2. Dear
Slideshare
Followers,
I’m
star4ng
a
new
project
called
the
World
Startup
Report.
In
the
next
9
months,
I
plan
to
travel
to
29
countries
to
document
each
country’s
startup
community.
If
you
enjoyed
my
China
Startup
Report
presenta4on
and
want
to
see
what
else
is
happening
in
the
global
startup
community,
please
follow
me
on
my
new
Slideshare
account:
hGp://www.slideshare.net/WorldStartupReport
Thanks
and
I
look
forward
to
sharing
my
new
startup
reports
with
you!
Chers,
Bowei
3. Might
not
be
“The next Facebook
might not come from
Silicon Valley”
- Bowei @ Lithuania
11/16/2012
4. Is a social mission to…
Document & Connect
Document our world’s Identify and empower local
startup ecosystems through startup activists to become
a series of reports detailing the ambassadors of each
the local culture, trends, key ecosystem. Leverage this
players and challenges. Share network of ambassadors to
these reports for free to help connect people to
benefit everyone in the each other and to the
global startup community. global startup community.
6. Hosted by:
Bowei Gai
• Silicon Valley Serial Entrepreneur
• Co-Founder of
(Acquired by )
• Author “The China Startup Report”
(80,000 views on slideshare)
• Do-Gooder and fire starter
7. … Joined by a group of Accomplished Silicon Valley
Entrepreneurs
Alex Polvi Sami Inknien Paul Singh Binh Tran Benjamin Joffe
Co-Founder Co-Founder Partner Co-Founder Founder
S. America E. Asia Africa S.E. Asia India
…Plus many more
11. We’re hoping one day to…
Create a Community Guidebook
that details every startup ecosystems in the
world. Provide accessible and actionable
information to entrepreneurs, investors and
policymakers from around the globe.
Maintained by the community, for the
community.
13. While visiting each city…
Meet the local entrepreneurs, investors and policy makers
Give public talks to share our team’s skills and expertise
Seek local activists to become startup ambassadors
14. After visiting each city…
Work with ambassadors to gather local startup data
Compile data + our insights into a startup report
Share our startup report with the world
16. We are looking for…
Sponsors for the World Startup Report
Venues to host our talks in each city
Hosts to guide us in each community
*** If you want to help in other ways, just let us know!