www.opencoffeecyprus.org

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Cyprus!
george tziralis | 22May2012

3. 240507 / London

4. 070607 / Athens

7. 2007-2008

8. 2008-2009
8

9. 2009-2010
9

10. OC Greece, so far
•100+ events
•10+ cities
•300+ start-up speeches
•1000s participants
•no budget

11. we came a long way
y-w ise
unit
c omm

12. still,
the ecosystem is broken

13. to start-up, you need
✓ brainpower
✓ community
- funding
- advisory

15. www.theopenfund.com

16. Vision
Everything you need to turn your
idea into a company.

17. Focus
•Software, internet,
mobile
•International innovation
•International markets

18. Criteria
1. Team (complete, devoted)
2. Market (big, growing)
3. Product (delivers value,
iterate)

19. Process
1. Summary (online app)
2. Business plan (template)
3. Presentation

20. So far

21. We showed there exist
1. selectable teams
2. investor interest
3. a model that works

22. What’s next - citius, altius, fortius

23. Security is an illusion.
Interesting things take place
beyond the map & your comfort
zone.
Fail, learn, repeat. Create value.
Don’t look for a job, create one.

24. thank you
gt@theopenfund.com