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Little bit about myself PM at Paragon Five. Mobile Game developer. Co-Founder of Meetro. Location Based Social Instant Messenger Co-Founder of Lefora. Acquired last year to Crowd Gather Currently Principal at I/O ventures

I/O Ventures Early Stage Investment 25k for 8% equity 4 Partners Amazing Mentors Dedicated workspace

i/o partners Aber Whitcomb – founder Myspace & Mindjolt Myspace has over 120+ million users, sold to Newscorp Ashwin Navin – founder Bittorrent & Flingo Bittorrent has over 75+ million users Jim Young – founder Hotornot & Whoswhere Hotonot invented virtual gifts first, sold to Avid Life Media Paul Bragiel – founder Paragon5, Meetro & Lefora Lefora sold to Crowdgather, Paragon 5 offices in Gliwice & Bydgoszcz

i/o mentors

i/o space Public Café –Community building, meetings, marketing Shared Workspace –Invite only, cross pollination, special events i/o Dedicated –Private, reserved for i/o companies

i/o space

What is an Accelerator? An early stage investment fund Focusing on getting a product out as quick as possible Mentorship Already a product/idea

Typical Program Funding for a % of equity 3 months intensive mentorship Weekly dinners Weekly mentor ‘office hours’ Access to partners Demo day

Accelerator vs Incubator Long term No idea Smart people in a room Universities and Big companies

Accelerator Examples I/O Ventures Y-Combinator Techstars Dreamit 500 Startups

Accelerators in Europe Seedcamp Startup Bootcamp Gamma Rebels Hack Fwd

Notable Companies

Why do an Accelerator? Speed the product development cycle Access to VC Speed the fund raising process Access to Industry Individuals Constant Feedback $$ Not lots of it!

What Accelerators Look for Global Idea Small team ( 2-3 people ideal) Single founders are a rarity but they must be technical (Codeval, Pieceable) Usable product Previous projects Cool people

What to look for in a program What value can the program bring to you Do mentors and partners have experience in your industry Talk with past classes Look at success ratio Location

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