How Startups can benefit from Launch Community

http://www.facebook.com/Launch.vnx

Smart Smart: Share. Learn. Network.

MISSIONTo foster entrepreneurship and maximize sharing, collaboration, and innovation in the tech community in Vietnam.

VISIONLaunch is the Should-Be place for Startup entrepreneurs (existing and would-be) Investors

Angels VCs

Social stakeholders

VALUESLearn + Network + Start Smart + Exit Smart(Non-profit + Voluntary)

Smart Smart: Share. Learn. Network.

Smart Smart: Share. Learn. Network.

Human capital Investors = Board members Advisors Co-founders CIO / CTO Marketing executives

Knowledge Academic Global wisdom on entrepreneurship (a famous quote, a sharp

observation, good analysis …) Good practices Local execution that creates the real difference

Facilitations Partnerships Knowledge sharing: Conferences, Pitching days, Café meet-ups Sound competitions

THE BEST RESOURCE FOR ENTREPRENEURS

Smart Smart: Share. Learn. Network.

Launch Facebook Group started on Oct. 25, 2010 Current members: 450 as of Nov. 29 and 625 as of Dec. 14 – FAST

GROWING!

Open Consultant Facebook Group started at the beginning of 2010 Current members: 710 as of Nov. 29, 2010

Active (Offline) areas: Now HCMC, later Hanoi

Who is launcher: Entrepreneurs (existing + would-be) Investors

Angels VCs

Other social stakeholders Professionals in other sectors IT Managers Students of IT, Economics, Marketing, Finance

THIS IS US

Smart Smart: Share. Learn. Network.

Café: Bi weekly start-up coffee: Participants: Max. 5 individuals or startups/ time

Ratio 3 (Started-up but not yet invested)/1 (Would-be, Individual) Goal: Offline to get to know both sides, business models, practices,

competitive advantages Registration basis

Pitching sessions: Participants: Students Goal: “Dai hoi anh hung” Tie-up basis

Conference: In-depth discussions on particular topics Participants: Majority tech start-ups Registration basis

Prints: Publishing valuable posts from Launch community

ACTIVITIES

Smart Smart: Share. Learn. Network.

Geographic: Now: HCMC Q1, 2011: Hanoi Q1, 2012: Da Nang

Influence: Vietnam “Techcrunch”

Bring the second wave of Tech startups in Vietnam into reality

POTENTIALS

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