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from the middle of nowhere
               to Silicon Valley



Tomaž Štolfa
vox.io                        @vox_io | @tomazstolfa
who is this guy?




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economist [booooo!]
  creative director
     MoMoSlo
       vox.io


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make communication better




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how a conversation is started




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permanent - vox.io/tomaz
one time - vox.io/qc/abc123



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how we communicate




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text
  voice
  video
web content


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a perfect memory
of conversations.



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web + mobile




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I’d like to tell you a story




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learning phase




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MarandLab




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100+ proof of concepts




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10+ products




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4 years




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reading
TNW ∞ TechCrunch ∞ Netokracija ∞ HackerNews




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community &
local ecosystem



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friends & role models




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Zemanta
      Celtra
      Outfit7
     Shout’em
ThirdFrameStudios

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started meeting the world




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crazy idea to first prototype




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3 months




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it sucked. a lot.




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3 more months




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it starts working.
    still sucks.



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challenging our luck




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Seedcamp




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http://skrci.me/ustour
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Seedcamp

 vox.io
   A VC
    34    tomaz@vox.io § @tomazstolfa
Seedcamp

 vox.io
 Dave & Anil
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apply.seedcamp.com




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what now?




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we start gaining
some early traction



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we start getting invites to
 speak at conferences



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6 more months
of intensive product work



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LJU ✈ SFO




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the entire team of 9 moves
  to SF for three months



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you just packed
  and moved?



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yes. simple plan:
buy tickets. pack. move.



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goal:
become part of the ecosystem.



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and we did.




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San Francisco
& Silicon Valley



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everyone is building something




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everyone has a great story to tell




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people aim to change the world




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a lot of smart, ambitious and
experienced people in one city.



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also a lot of BS




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learn and bring it back




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btw: the story goes on...




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vox.io sucks much less




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we got a bit of
press in the process



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and a few users




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but we’re just starting




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lessons learned




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your team is the key




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everything sucks
at the beginning



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read books
TNW ∞ TechCrunch ∞ Netokracija ∞ HackerNews




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be part of the
  community &
local ecosystem



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friends & advisors




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ship or die




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vox.io/tomaz         tomaz@vox.io




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