Philipp Kandal Skobbler - Co-founder Startup Istanbul 2014

How to Kick-Ass from an emerging market

Philipp Kandal @apphil 30th September 2014

Kick-Ass from an emerging market

Golden Rule: Entrepreneurs never complain Love it, Change it or Leave it

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Kick-Ass from an emerging market

Your market is not Silicon Valley & never will be. Actually: It’s much better !!!

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Kick-Ass from an emerging market

#1 Talent availability is 10x better than in Silicon Valley

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Kick-Ass from an emerging market

#2 Almost no local competition: Working for an outsourcing company mostly sucks…

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Kick-Ass from an emerging market

#3 World is flat Tools, knowledge & resources are global

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Kick-Ass from an emerging market

#4 Early stage money is available at good conditions (see LaunchHub, Eleven, etc.)

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Kick-Ass from an emerging market

How did they become billionaires in Europe?

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Kick-Ass from an emerging market

Build a business that is focused on revenue from the beginning…

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Kick-Ass from an emerging market

Exploit the weak spots of Silicon Valley companies (cost, exit driven, lack of talent)

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Kick-Ass from an emerging market

Arbitrage: Produce locally (lower cost) – Sell & Raise money globally

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Build trust early on with a global presence

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Kick-Ass from an emerging market

Outsource areas which are hard to cover (e.g. branding, sales, design, etc.)

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Let’s do it: You can become the founder of the next great billion dollar company

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Thank you for your kind attention!

Get in touch: philipp@kandal.de

Philipp Kandal 30th September 2014