The Lean VC: a Silicon Valley 2.0 Story of Incubation, Metrics and Platforms

The Lean VC: a Silicon Valley 2.0 Story Dave McClure, 500 Startups ( @DaveMcClure ) http://500startups.com GROW conference - August 2010 – Vancouver, CA Re-Inventing Venture Capital & Angel Investing through Innovation, Incubation, & Iteration

Lean VC - Topics ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

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Dave McClure ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],GEEK, CODER, ENTREPRENEUR Blogger, Startup Advisor Internet Marketing, SuperAngel/Micro-VC

Professional Investments (Founders Fund: 43 deals, Q4/08-Q1/10, ~$3M) fbFund REV 22 incubator deals ($850K) FF Angel 21 seed deals ($2M)

Personal Investments (500 Hats: 26 deals, 2004-2010, ~$400K) LinkDex oneforty Networked Blogs MyGengo Votizen Postling EcoMom SiteJabber Graphicly WePay Plancast Recurly

500 Startups LP Mountain View, CA – Founded 2010 ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Venture Capital 1.0 = Too Big To FAIL WIN ? (at least for *Internet* Startups) Venture Capitalist? Super Angel.

Silicon Valley Investor Ecosystem True Ventures First Round Capital Benchmark Sequoia Angels & Incubators ($0-10M) “ Seed” Funds ($10-50M) “ Small” VC Funds ($50-250M) “ Large” VC Funds (>$250M) Y-Combinator TechStars SoftTech (Clavier) FloodGate (Maples) Felicis (Senkut) SV Angel (Conway)

Venture Capital: Still Relevant? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

More & Smaller Acquisitions ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Platforms 2.0 Search, Social, Mobile

Web 2.0 : Good Times, G . ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],R.I.P. *BAD* TIMES

Platform Viability Successful Platforms have 3 Things: 1) Features 2) Users 3) Money Users . . Money Features Growth Profit Profitable Growth Nirvana

Distribution Platforms ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Web 2.0 Business Model: KISS  ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Startup Incubators Lots of Hot, Cool, Web 2.0! (+ lots of FAIL .)

Incubator 2.0: Fast, Cheap, FAIL ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Incubator 2.0: Education, Collaboration, Iteration ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

fbFund REV ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Startup Metrics: Lean Startup & Lean VC Measure Stuff, Iterate. (Rinse & Repeat.)

Startup 2.0: “Lean Investor” Model ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Investment #1: Incubate (“Product”) ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Investment #2: Seed (“Market”) ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Investment #3: Venture (“Revenue”) ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Summary ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

The Lean VC: a Silicon Valley 2.0 Story of Incubation, Metrics and Platforms

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