Ennovation 2014-2015

• Fotis Dimanidis (M.sc. C.S.D Auth)• Project & Team lead • Software Engineer (6 years exp.) • Entrepreneur (ex company Co-Founder, 5 years)

• Modestos Kaffes (Hellenic Open University)• Computer Science student • UI/UX Designer • Frontend Developer

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The team

Distracted driving

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Numbers say

distracted driving fatalities per year in USA

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3500

Νο.1 No.1 cause of fatal crashes among teenagers. Even higher than drunk driving.

distracted driving injuries per year in USA421K

Approach

Eyes on the road (visual distraction)

Hands on the wheel (manual distraction)

No mind riddles (cognitive distraction)

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Co-Driver

Competition entries

• Auth idea competition: 4th

• Startup Live Thessaloniki: 1st

• Ennovation: 4th

• Startup Bootcamp Berlin: 10-20th out of 700 teams

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A bit of history• Initialised April ’13

• Celebrating 2 years!

• Working full-time

• Began with a list of ideas

• Selected idea based on market research

• Ideas matter but do not overestimate them

• The general Navideck idea

• Began as a hobby

• Dormant for several years

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Back then

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Neat huh?

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• Set up a team

• Competition research

• Technology research

• Built a strategy

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Fast forward

Prototype 1

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Fast forward• Team changes

• Lots of UX research

• Product strip down Laser focus!!!

• Hired a designer

• Monetization & Business plan

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Prototype 2

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Meanwhile…• A little thing called traction???

• Traction = Proved interest

• Existing customers

• Website traffic

• Social media followers

• Surveys

• Partnerships

• Competitions

• …

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Fast forward

• Team changes again

• Role reassignment

• Building building building

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Stroke

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http://bit.ly/getstrokeapp

Tunedeck

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tunedeck.navideck.comiPhone private beta

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A long road

Entrepreneurship

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Startups

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Startups in Greece

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Problems• Recruiting

• Start on your own

• Keep looking for the right people

• Funding

• Take it the further you can with your own money

• Build a strategy

• Patience & persistence

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DOs & DONTs• Think globally

• Think different

• Gather a great team

• Keep the core technical

• Define roles

• Fall in love with your idea(s)

• Start small

• Adapt26

• Don’t get disappointed

• Don’t settle with “good enough”

• be it product or partners

• Don’t lose focus

• Don’t keep your idea a secret

• Feedback = free ideas

• Execution matters

• Don’t be afraid of failure

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Don’t wait for one - Create it

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Call for students

• iOS / Android engineering

• Marketing

• Business development

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Thank you

• Fotis Dimanidis

@axaios

• Modestos Kaffes

@modkaffes

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