idealabs - 2014: year in review - numbers that (don't) matter
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IDEALABS 2014: NUMBERS THAT (DON’T) MATTER
ALMOST 100K VIEWS ON SLIDESHARE!
2013: 1 YEAR IDEALABS AN ENTREPRENEURIAL JOURNEY
VANITY METRICS. OOPS!
I’m Cedric. I’m the marketing and program manager of the Telenet Idealabs accelerator. This was idealabs in 2014!
ANALYTICS IS THE MEASUREMENT OF MOVEMENT TOWARDS YOUR BUSINESS GOALS
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BLEH: LET’S HAVE SOME FUN!
IDEALABS 2014: YEAR IN REVIEW SOME NUMBERS THAT MATTER AND SOME THAT ARE USELESS.
HAVE FUN!
1 WEDDING IN MUMBAI1 FREE BIZ CLASS UPGRADE7 INSPIRING TALKS IN SCHOOLS1 ACCELERATOR ASSEMBLY IN MADRID2 GLASSHOLES2 CUTE FOUNDER PICS
10 MENTIONS IN THE PRESS1 AWKWARD TEAM PHOTO SHOOTAN INFINITE AMOUNT OF SELFIES1 PEBBLE WATCH APP1 FUNNY BARISTA1 INTERVIEW W/ BART DE WEVER1 BIG ASS ANNOUNCEMENT1 BIG ASS LAUNCH EVENT1 MAJOR LAUNCH PARTY HANGOVER1 LIFE CHANGING PARTNERSHIP1 INTERVIEW ON NATIONAL TV
500 KIDS LEARNING HOW TO CODE5 MOMENTS WHEN BELGIUM STOPPED BUILDING
450 APPLICATIONS FOR THE TELENET IDEALABS ACCELERATOR1 DELIBERATION DURING SUNSET2 PITCHING ROUNDS1 NEW TEAM MEMBER
10 FINAL STARTUPS FOR THE TELENET IDEALABS ACCELERATOR PROGRAM!1 BRAND NEW STARTUP FLOOR1 STARTUP PITCHING AT TECHCRUNCH DISRUPT
€850K RAISED BY IDEALABS ALUMNI73 MENTORS IN OUR NETWORK
7 MENTOR DINNERS58 EVENTS
3000 EVENT ATTENDEES1 TRIP TO AMSTERDAM
A GAZILLION COFFEES
1 FOUNDER WHO IS GOING TO MAKE A DENT IN THE UNIVERSE
14 STARTUP DIGESTS35 PEOPLE HIRED BY OUR STARTUPS55 ENTREPRENEURS IN OUR BUILDING
WOW. SUCH AMAZED. SUCH GROWTH.
IN A STARTUP, FOCUS IS HARD TO ACHIEVE.
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1 WEDDING IN MUMBAI##
1 FREE BIZ CLASS UPGRADE##
7 INSPIRING TALKS IN SCHOOLS##
PROTOTYPING WORKSHOP
THIS DUDE SCARES ME
1 ACCELERATOR ASSEMBLY IN MADRID#
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2 GLASSHOLES ##
GLASS, TAKE A PIC!
2 CUTE FOUNDER PICS##
#CUTIEPIES
10 MENTIONS IN THE PRESS##
BEATSWITCH FUNDING ANNOUNCEMENT
BEATSWITCH FUNDING ANNOUNCEMENT
SIGN2PAY
CEDRIC DEWEECK: WHY ENTREPRENEURSHIP CAN’T BE TAUGHT AT SCHOOL
POSE LIKE A BOSS
1 AWKWARD TEAM PHOTO SHOOT##
AN INFINITE AMOUNT OF SELFIES##
SELFIE WITH NEELIE KROES!
TOP OF THE WORLD (ANTWERP)
1 PEBBLE WATCH APP##
1 FUNNY BARISTA ##
1 INTERVIEW W/ BART DE WEVER##
BIG ASS ANNOUCEMENT
1 BIG ASS LAUNCH EVENT##
COVERED UNDER A TENT!
