raising urbantech unicorns
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RAISING URBANTECH UNICORNSHow to help startups re-imagine the future of cities
bit.ly/UUnicorns
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1. Cities & Tech2. Tech & Unicorns3. Our 2 Days Together
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2019 Los Angeles as envisioned in 1982
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The first signs of new tech
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A reminder of persistent city problems
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What gets right
+ Climate change+ Complex tech policy+ Economic opportunity+ Homelessness+ Law enforcement+ Mobility
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What gets wrong
+ Polaroid+ Atari + Bell Phones (now ATT)+ RCA (now part of GE)+ No Internet+ No Smartphones
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The real insight about tech
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The changing tech landscape (1980 to 2015)
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Unicorns will bring more change to Urbantech
Changing how we move around cities. Still private. Valued at $40b at 6 Years Old.
Reduce heating & cooling costs over 10%. Acquired by Google for $3.2b at 4 Years Old.
Standard for navigating traffic. Acquired by Google 2013 for $1.3b at 5 Years Old.
Data analysis for clients including local government. Valued at $15b at 10 Years Old.
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B2B
B2G
B2C
Where might we find the next Urbantech Unicorns?
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REV
ENU
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Seed Stage
Early Stage
Late Stage IPO
TIME< Valley of Death
First they must escape the Valley of Death
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What is different for Urbantech Unicorns?
+ Selling to government+ Regulatory environment+ Partnerships+ Larger capital requirements+ “Old” problem domains+ Accepted wisdom about all of the above
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It takes a village to raise an Urbantech Unicorn
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It takes a village to raise an Urbantech Unicorn
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Today:Visit the future
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Tomorrow: Revisit accepted wisdom
+ Selling to government+ Regulatory environment+ Partnerships+ Larger capital requirements+ “Old” problem domains+ TBD
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Later: Stay in touch. Share what you learn. Raise an Urbantech Unicorn.
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LET’S UNCONFERENCE!