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About Me

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About Rise Capital

Internet Companies

Emerging Markets

Series B Investments

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About You

$50m+

$0m

$5-10m

Start-up Phase (Seed / Series A)

Growth Phase (Series B / C)

Revenue

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The Start-up Phase: all about the “4 Ps”

Potential People Predictability Product

Key Considerations

‣  Founders

‣  Team

‣  Advisors

‣  Design

‣  Functionality

‣  Technology

‣  Solving a REAL local problem

‣  Ability to significantly monetize the solution to that problem over time

‣  Customer and revenue outcomes that have some degree of repeatability

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Example: YY (Nasdaq: YY)

Potential

People

Product

Predictability

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