1 PANEL ON THE BE STARTUP ECOSYSTEM
2 HAPPY BUT TIRED TEAM MEMBERS
ROOFTOP LAUNCHPARTY
1 MAJOR LAUNCH PARTY HANGOVER##
INSPIRING, EDUCATING AND ACCELERATING ENTREPRENEURS.TURNING IDEAS INTO GROWTH COMPANIES
1 LIFE CHANGING PARTNERSHIP##
INSPIRE!OPEN COFFEE
MATCHMAKING EVENTS OPEN PITCH NIGHTS
STARTUP EVENTS
EDUCATE12 COURSE LEAN STARTUP CAMPUS
GO FROM IDEA TO STARTUP! LEARNING BY DOING
SHARING OF BEST PRACTICES CURATED CONTENT
ACCELERATETELENET IDEALABS:
FIRST VERTICAL ACCELERATOR FROM IDEA TO WORKING
PRODUCT AND SALES4 MONTHS: SHAPE BUILD LAUNCH
4-8 MONTHS: GROW! GROW! GROW!
1 INTERVIEW ON NATIONAL TV##
500 KIDS LEARNING HOW TO CODE##
5 MOMENTS WHEN BELGIUM STOPPED BUILDING #
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450 APPLICATIONS FOR THE TELENET IDEALABS ACCELERATOR#
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32FROM
COUNTRIES
450WE RECEIVED
APPLICATIONS
ON MAY 15 WE OPENED OUR
CALL FOR STARTUPS
APPLICATIONS
TOP 5SKILLS & MARKETS
SELECTING THE BEST TEAMS
1
1 DELIBERATION DURING SUNSET##
2 PITCHING ROUNDS##
1 NEW TEAM MEMBER##
10 FINAL STARTUPS FOR THE TELENET IDEALABS ACCELERATOR PROGRAM!#
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INTRODUCING THE FINAL 10EACH TEAM RECEIVES €25K FUNDING AND MENTORING
GECKOMATICSAutomated street imaging.
SCRIPTBOOKForecasting box-office success of films by data mining screenplays.
APPRENTUSA marketplace that helps people to find private teachers nearby.
CAMPRA peer to peer platform to find exciting camping locations.
SALESFLAREOne easy sales tool for your sales team.
HOPLRA platform that enables neighborhoods to organize everyday life.
GET ON AIRCombines live videos into one stream to show whats happening in the world.
PITH LIThe yellow marker for the digital age.
DOTTwitter meets Yelp meets Google Maps.
INTUOImproving and commercializing product support pages for businesses.
GECKOMATICS
Apprentus is a marketplace that helps people find private teachers based on location.
AN AMAZING ENTREPRENEURIAL JOURNEY STARTS NOW!
1 BRAND NEW STARTUP FLOOR##
1 STARTUP PITCHING AT TECHCRUNCH DISRUPT #
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STARTUPS ROOTING FOR SIGN2PAY
#CUTIEPIES
€850K RAISED BY IDEALABS ALUMNI##
73 MENTORS IN OUR NETWORK##
XAVIER DAMMAN (STORIFY)
OMAR MOHOUT (BE STARTUP GURU) WHEN HE ONLY HAD 100 TWITTER FOLLOWERS
FRANK MAENE
7 MENTOR DINNERS##
HEALTHY FUEL FOR A LONG MENTOR SESSION
MENTORS & STARTUPS
58 EVENTS ##
MEETUPS
LAUNCH PARTIES
FOUNDER STORIES
CORPORATE PITCH EVENTS
USER TESTING NIGHTS
MATCHMAKING BBQ’S
OPEN PITCH NIGHTS
STARTUP CLASSES
3000 EVENT ATTENDEES##
1 TRIP TO AMSTERDAM##
STORY OF FAIR PHONE
TEQUILA, OOPS!
PAINFUL, BUT BEAUTIFUL SUNRISE
A GAZILLION COFFEES##
1 FOUNDER WHO IS GOING TO MAKE A DENT IN THE UNIVERSE #
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14 STARTUP DIGESTS##
35 PEOPLE HIRED BY OUR STARTUPS##
55 ENTREPRENEURS IN OUR BUILDING #
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IDEAS ARE WORTH NOTHING, EXECUTION IS WORTH EVERYTHING
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This was 2014 for Idealabs, let’s make 2015 even better! !
#STOPTALKINGSTARTBUILDING