9. We Start Good
StartSomeGood is a crowdfunding
platform for social good ventures and
projects globally, built specifically for
social entrepreneurs by social
entrepreneurs.
10. Why StartSomeGood?
Our platform is:
•Global
•Built by social entrepreneurs, for
social entrepreneurs
•Provides high-touch support
•Has a unique “tipping point” model
•Offers ventures the best chance of
raising the most funds possible
11. Our Co-Founding Team
Bryan Emerson
Tom Dawkins Alex Budak
Parker Taylor
Previously:
Previously Founder
change.org, Tech Lead Designer
& CEO, Vibewire
sparked, BUILD
Host, QA Engineer,
1st Social Media Co-founder,
AshokaTech Symantec
Director, Ashoka Philosophie
Podcast
B.S.
Engineering
B.A. UCLA; MPP
B.A. UNSW and CS, UCLA
Georgetown
UCLA
13. Our Advisors
• Charles Best, founder and CEO of
DonorsChoose
• Steve Huffman, co-founder Hipmunk and
Reddit
• Christina Jordan, founder evolutionize.it;
Ashoka Fellow
• Tikhon Bernstam, founder of Parse, YC alum
• Martin Stewart-Weeks, public policy, Cisco
• Jacob Colker, co-founder Spark.com, Echoing
Green Fellow
• Lauren Anderson, collaborative consumption
guru
• Hildy Gottlieb, founder of Create the Future
16. The Market
PandoDaily:
“Categories would be: Financial Investments,
Consumer Products, Content, and Social
Good.
Categories could also be divided along the
lines of reward type, such as: Equity,
Incentive, and Altruism”
17. Funding
• We’re seeking $300,000 in order to:
• Improve technical functionality and
design;
• Scale our high-touch approach;
• Increase our marketing outlay to
build our community.
21. Business Opportunity
• Crowdfunding market size
estimated at $100 Billion (David S.
Rose) to $300 Billion (Fred Wilson)
• Charitable giving in 2011: $347
Billion in the US alone
• Initial Market: early-stage social
ventures