up basis
Conference:
 In-depth discussions on particular topics
 Participants: Majority tech start-ups
 Registration basis
Prints:
 Publishing valuable posts from Launch community

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Network.
POTENTIALS
Geographic:
 Now: HCMC
 Q1, 2011: Hanoi
 Q1, 2012: Da Nang
Influence: Vietnam “Techcrunch”
Bring the second wave of Tech startups in Vietnam into reality

7. http://www.facebook.com/Launch.vn

8. Be a Launcher and help Launch’s activities!
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