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The best platform for Europe’s next generation technology entrepreneurs to
make it big by providing access to advice, network, validation, and capital
WHAT MAKES A COMPANY INVESTABLE?Carlos Espinal | Partner | @cee
NOT
THE IDEA
Overly Competed
Non-Differentiated
Copy Cat
Thinking Small
THE PRODUCT
Complex
Poor User Flow
Bad UX
Not Scalable
Bad
Innovative
Disruptive
Desired
Good
THE MARKET
Bad
Small Target Market
Exclusivity or Licensing (eg. Music)
Monopoly (only a few powerful players)
Big Addressable
Market & Growing
100% 200%
Good
THE DEAL
THE DEAL (FROM HELL)Over-Priced
Difficult Jurisdiction or Complex Structures
Difficult or Paranoid Foundersor Investors
Last Minute Surprises & Bad Cap Tables
THE TEAM
THE (GOOD) TEAM
Relevant Experience
Appropriate skill mix
Articulate
THE (GOOD) TEAM PART II
Conflict Resolution
Geographical Spread
Equity Spread - have you beenfair to each other !!!
THE ENDCarlos Eduardo Espinal
@cee
