Startup me, Startup you.

Davide Ballestra

Digital business developer

Startup consultant

Brasilia University, 26th April 2012

Pictures?

$1 Billion?

Nope!

• For each need, there are so many competitors

• But with little differences that make the difference!

• 2009

• Beautiful vintage filters

• Hi res setting available

• Ability to order (very nice quality) prints

• €1.79 for basic app

• Share photos to Facebook, Flickr, Tumblr

• Can be a little fiddly to use

• 2010

• Fun vintage filters

• Lo res images

• Not suitable for printing

• Free!

• Share to Twitter, Flickr, Tumblr, Posterous, FaceBook and Foursquare.

• Quick and easy touse

What's a startup?

Take any kind of problem, issue or need that you have.

Use your brain to find the people who understand you and find, with you, a solution

Work with them to develop the product and launch it in to the market...

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Today's agenda

1. The next US$1 billion?

2.What is going on in Brazil?

3.How to get to $1 billion?

4.Do you startup?

The next US$1 billion?

• NO, in only 2 years it's not easy to create such great value for a single startup.

• Instagram is an exception... forget about that.

• But it may be easy to get to a value of US$500 millions..

• Pinterest is a pinboard-style social photo sharing website female oriented (over 90%)

• 2009

• Today the 3rd social network in the US

• Jan 2012 11.7 million unique users

• Oct 2011 US$200 millions

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Share your knowledgecreate a course/workshop,setup your students andthe job is doneSkillshare.com

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No Brasil?

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Online personal trainerfitnova.com.br

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Formula?

Formula?• There is no formula :( ... but

• Move to a hub

• Pick up a great co-founder

• Intelligence, energy, integrity

• Pick a big market

• Product you are passionate about

• Test the idea, the product, fit the market > there ia demand for your product?

• Raise money from people you trust

• Scale

Your startup?

Obrigado

Davide Ballestra

ballestra@gmail.com