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Dave McClure

Founding Partner & Troublemaker, 500 Startups
00’s & 10’s:
• VC: Founders Fund, Facebook fbFund, 500 Startups
• Angel: Mashery, Mint.com, SlideShare, Twilio
• Marketing: PayPal, Simply Hired, Mint.com, O’Reilly
80’s & 90’s:
• Entrepreneur: Aslan Computing (acq’d by Servinet/Panurgy)
• Developer: Windows / SQL DB consultant (Intel, MSFT)
• Engineer: Johns Hopkins‘88, BS Eng / Applied Math
• What is 500?
– $200M under management
– 100+ people / 30 investing partners / 18 Countries
– 2500+ Founders / 250+ Mentors
• 1300+ Portfolio Co’s / 50+ Countries
– Wildfire (acq GOOG, $350M)
– MakerBot (acq SSYS, $400M)
– Viki (acq Rakuten, $200M)
– Simple (acq BBVA, $117M)
– Credit Karma (~$3.5B)
– GrabTaxi ($1B+)
– Twilio ($1B+)
– Ipsy
– SendGrid
– VivaReal
– Udemy
– Zozi
– The RealReal
– Virool
– BarkBox
– Tradesy
500 Startups

Global Seed Fund & Startup Accelerator
1 ) T H E R E A R E N ’ T M A N Y I N V E S T O R S .
M O S T O F T H E M A R E E V I L O R S T U P I D .
• low valuations and crappy terms: “51% for
$100K”
• supply vs. demand problem; fewer investors
than startups, lack of competition = no
urgency,
• NO to business plans / revenue projections
• YES to mktg plans, expense projections
• wins & exits => FOMO, competition increases
2 ) T H E R E A R E N ’ T M A N Y E N T R E P R E N E U R S .
M O S T O F T H E M A R E C L U E L E S S .
• more mentorship,
more founder
experience
• product management,
design & UX, growth
hacking & marketing
• changes after 1st gen
founders exit -> 2nd
gen startups
3 ) T H E R E A R E N ’ T M A N Y C U S T O M E R S .
M O S T O F T H E M D O N ’ T PAY.
• no longer true; 3B+ smart
phones; massive mobile market
• increasing internet availability +
rising consumer GDP
• improved payment & logistics
• local/regional markets are BIG
• access to global markets easier
4 ) S TA RT U P S D O N ’ T H AV E T R A C T I O N ,
A N D N O I D E A H O W T O G E T I T.
• Growth Hackers -> DISTRO
• STOP building product features;
START growing customers (via online
platforms)
• unit economics: CAC vs. CLV, timing
of revenue & expense, conversion
metrics
• find profitable, high-volume customer
acquisition channels that convert to
KPIs, learn how to grow them
5 ) T H E R E A R E N ’ T M A N Y E X I T S .
M O S T O F T H E M A R E S M A L L .
• where are the unicorns?
• acquirers crossing borders to find
talent (US, EU, China, Japan, etc)
• non-tech companies acquiring
startups for innovation
• global companies looking for
emerging market footprint
• local -> regional -> global growth
6 ) I N V E S T I N G I N R E A L E S TAT E I S B E T T E R
B E T T H A N I N V E S T I N G I N S TA RT U P S
• startups aren’t real estate!
• real estate doesn’t go up
forever
• most startups fail completely
• but a few startups grow up to
be unicorns
• use real estate to lower risk,
drive liquidity
7 ) M O S T A C C E L E R AT O R S S U C K .
A N D T H E Y ’ R E G O I N G T O D I E . S O O N .
• Accelerator economics are tough.
• Most startups fail. Most wins are small.
Big wins take time (5-10 years).
• Most accelerators are under-staffed,
under-capitalized, short time horizons.
• Accelerators should verticalize, focus on
industry-specific expertise, get
corporate / academic / govt sponsors
• Create operational capital via investment;
use real estate to hedge risk, be creative
8 ) E M P L O Y E E S D O N ’ T U N D E R S TA N D E Q U I T Y.
F O U N D E R S D O N ’ T G I V E I T T O T H E M .
• equity should be distributed widely
among team (not just founders and
management)
• when exits happen, a thousand
angels are born
• US: PayPal, Google, Facebook
• CHINA: Alibaba, TenCent, Baidu
• MENA: Souq + ?
• create equity culture, angel investor
culture
9 ) M O S T S TA RT U P S N E V E R G O G L O B A L .
M O S T T H AT T RY W I L L FA I L .
• startups have to start SOMEwhere
• some local & regional markets are BIG
India, Turkey, Brazil, Indonesia, MENA
• 50-100M customers good place to start
• hard to jump to global markets without
local market MVP, product/market fit
• you don’t need to go to Silicon Valley,
get Silicon Valley to come to YOU.
1 0 ) M O S T F O U N D E R S & I N V E S T O R S D O N ’ T
T H I N K T H E Y ’ R E A S G O O D A S S I L I C O N VA L L E Y.
• Silicon Valley isn’t a place, it’s a
State of Mind.
• Most startups in Silicon Valley
came from somewhere else
(PayPal, WhatsApp, FreshBooks)
• The biggest problem isn’t lack of
experience, it’s lack of confidence
(for both investors & founders)
• You’re Good enough. You’re
Smart enough. Get Going!

