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HOW TO SURVIVE OUTSIDE OF SILICON VALLEY
Michael Galpert
Silicon Valley
Everywhere Else
HOW TO SURVIVE OUTSIDE OF SILICON VALLEY
NOT EASY TO START A BUSINESS
PERIOD.
EXCLAMATION POINT!
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Nuclear Winter
~Mike Moritz of Sequoia
We are in drastic times. Drastic times mean drastic measures must be taken to survive. Forget about getting
ahead, we're talking survive. Get this point into your heads.
How to Survive Outside of Silicon Valley
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FOWA LONDON 2008Thank You
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Not everything cool comes out of Silicon Valley
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How to survive outside Silicon Valley
Silicon Roundabout circa 2008?
Is it bollocks.
How to survive prosperoutside Silicon Valley
1) Community2) Team3) Customers4) Money
So, does Londonmake the grade?
Community?
DrinkTank, OpenCoffee, YC Hackers, FB Garage, Silicon Stilettos, Bootlaw, TechTerrace,
TechCrunch Talk, Geektails, Internet People, Geekgirls,
Swedish Beers, Minibar, Mashup*, Barcamp, First Tuesday,
Glasshouse, OpenSoho, Pizza on Rails
• Dreamt up at Le Web 07• First event March 2008• Attracts 120+ founders and
investors every month• RSVP @ www.drinktank.co.uk
Team?
London = 7 millionWithin 1 hour = 20 million?
Plus, plenty of talent now becoming available!
Customers?
Ready-made access to massive local markets that Silicon Valley can’t match:
Finance, legal, creative, advertising, fashion, music, construction, government
Money?
DFJ Esprit, Accel, Atlas, Eden, Index, Intel Capital,
Wellington, Balderton, Advent, Atomico, European Founders, Spark, Pentech,
Amadeus, SEP, Close, Doughty Hanson, 4ip
What about earlier stage?
Seedcamp, TAG, Straub Ventures, London Business Angels
But where are the otherBritish Super Angels?
Do we make the grade?
Broadly, yes
But we want prosperity, not survival, right?
Take advantage of your locality
Remember the global market
Sales shouldn’t be a dirty word
Don’t be scared to get involved
in Silicon Valley
RelationshipsPartnershipsNetworking
= WIN
How to survive prosperoutside Silicon Valley
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