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EnTrip @ BCP5: Lessons from SeedCamp
1. The Y-Combinator of Europe
Anthony Hsiao, Director, EnTrip Ltd. BarCamp Pune 5
2. Overview
● SeedCamp background
● The people behind SeedCamp
● SeedCamp Companies
● Lessons Learned
Anthony Hsiao, Director, EnTrip Ltd. BarCamp Pune 5
3. SeedCamp?
● 'Y-Combinator of Europe' – London
● SC Week: Startup Workshop, Competition
● Winners: Investment, 3 months program
● Seed Fund, backed by A-list Investors
Anthony Hsiao, Director, EnTrip Ltd. BarCamp Pune 5
4. SC Week
● Mentoring Sessions
● Panel Discussions
● Networking Opportunities ('Parties')
● Pitch Day
Loads of fun, lots of work
Anthony Hsiao, Director, EnTrip Ltd. BarCamp Pune 5
5. Who?
Saul Klein, Chairman Reshma Sohoni, CEO
Index Ventures, Founder OCC From Pune!!
Anthony Hsiao, Director, EnTrip Ltd. BarCamp Pune 5
6. Investors
A-list:
VCs
Law Firms
Angel Investors
Entrepreneurs
Anthony Hsiao, Director, EnTrip Ltd. BarCamp Pune 5
7. Mentors
● High Caliber
Mentors
● From all areas
● To aswer our
questions
Anthony Hsiao, Director, EnTrip Ltd. BarCamp Pune 5
8. Who gets in?
● Pan-Europe, Global
● >400 applications, 30+ Countries
● 45+ Second round pitches
● 23 Finalists
● 5+ 'Winners' (7 in 2008)
Anthony Hsiao, Director, EnTrip Ltd. BarCamp Pune 5
9. We were there!
● We put Pune
'on the map'
as startup hub!
● Didn't win :-(
● 'SeedCamp Family'
Anthony Hsiao, Director, EnTrip Ltd. BarCamp Pune 5
10. Some Startups
2007 2008
Anthony Hsiao, Director, EnTrip Ltd. BarCamp Pune 5
11. Hot: UberVU
● Integrate all
'web-talk', by topic
● Get the Overview
● From Romania
Anthony Hsiao, Director, EnTrip Ltd. BarCamp Pune 5
12. Useful: BaseKit
● Graphical Web-
Application Builder
● Rapid prototyping
● From Wales
Anthony Hsiao, Director, EnTrip Ltd. BarCamp Pune 5
13. Lessons ...
From the PROs
Anthony Hsiao, Director, EnTrip Ltd. BarCamp Pune 5
14. “The main thing, is to
1
keep the main thing, the
main thing“
Anthony Hsiao, Director, EnTrip Ltd. BarCamp Pune 5
15. “Metrics, 2
Metrics,
Metrics“
Especially for Startups
Anthony Hsiao, Director, EnTrip Ltd. BarCamp Pune 5
16. “Smart 3
Money matters!“
Even if it's a 'worse deal'
Anthony Hsiao, Director, EnTrip Ltd. BarCamp Pune 5
17. “Know your 4
customer, Interact“
( It's so easy these days )
Feedback driven design
Anthony Hsiao, Director, EnTrip Ltd. BarCamp Pune 5
18. “Ask the right 5
questions“
( understand the REAL issues)
Use external help well
Anthony Hsiao, Director, EnTrip Ltd. BarCamp Pune 5
19. 6
“Noone knows all
answers“
Not even the PROs
Anthony Hsiao, Director, EnTrip Ltd. BarCamp Pune 5
20. Finally
● Next SeedCamp: 2009
● Spread the word, apply! They're waiting!
● SeedCamp India in 2010?
● Is the time right yet?
Anthony Hsiao, Director, EnTrip Ltd. BarCamp Pune 5
21. Thank you!
● Any questions?
Anthony Hsiao, Director, EnTrip Ltd. BarCamp Pune 5