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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