kbs+ Ventures Class 1 | Introduction to VC and the NYC Tech Community

WHAT WE DO 2
1
INVEST
2
CONNECT
3
EDUCATE
Thursday, November 13, 14

BY THE NUMBERS 3
14
1
250+
109
12,000
100+
5
investments made since 2011
portfolio company acquired (Awe.sm)
deals reviewed per year
Ventures Fellows graduates
copies of Creative Entrepreneurship distributed
affiliations with accelerators, co-working spaces, VCs and universities
people

PORTFOLIO (PARTIAL) 4

DEALFLOW PIPELINE 5
35+ INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES EVALUATED IN PAST SIX WEEKS
CONDUCTIVE INK ADVANCED BUSINESS
INTELLIGENCE ANALYTICS
INFLUENCER MARKETING
PROGRAMMATIC INTENT
BASED MARKETING
NLP CONTENT
SUMMARIZATION PLATFORM
AUDIENCE MANAGEMENT
CRM PLATFORM
PERSONALIZATION
NOTIFICATION PLATFORM

CURRENT RELATIONSHIPS
6

THE WORLD WE LIVE IN 7
FOR THE FIRST TIME, COMPUTERS ARE SELLING TO EVERYONE

GROWTH INTO THE BUBBLE 8

GROWTH SINCE THE BUBBLE 9

GROWTH INTO THE FUTURE 10

THE WORLD IN 2020 11

UBIQUITOUS COMPUTING 12
A NEW IPHONE CPU HAS 625 TIMES MORE TRANSISTORS
THAN A 1995 PENTIUM
IPHONE LAUNCH WEEKEND:
APPLE SOLD 25X MORE COMPUTING POWER
THAN EXISTED IN ALL THE PCS ON EARTH IN 1995
EVERYONE GETS A POCKET SUPERCOMPUTER

YOU MAY ASK YOURSELF… 13
WHO FUNDS THESE NEW TECHNOLOGY INVENTIONS?

PRIVATE ENTERPRISE 14
1930S - 1970S 1970
LASER PRINTING
PERSONAL COMPUTER
GUI
BITMAP GRAPHICS
THE MOUSE
LONG DISTANCE COMMUNICATIONS
THE TRANSISTOR
THE LASER
UNIX
C PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE

THE GOVERNMENT 15
1958 1973
1958
ARPANET
PACKET SWITCHING
TCP/IP
ROCKETS
MEN ON THE MOON
ETC.
GLOBAL POSITIONING
SYSTEM (GPS)

VENTURE CAPITAL 16

FELLOWS: WINTER 2015 17

SYLLABUS 18
FUNDING
INNOVATION
BUILDING A
BUSINESS
RAISING
CAPITAL
SPECIAL BUSINESS
PERFECTING
DEMO DAY
TOPICS
ACCELERATION
YOUR PITCH

INDUSTRY EXPERTISE COMBINED WITH REAL WORLD EXPERIENCE 19
INTRO TO VC BUILDING A
BUSINESS
RAISING
CAPITAL
SPECIAL BUSINESS
PERFECTING
DEMO DAY
TOPICS
ACCELERATION
YOUR PITCH

COURSE EXPECTATIONS 20
REQUIRED READINGS AND/OR VIDEOS (E.G. TED TALKS) WILL BE ASSIGNED EACH WEEK, ADDITIONALLY:

WELCOME TO THE NYC TECH COMMUNITY! 21
NYC TECH COMMUNITY IS MORE ACTIVE THAN EVER! (AND THERE’S A GROUP FOR EVERYTHING...)
WANT EVERY NYC STARTUP EVENT IN ONE HANDY PLACE? SIGN UP FOR THESE WEEKLY NEWSLETTERS:
CHARLIE O’DONNELL

EXPOSE YOURSELF TO NEW INDUSTRY TRADES 22
BEST INDUSTRY SECRET...!

