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July 17th 2015New York, NY

Every Great Company Started With An Idea

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TWENTY YEARS FROM NOW YOU WILL BEMORE DISAPPOINTED BY THE THINGS YOUDIDN’T DO THAN BY THE ONES YOU DID DO.SO THROW OFF THE BOWLINES. SAIL AWAYFROM THE SAFE HARBOR. CATCH THETRADE WINDS IN YOUR SAILS. EXPLORE.DREAM. DISCOVER.

- Mark Twain

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MICROSOFTBill Gates thought it was more importantto sell his idea before ever actuallycreating the product

AIRBNBBrian Chesky found out that he couldactually make money by renting out hisair mattress

IKEAIngvar Kampgard took off the legs to atable he purchased because it wouldn’tfit in his car

APPLESteve Jobs wanted a personal computerto look as nice as the calligraphy postersat his university

WHATSAPPJan Koum could not keep up with thecosts of calling his father in Ukraine, sohe created an alternative

PINTERESTBen Silbermann brought out his innerAndy Warhol and made 50 versions ofthe same picture grid

The Idea

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IDEA DESIGN BUILD REVISE LAUNCH

Building The Idea

YOU HAVE TO LEARN THE RULES OF THEGAME. AND THEN YOU HAVE TO PLAYBETTER THAN ANYONE ELSE.

- Albert Einstein

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500,000+ Startups Launch Each Month In USA

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JUNE

Funding Prep Can Take Up To 6 Months Full Time Work

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Prematurely Scaling Is The Biggest Reason Startups Fail

IT'S KIND OF FUN TO DO THE IMPOSSIBLE.

- Walt Disney“

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Less Than 1% Receive Venture or Angel Funding

percentage of startupsthat receive venture or

angel funding

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POOR INVESTORMANAGEMENT

LAUNCH TOOEARLY

LAUNCH TOOLATE

RAISE TOOLITTLE MONEY

RAISE TOOMUCH MONEY

Financial & Strategic Reasons Startups Fail

THERE'S A WAY TO DO IT BETTER - FIND IT.

- Thomas Edison“

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Our Team Was Built By Investment ExpertsLeverage Knowledge As Entrepreneurs andInvestors to Assist Startup CEO’s and CFO’s

CEO’s and CFO’sFor Our Startups

Co-found & Invest:Finance Technology Startups

ADVISORSINVESTORS

ENTREPRENEURS

It Takes The Right Players To Build The Best Team

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Finance & Strategy

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RISK COMES FROM NOT KNOWING WHATYOU'RE DOING.

- Warren Buffett

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INVESTORSDriven to understand themetrics / potential behind

the technology.

FINANCE & STRATEGYTell the story of your

company in a simple andengaging manner.

ENTREPRENEURSThe technology

transformed from an ideainto a viable product.

We Know How To Connect The Pieces

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Investor Relations

Valuations Board Meetings

Financial Modeling

Strategy &Planning

THAT'S BEEN ONE OF MY MANTRAS - FOCUSAND SIMPLICITY. SIMPLE CAN BE HARDERTHAN COMPLEX: YOU HAVE TO WORK HARDTO GET YOUR THINKING CLEAN TO MAKE ITSIMPLE. BUT IT'S WORTH IT IN THE ENDBECAUSE ONCE YOU GET THERE, YOU CANMOVE MOUNTAINS.

- Steve Jobs

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