From an Idea to a Global successful company

how technical people with a novel idea can start and grow a meaningful

global company!

Sotiris Karagiannis IT Architect @skaragiannis http://linkedin.com/in/karagiannis

Who am I? A Tech Visionary with a life timeline full of changes between Education, Innovation, Entrepreneurship

1970’s Moon, Robot Toys, Air Models, Electronics, Boards, Mini Computers, Games 1980’s

1980’s Computers, Uni (Applied Math), Software, Artificial Intelligence Edinburgh 1990’s

..1990’s ISP in N. Greece, Internet Software, Web Apps, Infrastructure, Cloud ,Future?

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My career path is full of changes in a continuous search for knowledge, innovation, entrepreneurship and real market value in the ICT industry (help Businesses succeed)

But whatever I did, I NEVER stopped LOVING what I did.

I was many times a self starter (a Serial Entrepreneur) and I was never settled with what I had (in terms of my everyday life).

Old times were different (location, education, entrepreneurship, global reach, market etc). Now we live in a different world.

My Career Path

Why you do ICT (do you love it) ?

Why you are here ?

What problems do you want to solve?

Are you afraid of failure?

Do you take risks (calculated or other)?

Do you want to change the World ?

The Basics

You are solving a problem

You know what it takes to solve it

You wish to try and don’t mind to fail

Your life is depended on it ?

Is it going to change the world?

The Idea

Is there a market for your product?

Who else is thinking that (globally)?

Can you execute (who else is executing)?

What is the value of it (money talk)?

Do customers care (metrics) ?

What do you need to do it?

Why should anyone care ?

Sole Founder / cofounders?

Location ?

Funding ? Do you know how much you need ?

Intellectual protection (secret sauce)!!

Business Plan / 3 Year Budget/B.Plan

Questions / Considerations 4 the TEAM

Personality

Team Play

Attitude Flexibility

Efficiency

What People expect from U

Customer Validation (metrics again)?

Pilots / Commitments in EN speaking countries?

Shares / Equity / Advisors etc

Legal !!

Mentoring / coaching

Fundraising

Product sales

Marketing

Continuous funding rounds

Success

Exit !!!

Take Off

Final Advise

Make more effort than is expected of you.

Stay Hungry Stay Foolish

Adapt to the rapid changes

Think BUSINESS !!

Thank You !!

@skaragiannis

Linkedin.com/in/karagiannis

Skar.gr@gmail.com