AND NEW E-NEWSLETTERS
23
MOST PREFERENCES CAN BE SET FOR EITHER A DAILY OR WEEKLY EMAIL UPDATE:
FOR THE ULTIMATE INSPIRATION:
FUTURISTIC ENTREPRENEURIAL BUSINESS
IDEAS FROM AROUND THE WORLD
TO BE THE FIRST IN THE KNOW:
EARLY ACCESS TO STARTUPS, WITH NEW
ONES FEATURED EVERY DAY
WHAT ASHTON KUTCHER IS INVESTING IN...
PRODUCT HUNT HAS BECOME A GO-TO SOURCE
IN THE VALLEY TO IDENTIFY NEW DEALFLOW
BREAKING NEWS ON EXITS/FUNDING:
AGGREGATED LOOK AT THE STARTUPS CLOSING
ROUNDS, AND ACQUISITIONS

GET YOUR TWITTER ON 24
TWITTER IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT IN THE STARTUP WORLD:
• CONNECT WITH VIRTUALLY ANY STARTUP, FOUNDER, OR INVESTOR
• UNDERSTAND WHAT MAJOR INVESTORS ARE TALKING ABOUT - AND JOIN THE CONVERSATION!
• CREATE NEW BUSINESS CONNECTIONS
• FORM YOUR OWN AUTHENTIC VOICE AND POSITION ON TECHNOLOGY TRENDS
THOUGHT LEADERS TO FOLLOW... TOOLS TO BOOST AND MANAGE YOUR PRESENCE:
@PMARCA @FREDWILSON @HUNTERWALK
@DAVEMCCLURE @BENEDICTEVANS @JACK

BUILDING YOUR OWN STARTUP 25
RULES OF ENGAGEMENT:
• 6 STARTUPS, 4 OR 5 “FOUNDING MEMBERS”
• 4 HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENTS THAT COMPLEMENT COURSE MATERIAL
• PERIODIC CHECK-INS WITH KBS+ VENTURES TEAM ON PROGRESS
• “DEMO DAY” IN THE HYDE SPACE... WITH A HIGH STAKES PRIZE!
• FULL COLLABORATION IS EXPECTED.. DO NOT BE THE WEAKEST LINK :-)

TEAM 1
BUILDING YOUR OWN STARTUP 26
TEAM 2 TEAM 3
MAURICIO SANCHEZ DUQUE
STEPHANIE CORTINHAL
KERRY KELLY
RITU SHARMA
ROBERT MATTHEW FELDER
MITCH VOTH
KATIE MCNISH
STEFANY FONTELA
EVAN FLATTES
JEFF PELLICANO
TEAM 4 TEAM 5 TEAM 6
JACLYN POSNER
MILICA KEZUNOVIC
KAITLIN BEVANS
IVY HOWELL
MILA YURCHUK
ZENZELE TSOTETSI
ADAL GUTIERREZ
CARLY BENNETT
STERLING LAMBERT
KRISTIAN HENSCHEL
MARTHA HIPLEY
ANTHONY SCAROLA
AASHEESH PALIWAL
CARLOS HUASIPOMA
DREW ORAPELLO
ANDREW SANDOVAL

ICE BREAKER! 27
INTRODUCE YOURSELF, YOUR ROLE AT KBS+
WHAT STARTUP DO YOU WISH YOU THOUGHT OF?
WHAT IMPORTANT TRUTH DO VERY FEW PEOPLE AGREE WITH YOU ON?

HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT #1:
THE BEST COMPANIES START WITH A PROBLEM AND LOOK TO PROVIDE A SOLUTION:
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HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT #1: 29
CREATE A PROBLEM LOG:
• CREATE A COLLABORATIVE GOOGLE DOCUMENT WITH YOUR TEAM
• KEEP A LOG OF ALL THE THINGS THAT SEEM TO BE MISSING, OR THE PROBLEMS
YOU ENCOUNTER IN YOUR DAILY LIFE
• BE SURE YOU CAN ACCESS IT FROM YOUR PHONE, SO YOU CAN JOT IDEAS DOWN
QUICKLY AS YOU NOTICE SOMETHING THAT IS MISSING
• DO NOT THINK OF THESE AS IMMEDIATE “COMPANY IDEAS”
• FOR NEXT CLASS: SELECT 2-3 IDEAS FROM YOUR LIST TO SHARE

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