In partnership with the Swiss Secretary of Economic affairs and Swisscontact for Macedonia / 2016

2. A WEEK

3. 3/1
FIRST
CONTACT INDIVIDUAL WORK SESSION
3/7
ADVANCED
WORKSHOP
FINAL
INDIVIDUAL
SESSION
3/11
SECO

4. A TODAY9h30 - 15h00

6. I
II
III
IV
V
KICK-OFF
ECOSYSTEM PRINCIPLES
FOSTERING ECOSYSTEM
STARTUP/SCALEUP
DISCUSSIONS

7. K KICK-OFF10:00 - 1100

8. WIFI
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9. CROWD CHECK

10. IF TOO FAST

11. IF CHECKING OUT
/ GOT CALL

12. STAY ON TRACK

13. ADD QUESTIONS TO THE PARKING WALL
WE WILL ADRESS THEM LATER
RIGHT CLEARLY / REMEMBER THEM

14. HI!
IN 5 MINUTES

15. @peignoir Franck Nouyrigat
Startup Weekend
Up Global
MoreStarts
Recorp Ventures

17. OUR STORY…

18. 2008

19. 2009

20. 2010

21. 2011

22. 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 20142011
Lots of print
pub and a book

24. 2012

25. 2013

26. 2013

27. NEW / OLD BOARD

33. 2014

34. 2015

35. 350,000 Alumni
19,000 Community Leaders and Volunteers
1000 Ci<es in 136 countries
More than 50 Startups beyond $1M Valua<on
WE’RE A MASSIVE FAMILY!

36. STARTUP WEEKEND CO-FOUNDER.TEDx SPEAKERWRITER FOR FORBES / WSJAWARDED ENTREPRENEUR.LOVES EYE OF THE TIGER
FOUNDED STRATEGYHACK.
MATCHED VERIZON, CHASE, AMEX,
MORGAN STANLEY, PUBLICIS, OGILVY
WITH STARTUPS. HIS SUCCESS
STORIES GREW BEYOND $200M OF
REVENUE.
Peter Crysdale Franck Nouyrigat
MEET THE
FOUNDERS

37. > MOVE AT STARTUP SPEED

38. E.P
COMMUNITY
PITCH 5MIN

39. 5 MIN TO PITCH
PROBLEM / SOLUTION / WHO /
WHERE / 5YR VISION / HELP?

40. B BREAK

41. E ECOSYSTEM10:00 - 1100

42. FEEDER
LEADERS

45. DISCOVER

46. NEW
TRENDS

57. M
MAPPING
MACEDONIA

59. B BREAK

60. F

62. Talent

66. Density

73. Stanford alumni and faculty have created
nearly 40K companies and 5.4M jobs
with annual revenues of $2.7 trillion.

74. Culture

81. Capital

84. The UK recently introduced Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme
(SEIS). SEIS encourages startup investment by offering
a straight 50% tax break to those investing up to £100,000.

85. Regulatory
Environment

90. South Korea has transformed into an economic
heavyweight, having systematically applied substantial
resources to research and development.

91. B BREAK

92. G STARTUPS/SCALEUP
13:30-14:30

93. 7 STARTUP
TRUTH

94. WHAT IS A
STARTUP?

96. WHY
STARTUPS
FAIL?

98. HOW MANY
HIGH GROWTH
VC BACKED?

100. ACCEL / VC
ARE GREAT
INVEST. FUND

102. BUSINESS
PLANS ARE?

104. WHAT ARE
MENTORS?

106. SO MANY
NEW BUSINESS!

108. 2016 / VC

109. With more money (and new non VC entrants) venture financings have
obviously increased. 2015 was an enormous year (2x pre recession)
2
US VC financing activity
0
2,500
5,000
7,500
10,000
$0
$25
$50
$75
$100
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Capital invested ($B)
# of rounds closed
8,097
9,381
8,563
7,572
6,428
5,193
4,3164,533
4,119
3,145
2,574
$77
$68
$44
$40$42
$30
$26
$36$35
$28
$23
2,574
3,145
4,119
4,533 4,316
5,193
6,428
7,572
8,563
9,381
8,097
Source: PitchBook 2015 Annual U.S. Venture Industry Report; Upfront analysis.

110. This has swung sentiment for many experienced VCs, with 62% of
respondents advising companies to cut costs / burn as markets tighten
12
4%
35%
62%
Source: Upfront Survey Jan 2016, 156 VCs.
Which statement best describes the spending behavior at most
of the companies in which you are on the board or observe?
Generally cutting costs expecting
markets to tighten
Don’t see much change from a year ago
Generally not too worried about burn rates

111. With the sentiment of the markets it’s no surprise that a full 82% of VCs
expressed caution or concern going into 2016
15
2%
30%
50%
9%
9%
Source: Upfront Survey Jan 2016, 155 VCs.
Hugely bullish
I’m very concerned
Things are bad & getting worse
Generally cautious
Generally optimistic
Which of the following statements best describes
your mood heading into 2016

112. Q
OPEN
QUESTIONS

113. T THX!
@peignoir / Franck Nouyrigat