Pocket Presents information session for Technology in Silicon Valley (www.TechinSV.com), 7-day trip for African companies to Silicon Valley to gain knowledge on how industry leaders do it. Companies to visit include Google, Airbnb, 4Info, 500 Startups, and many others. Theme "Building for Scalability and High Availability". Event held at Cre8/Cafe Neo, Victoria Island, Lagos

1. Technology in Silicon Valley
www.TechinSV.com
Building for Scalability & High Availability
7-Day Silicon Valley Trip

2. 9 Things You Should Know

3. 1. Who
• Pocket Presents
– Ike Eze, Chairman
• Executive Director, eTranzact
• 20 years Silicon Valley experience; 3 tech startups; 3 exits
• Advisory Board, The African Network; Member, Lagos Angel Network
• The African Network (TAN)
– Dr. Paschal Iwuh, founder
• African Technology Foundation (ATF)

4. 2. Why
• Need
– We can build it…can we scale it?
• Learn from others
– 2-way conversation with teams of leading technology
companies in Silicon Valley
– Develop direct relationships with Silicon Valley practitioners
– Transfer tangible technology know-how to efficiently scale

5. 3. The Trip
• 7 days in Silicon Valley/San Francisco
– Visit 10+ technology companies
– Learn how they build for scale and high availability
– Evening events in less structured setting
– Program is May 7-14, 2016

6. 4. Agenda
• FRI: depart May 6th from LOS to SFO; arrive SAT, May 7th
• SUN: Napa Valley visit
• MON-THU
– Visit companies (1 in the morning, 1 afternoon)
– Expect each visit to be about 2 hours
– Evening event
• FRI: Visit Stanford for a tour and an event with SEED
• SAT: depart May 14th from SFO to LOS; arrive SUN, May 15th

7. 5. Participating Companies
EXPECTED
CONFIRMED

8. 6. Companies not on the Agenda
• Other companies you’d like to meet
– We will try to find a contact
– You can setup a meeting while there
• Extending your trip
– Explore the tech scene and the Bay Area
– Let us know how we can assist

9. 7. Trip Cost
• $5,400
– $1,800 – “TechinSV” Event fee
• Covers everything on the trip
– $1,700 – Hotel Standard Room (Intercontinental Mark Hopkins, 7 nights)
– $1,900 – Economy Flight (LOS:ATL:SFO – shortest flight on Delta, roundtrip)
• NGN:USD exchange rate issues
– For those having difficult USD acquisition, we are trying to bulk buy USD…

10. 8. VERY, VERY Important
• Visas
– African Technology Foundation (ATF) will do invitation letter
– Approximately 8 weeks required for 1st time visitors to US
• Personal Travel Allowance (PTA)
– Partnered with Stanbic (account required)
• Tomi Offor – 0802 311 0621
• Jumoke Obisesan – 0803 567 7045

11. 9. Other Things
• Partnered with Travelbeta
– Extended, and other fun, packages
• Evenings
– Planned some meetings and also fun events
– San Francisco is a major city so there are many things to do

12. Thanks
Many people have come together to make this possible...thank you.

13. Q & A
Contact
www.TechinSV.com
techinsiliconvalley@gmail.com
info@OnlyPocket.com
0908 206 6161