AppCampus Overview presentation at AppTalks in Tampere 19.9.

1. Teemu Tapanila
19.9.2012

3. AppCampus
• A three year project, based in
Aalto university: fusion of
engineering + business + design
• Funded with 21M€ by Microsoft,
Nokia and Aalto university.
• A new kind of accelerator for next
generation of mobile experience
We think AppCampus is the most
exciting innovation project EVER!
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4. A Go-To-Market slingshot
A Unique Accelerator
• No Equity dilution
• No Revenue Share required
• IPRs remain property of developers
Three key facets
• Award Platform
• Coaching program
• Global Alumni Network
Our only demand is a 6-month exclusivity
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5. Windows Phone Advantage
• Windows phone defines the new paradigm for UX
• Virgin territory for developers to differentiate by creating exciting
never-before apps
• New monetization opportunities via Windows distribution
networks
Windows phone will lead users into
a new era of mobile computing
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7. Who You Are
• A developer with world class skill
and ambition potential. You breathe
mobile and love to deliver great UX.
• An entrepreneur with world class
management and monetization
capability goals. You are aggressively
seeking the next big opportunity
in mobile.
• A finessed facilitator, a connector of
opportunities to ideas and people.
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8. How you can
Accelerate with AppCampus
• Awards: 20-50-70.000 euro / App
• Coaching & Education, Product-oriented
• Professional SW-Dev. Process & Quality Assurance
• Network & Marketing Support, Marketplace & Nokia Store
• Co-working space
Online submission: appcampus.fi
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10. Awards – We've set a high bar
Application should meet some* combination of these criteria:
• Innovative, first-to-market app-concepts.
• Differentiated, unique apps, not already available on
competing operating system.
• Support for key features and APIs of the platform as they
become available.
• Demonstrated design elegance and technical quality.
• Potential to drive momentum of the new ecosystem.
(*) not necessarily all.
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11. Award Categories
Level 1 (e.g. 20kEUR)
•Relatively simple (standalone) applications.
Level 2 (e.g. 50kEUR)
•Application which requires interfacing with some existing network (cloud)
based service/media/information.
Level 3 (e.g. 70kEUR)
•App includes development of network (cloud) service back-end, and
interfacing with it.
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12. Acceleration Process
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13. Get Funded Now!
Do you have a great idea, a great team? Here are the 3 steps to
success:
1. Speak to us Now! Our experts are ready for feedback and
suggestions.
2. Submit your proposal: appcampus.fi
3. Rock the world!
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14. Contacts
AppCampus
Metallimiehenkuja 10, 2nd floor
P.O. Box 17600, FI-00076 Aalto
FINLAND
Teemu@appcampus.fi
@TapanilaT
Web appcampus.fi
Twitter @appcampusfi
Facebook facebook.com/appcampus.fi
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