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10 Challenges for Emerging Market Startup Ecosystems

  • 1. 1 0 C H A L L E N G E S F O R E M E R G I N G M A R K E T S TA RT U P E C O S Y S T E M S @ D A V E M C C L U R E @ 5 0 0 S TA R T U P S 5 0 0 . C O
  • 2. Dave McClure
 Founding Partner & Troublemaker, 500 Startups 00’s & 10’s: • VC: Founders Fund, Facebook fbFund, 500 Startups • Angel: Mashery, Mint.com, SlideShare, Twilio • Marketing: PayPal, Simply Hired, Mint.com, O’Reilly 80’s & 90’s: • Entrepreneur: Aslan Computing (acq’d by Servinet/Panurgy) • Developer: Windows / SQL DB consultant (Intel, MSFT) • Engineer: Johns Hopkins‘88, BS Eng / Applied Math
  • 3. • What is 500? – $200M under management – 100+ people / 30 investing partners / 18 Countries – 2500+ Founders / 250+ Mentors • 1300+ Portfolio Co’s / 50+ Countries – Wildfire (acq GOOG, $350M) – MakerBot (acq SSYS, $400M) – Viki (acq Rakuten, $200M) – Simple (acq BBVA, $117M) – Credit Karma (~$3.5B) – GrabTaxi ($1B+) – Twilio ($1B+) – Ipsy – SendGrid – VivaReal – Udemy – Zozi – The RealReal – Virool – BarkBox – Tradesy 500 Startups
 Global Seed Fund & Startup Accelerator
  • 4. 1 ) T H E R E A R E N ’ T M A N Y I N V E S T O R S . M O S T O F T H E M A R E E V I L O R S T U P I D . • low valuations and crappy terms: “51% for $100K” • supply vs. demand problem; fewer investors than startups, lack of competition = no urgency, • NO to business plans / revenue projections • YES to mktg plans, expense projections • wins & exits => FOMO, competition increases
  • 5. 2 ) T H E R E A R E N ’ T M A N Y E N T R E P R E N E U R S . M O S T O F T H E M A R E C L U E L E S S . • more mentorship, more founder experience • product management, design & UX, growth hacking & marketing • changes after 1st gen founders exit -> 2nd gen startups
  • 6. 3 ) T H E R E A R E N ’ T M A N Y C U S T O M E R S . M O S T O F T H E M D O N ’ T PAY. • no longer true; 3B+ smart phones; massive mobile market • increasing internet availability + rising consumer GDP • improved payment & logistics • local/regional markets are BIG • access to global markets easier
  • 7. 4 ) S TA RT U P S D O N ’ T H AV E T R A C T I O N , A N D N O I D E A H O W T O G E T I T. • Growth Hackers -> DISTRO • STOP building product features; START growing customers (via online platforms) • unit economics: CAC vs. CLV, timing of revenue & expense, conversion metrics • find profitable, high-volume customer acquisition channels that convert to KPIs, learn how to grow them
  • 8. 5 ) T H E R E A R E N ’ T M A N Y E X I T S . M O S T O F T H E M A R E S M A L L . • where are the unicorns? • acquirers crossing borders to find talent (US, EU, China, Japan, etc) • non-tech companies acquiring startups for innovation • global companies looking for emerging market footprint • local -> regional -> global growth
  • 9. 6 ) I N V E S T I N G I N R E A L E S TAT E I S B E T T E R B E T T H A N I N V E S T I N G I N S TA RT U P S • startups aren’t real estate! • real estate doesn’t go up forever • most startups fail completely • but a few startups grow up to be unicorns • use real estate to lower risk, drive liquidity
  • 10. 7 ) M O S T A C C E L E R AT O R S S U C K . A N D T H E Y ’ R E G O I N G T O D I E . S O O N . • Accelerator economics are tough. • Most startups fail. Most wins are small. Big wins take time (5-10 years). • Most accelerators are under-staffed, under-capitalized, short time horizons. • Accelerators should verticalize, focus on industry-specific expertise, get corporate / academic / govt sponsors • Create operational capital via investment; use real estate to hedge risk, be creative
  • 11. 8 ) E M P L O Y E E S D O N ’ T U N D E R S TA N D E Q U I T Y. F O U N D E R S D O N ’ T G I V E I T T O T H E M . • equity should be distributed widely among team (not just founders and management) • when exits happen, a thousand angels are born • US: PayPal, Google, Facebook • CHINA: Alibaba, TenCent, Baidu • MENA: Souq + ? • create equity culture, angel investor culture
  • 12. 9 ) M O S T S TA RT U P S N E V E R G O G L O B A L . M O S T T H AT T RY W I L L FA I L . • startups have to start SOMEwhere • some local & regional markets are BIG India, Turkey, Brazil, Indonesia, MENA • 50-100M customers good place to start • hard to jump to global markets without local market MVP, product/market fit • you don’t need to go to Silicon Valley, get Silicon Valley to come to YOU.
  • 13. 1 0 ) M O S T F O U N D E R S & I N V E S T O R S D O N ’ T T H I N K T H E Y ’ R E A S G O O D A S S I L I C O N VA L L E Y. • Silicon Valley isn’t a place, it’s a State of Mind. • Most startups in Silicon Valley came from somewhere else (PayPal, WhatsApp, FreshBooks) • The biggest problem isn’t lack of experience, it’s lack of confidence (for both investors & founders) • You’re Good enough. You’re Smart enough. Get Going!