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5 x entrepreneur

3 in Europe (2 exits) 2 in US (1 exit)

Biggest $5B in revenue

Today helping #startups getting #traction

S3 Accelerator – S3 Social Media Academy

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93% of startups fail on a global scale

Fuzzy vision Weak founders team Too slow on execution & traction … it’s never lack of funding

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Why Silicon Valley has 20x Venture funds than Europe

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Silicon Valley - 20 x Opportunity

4 major cultural differences

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Bold Ideas

…putting a dent in the universe Thinking it all through

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Idea Sharing (Market born products)

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Beta in less than 6 month

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Talk the talk

Walk the walk

Any time – Anywhere Time to market

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Silicon Valley is based on a

culture developed by foreigners

eager to be utmost successful