1. Data Days 2014 – how to pitch

2. 1 – where’s the pain ?

3. 2 – the solution
KISS: Avoiding tech speak
What differentiates you from competition?

4. 3 – can you pull it off ?
The team
Partners & suppliers

5. 4 – where’s the money ???
Building a sustainable business
Investments / financial plan

6. is a consortium of 70 organizations
actively supporting starting tech
entrepreneurs to:
Create easy access to all supporting
instruments & services
Stimulate collaboration & cross
fertilization
Develop an international outreach
program

8. 24 APRIL 2014
@ Co-Station
〉 Matchmaking event
〉 450+ participants
〉 Tech entrepreneurs
〉 Startup coaches, experts,
investors, service providers
〉 corporates
〉 Inspiration & deal-flow
〉 Hands-on workshops
〉 Startup demo’s
〉 Testimonials & cases
〉 Networking, speed dating,
matchmaking

9. FORWARD
November 2014
@ Co-Station
Keynote conference
〉 Tackling the stigma on failure
〉 Inspirational success stories,
built on lessons learned
〉 300+ participants:
〉
Entrepreneurs
〉
fast-growing tech companies
〉
Strategy, Business development &
innovation departments from
corporates
〉
Local & EU Policy makers

10. Go global
Startups.be
provides:
> a strong
international
brand
> professional
support for
international
outreach programs
> networking
opportunities

11. sponsors:

12. T h e
f o u n d e r s
Alain
Heureux
Antoine
Perdaens
Bart
Becks
Damien
Hubaux
Olivier
Verbeke
Peter
Hinssen
Ramon
Suarez
Sylvie
Irzi
Karen
Boers
Toon
Vanagt
Jurgen
Ingels
Wim
De Waele

13. If
you’re
in
it
for
the
cash...
...
don’t
start
a
non
profit
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