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© Copyright S3 Academy 2014#S3Accel
#Society3
Entrepreneurs Night 2016
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Building a world class business
Creating a big picture
Having a long term perspective
Having a compelling business model
Crafting a profound capitalization strategy
Attracting customers, partners and investors
Relentless execution
Missing anything? The product? Nope!
Attributes of top Silicon Valley companies
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Big Picture
Yes, the sky is the limit
Big picture is NOT big numbers
It's the 'Polaroid' of your vision
It's how you change things
It's what changes for the users
It's how everything is going to connect
© Copyright S3 Academy 2014#S3Accel
Long Term Perspective
How will your market evolve?
How will technology evolve?
What is your role in it?
How will you keep up?
How long is long?
Everything mainstream today, was
developed at least 10 years ago
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Business Model
Business Models
are the real
disrupter
Great business
models consistantly
outperform great
technology
Business models
can force leaders to
become followers
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Profound capitalization strategy
What is your current cap table like?
How much do you think you need to raise?
What will your A-Round be like
What will your B and C Round be like
What other rounds will come?
What will your IPO be like?
How much control will you have?
Attracting customers,
talents, partners, investors
Top notch founders are IN the market with a
consistant and compelling story
Attracting customers by talking to them
Building partners by knowing what others do
Finding talents by looking for the best people
Attracting investors through recommendations
Being continuously talked about
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Relentless Execution
Leading means getting things done
through other people
It takes team work to make a dream work
Leaders are first and foremost pace maker
Leaders are like conductors - they don't
play a single instrument
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Recent funding rounds
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Wanted
Top notch entrepreneurs
Smartest teams
Disruptive business models
Long term vision
Business focused founders
Growing a global business
…we are sure we find those in Europe
before they move elsewhere
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From Silicon Valley to Luzern
European startup
scene grows fastest
Nearly unlimited
capital in Switzerland
Investors seeking
new opportunities
Startups blum where
capital is available
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Join an amazing journey
We’re helping entrepreneurs turn innovative
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Providing connection, acceleration & funding
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First entrepreneurs night 2016

  • 1. © Copyright S3 Academy 2014#S3Accel #Society3 Entrepreneurs Night 2016
  • 2. 2© Copyright S3 Accelerator 2016 Copying or distribution is prohibited #Society3 Building a world class business Creating a big picture Having a long term perspective Having a compelling business model Crafting a profound capitalization strategy Attracting customers, partners and investors Relentless execution Missing anything? The product? Nope! Attributes of top Silicon Valley companies
  • 3. 3© Copyright S3 Accelerator 2016 Copying or distribution is prohibited #Society3 Big Picture Yes, the sky is the limit Big picture is NOT big numbers It's the 'Polaroid' of your vision It's how you change things It's what changes for the users It's how everything is going to connect
  • 4. © Copyright S3 Academy 2014#S3Accel Long Term Perspective How will your market evolve? How will technology evolve? What is your role in it? How will you keep up? How long is long? Everything mainstream today, was developed at least 10 years ago
  • 5. 5© Copyright S3 Accelerator 2016 Copying or distribution is prohibited #Society3 Business Model Business Models are the real disrupter Great business models consistantly outperform great technology Business models can force leaders to become followers
  • 6. 6© Copyright S3 Accelerator 2016 Copying or distribution is prohibited #Society3 Profound capitalization strategy What is your current cap table like? How much do you think you need to raise? What will your A-Round be like What will your B and C Round be like What other rounds will come? What will your IPO be like? How much control will you have?
  • 7. Attracting customers, talents, partners, investors Top notch founders are IN the market with a consistant and compelling story Attracting customers by talking to them Building partners by knowing what others do Finding talents by looking for the best people Attracting investors through recommendations Being continuously talked about
  • 8. 8© Copyright S3 Accelerator 2016 Copying or distribution is prohibited #Society3 Relentless Execution Leading means getting things done through other people It takes team work to make a dream work Leaders are first and foremost pace maker Leaders are like conductors - they don't play a single instrument
  • 9. 9© Copyright S3 Accelerator 2016 Copying or distribution is prohibited #Society3 Recent funding rounds
  • 10. 10© Copyright S3 Accelerator 2016 Copying or distribution is prohibited #Society3 Wanted Top notch entrepreneurs Smartest teams Disruptive business models Long term vision Business focused founders Growing a global business …we are sure we find those in Europe before they move elsewhere
  • 11. 11© Copyright S3 Accelerator 2016 Copying or distribution is prohibited #Society3 From Silicon Valley to Luzern European startup scene grows fastest Nearly unlimited capital in Switzerland Investors seeking new opportunities Startups blum where capital is available
  • 12. 12© Copyright S3 Accelerator 2016 Copying or distribution is prohibited #Society3 Join an amazing journey We’re helping entrepreneurs turn innovative product ideas into economic successes Providing connection, acceleration & funding Society3 Entrepreneurs Camp April 4-8