SILICON VALLEY BEYOND TECH.WHAT ELSE CAN YOU BUILD?
Tytus Cytowski, Managing Partner
BITSPIRATION FESTIVAL
WARSAW, POLANDJune 22, 2015
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TYTUS CYTOWSKI
- Lawyer- Entrepreneur - InvestorEDUCATION
• HARVARD LAW SCHOOL (LLM)• WARSAW UNIVERSITY (Mag Iur)
LOCATION
• POLAND• NEW YORK• SAN FRANCISCO
INTERESTS
• BRINGING SMART PEOPLE TO THE US
• DOING DEALS
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“DON’T NEED TO BE A TECHIE TO BUILD AN INTERNET COMPANY”*
OLIVER SAMVERCEO ROCKET INTERNET
* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=60P_Jxebtos&app=desktop
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“IT'S IN APPLE'S DNA THAT
TECHNOLOGY ALONE IS NOT ENOUGH.IT'S TECHNOLOGY
MARRIED WITH LIBERAL ARTS, MARRIED WITH THE HUMANITIES, THAT YIELDS THE RESULTS THAT MAKE OUR HEARTS SING.”*
STEVE JOBSCEO APPLE at IPad Launch (2010)
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SV/SF = RENAISSANCE FLORENCE
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SILICON VALLEY TODAY
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SV/SF NEEDS NON-TECHNICAL PEOPLE
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WHY DOES SF/SV WANT TO BUILD WITH NON-TECH IDEAS & PEOPLE?
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BIG MONEY IS TRAPPED IN NON-TECH ASSETS
NEED FRESH IDEAS & TALENT
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NON-TECHTRENDS ARE BORN HERE
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“SOFTWARE IS EATING UP THE WORLD”
- Marc Andreessen
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BUILD THE FUTURE WITH
BIG IDEAS FUELED BY
TECHNOLOGY!
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SV BIG NON-TECH OPPORTUNITIES
*FASHION
*FOOD
*EDUCATION
*ART
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EDUCATION
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SV EDUCATION BUSINESS TRENDS
• OLD ED COMPANIES NOT GROWING
• TRANSPERANCY/DATA*• LEARN TO CODE • UX/SOCIAL EXPERIENCE• VIDEO “ONLY” SUCKS
– Project Based Learning– Real Time Interaction– Mobile Learning– Adaptive Courses
* http://www.wsj.com/articles/ohio-school-district-bets-on-technology-in-creating-new-learning-model-1433712447
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SV EDUCATION PLAYERS
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FASHION
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SV FASHION BUSINESS TREND
• CONSUMER IS KING• SEAMLESS EXPERIENCE• SMALL & COOL*• TECHNOLOGY– PERSONALIZATION– MOBILE– INTERACTIVE– BUS EFFICIENCIES– DATA
* http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/louis-vuitton-and-guccis-nightmares-come-true-wealthy-shoppers-dont-want-flashy-logos-anymore/2015/06/15/e521733c-fd97-11e4-833c-a2de05b6b2a4_story.html
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(SF/SV/LA/PORTLAND) FASHION PLAYERS
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FOOD
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SV FOOD TECH TRENDS
• NO TIME TO COOK• IOT KITCHEN/GADGETS • DATA• DELIVERY• SOCIAL (REST/MARKETS) +
VALUES (APPS)• APPS TRANSPARENCY• 26 ACCELERATORS/FUNDS
FOR FOOD (SINCE 2013) *
*http://www.foodtechconnect.com/2014/01/02/food-ag-investment-sources-explode-2013/
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SF/SV FOOD PLAYERS
HQ=Texas
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ART
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SV ART TRENDS
• ART SETS THE TECH TREND– STEVE JOBS (ART &
ENTREPRENEURSHIP)*
• INSTAGRAM• SV INVESTING IN ART
– “Art comes between buying the Ferrari and getting the kids into college”**
• SF GENTRIFICATION• NEW STARTUPS
* http://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424053111904875404576532342684923826** http://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424127887323384604578328121811415726
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SV/SF ART PLAYERS• COLLECTORS
– Marc Andreessen– Marysa Mayer (CEO Yahoo) – Dick Kramlich (Founder of NEA)– Jim Breyer (Accel Partners)– Alison Pincus (Wife of CEO Zynga)– Lucinda Southworth (Wife of Larry Paige)– Matt Cohler (VC)– Art Berliner (VC)
• ART RESIDENCY (FACEBOOK & HEADLANDS)• VANGO (500 Startups)
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WHY NOT EAST COAST?
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SF/SV IS NOT ABOUT TECH AS LAWYERS ARE NOT ABOUT LAW
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NOT ONLY ABOUT THE LAW
ADVISOR/MANAGER LAWYER ENTREPRENEUR INVESTOR
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