Axel Schultze, Society3 serial entrepreneur and investor is sharing stories from building his own companies in Europe and Silicon Valley. Going global - why is it important? When is a good time? Funding In Europe - European startup investment Silicon Valley’s key differentiators

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Meetup Zürich
Oct 14
Axel Schultze, CEO Society3
Opportunity & Fundraising in Europe
Creating a new entrepreneurship culture
Going Global - East is the new west

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5 times entrepreneur
2 IPOed
1 with $5 Billion in revenue
Computer 2000 | Infinigate |
WebStock | BlueRoads | Social
Media Academy |
Now helping entrepreneurs what he
learned in Europe and Silicon Valley
Twitter: @AxelS
Speaker Introduction

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100% Advocacy
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No email marketing

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eMarketing and zero advertising
Business focused approach
Stellar sales & marketing CEO
Some of the few differences

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Funding In Europe
With an estimated 800,000 millionaires
(~1% of population) Germany is eye-to-
eye with the USA. (CNBC)
Investors US | Europe
Millionairies 3.4MM | 4.1MM
Billionairies 536 | 515
Capital $12.1 T | $12.0 T
Unfortunately EU investors invest in US
startups and US investors not in EU
It‘s time to make European startups so
attractive that they can tap into the
available capital NOW!!!

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European startup investment is dry
While same financial power than the US:
EU startups are less compelling, less bold
Entrepreneurship education way behind
Teams way too technical, no business spirit

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Silicon Valley’s key differentiators
Vision
The European ‘step by step’ approach is
killing any business – go big from the get go
Business Model Focus
Teams learned to disrupt not only improve
Deliver value not features
Learning & Sharing Capabilities
US teams can listen, learn, iterate and
execute better than any other culture.

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Going Global
Think Global - Be Global
Getting your first customers local is certainly ok
Building your business local is not !!!
A bold vision is worth sharing globally
Start with a global market in mind
It‘s boring to fund a small – step by step business

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Building a global
business
Everything needs to be in English
The only domain worth registering is .com
Understand the needs of your market and
the competition on a global scale
Serve 7+ Billion people (200k growth/day)
Build a product that makes sense and is
needed globally
Build a team that can comprehend ‘global‘
Funding is much easier available for globals

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Igniting global entrepreneurship
Our mission is to help startups
fulfill their dreams and create new jobs
creating prosperity all over the globe

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We help when needed
We run entrepreneurship programs
3 Day program starting Nov. 23
Next year a full year program
As of 2016 we are available as mentors
Otherwise we enjoy life 

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Thank You
Innovation is of no value
without a compelling business model

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Global Entrepreneurship Week
3 day intense program - Zürich
Vision development - crafting a bold vision
Dream Team Theory, building the perfect team
Modern, sustainable business ethics
Creating a compelling company culture
Ensuring and manageing Product-market-fit
Go-to-market strategy on a global scale
Creating a profound capitalization strategy
Raising € 250,000 to € 5,000,000
Nov 23 - 25 Fee: € 1,295

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