500 Startups at Make Business Hub – Live

That’s the end of the event..hope you guys had fun! #makeignition http://bit.ly/TCII7e

Its Snapp pitching on the stage  #makeignition http://bit.ly/TCII7e

A loyalty program app

Check them at snapp.ae

Its Alex Tohme pitching bra’s for boobs #makeignition  http://bit.ly/TCII7e

Global lingerie market 30 million

Need a bra  that fits obese women

Focus on Mobile Commerce

Its Amourah.com

Game Play Sport  pitching at  #makeignition

The startup helps people manage their gaming activity or wants to join local sporting activity

Provides – Better organization, Will launch in Dec 2012

Business Model – Subscription, Partnership and Advertorial – as people start forming teams online the startup intends to charge them.

Want to own lifetime of an athlete.

Check them out at Gameplaysport.com

The GOAPs on the stage #makeignition

Now its time for Local Entrepreneurs to pitch for their startup.. #makeignition

500 Startups did their first Middle EAST investment in Jordan #makeignition #JEERAN

English, Spanish, Mandrin & Arabic are key languages to be focused by tech entrepreneurs #makeignition

Localize business for customer needs, #makeignition e.g do a mandarin travel site in Brazil, as many chinese may be staying there. People will become more and more mobile

Replicate the offline business online #KISS #makeignition says Dave

Focus on customer problems and not just the technology #makeignition

50 – 80 % of the Global GDP is not from public companies #makeignition

Consumer Commerce = eCommerce and Subscription model will be big #makeignition

eCommerce is exciting as more people buy stuff online #makeignition

Real time search is interesting as people want information on the go #makeignition

Photography, Social Games, Mobile Devices hottest in #Silicon Valley #makeignition

Please don’t straight away approach for investment but use your network/trusted resources #makeignition 

Most of the investments come through trusted referrals #makeignition

400 investments done by 500 startups till date #makeignition

VC industry is on a decline #makeignition says

A 3rd of co. are out of business in 1st year and another 3rd in 2 years #makeignition

Need entrepreneurs who want to resolve problems and just not become famous #makeignition

says if you own 20-50% of a company #makeignition you are done for life  - a couple of millions make sense

Large VC/funds interested in billions and not millions #makeignition

Most of the starts up will fail but need to learn from experience #makeignition

eCom models need only a couple of thousand users to make revenue #makeignition

Ad based models need more users and be a strong player #makeignition

#500 Startups invest in startups not necessarily making revenue from day one #makeignition but should have a business model

500 Startups invests in products that are functional and not just in infancy stage #makeignition

Just in case its http://500.co/about/ #makeignition

A lot of main stream consumer adoption started forming in the Valley in the 90′s – 2000′ #makeignition #GOAP (Facebook, Google, Yahoo etc)

Dave Mclure introduces himself… #makeignition – been in the Silicon valley for 20 years then pay pal and then Angel investment

Dave McClure founder of 500 start ups on the stage with Leith Matthew #makebusinesshub

Crowd picking up Dubai – 500 Startups Event