1 00:00:00.160 --> 00:00:01.060 Hi 2 00:00:01.960 --> 00:00:03.760 In this session 3 00:00:03.760 --> 00:00:06.560 we are going to understand investors 4 00:00:06.560 --> 00:00:10.220 in terms of what they are looking for 5 00:00:10.670 --> 00:00:12.570 We are startups 6 00:00:12.820 --> 00:00:18.620 And startups need to meet and pitch our ideas to investors 7 00:00:19.200 --> 00:00:23.600 So, it is very important for us to know 8 00:00:23.600 --> 00:00:25.700 what they are thinking about 9 00:00:25.700 --> 00:00:32.369 and what they are responding to the startups 10 00:00:33.569 --> 00:00:38.419 I am going to divide two sub-sessions in this lecture 11 00:00:38.969 --> 00:00:43.519 The first session is about a lecture in practice 12 00:00:44.469 --> 00:00:46.639 So, more specifically, 13 00:00:46.639 --> 00:00:50.239 what are investors actually looking at, 14 00:00:50.239 --> 00:00:54.920 how they react, what they react to, 15 00:00:54.920 --> 00:00:56.720 and what they like 16 00:00:57.070 --> 00:00:58.370 Something like that 17 00:00:59.820 --> 00:01:03.399 In the second session, 18 00:01:03.399 --> 00:01:07.149 we will gather some scholarly papers 19 00:01:07.149 --> 00:01:09.399 that understand investors 20 00:01:09.699 --> 00:01:13.389 And we will review the research together 21 00:01:13.639 --> 00:01:16.389 It will be very beneficial for us 22 00:01:16.389 --> 00:01:21.569 to understand investors throughout some researches 23 00:01:23.319 --> 00:01:28.719 So, let's begin with Michael Siebel's lectures 24 00:01:28.719 --> 00:01:30.350 at Standford University 25 00:01:30.850 --> 00:01:32.450 Michael Siebel 26 00:01:32.450 --> 00:01:36.080 He was the CEO of Y Combinator 27 00:01:36.080 --> 00:01:40.830 Y Combinator is a renowned accelerator in the world 28 00:01:41.380 --> 00:01:43.930 So we will be back 29 00:01:43.930 --> 00:01:47.630 after watching the short lecture by Michael Siebel 30 00:01:47.880 --> 00:01:49.660 Let's watch it together 31 00:01:55.360 --> 00:01:58.160 How was Michael Siebel's lecture? 32 00:01:58.610 --> 00:02:02.239 In my opinion, his lecture was really great 33 00:02:02.939 --> 00:02:05.889 And I think it is very insightful 34 00:02:06.239 --> 00:02:08.989 Basically, his idea is to 35 00:02:08.989 --> 00:02:12.560 introduce your ideas to investors 36 00:02:12.560 --> 00:02:18.129 in a short, concise, and central way 37 00:02:19.429 --> 00:02:20.629 It is very important 38 00:02:20.629 --> 00:02:23.679 Because we should practice like this 39 00:02:23.679 --> 00:02:24.579 Why? 40 00:02:24.579 --> 00:02:27.600 Because simply, investors need it 41 00:02:27.800 --> 00:02:31.800 Michael Siebel is export investor 42 00:02:31.800 --> 00:02:34.560 and export entrepreneur 43 00:02:37.559 --> 00:02:41.459 Here is a short movie clip 44 00:02:41.459 --> 00:02:45.320 where Nikola Tesla introduced 45 00:02:45.320 --> 00:02:48.770 alternative current idea to the investors 46 00:02:49.520 --> 00:02:51.969 Let's take a look at it together 47 00:02:52.849 --> 00:02:54.390 It will be very fun 48 00:03:01.290 --> 00:03:06.510 So, did you finish watching Nikola Tesla's demonstration? 49 00:03:06.760 --> 00:03:07.810 How was it? 50 00:03:08.410 --> 00:03:14.039 Nikola Tesla came to America from Europe 51 00:03:14.319 --> 00:03:18.169 He was one of the geniuses 52 00:03:18.169 --> 00:03:20.950 who worked in Thomas Edison's laboratory 53 00:03:21.360 --> 00:03:23.310 But he quit his job 54 00:03:23.310 --> 00:03:28.109 because he was against the Edison's idea of direct current 55 00:03:28.359 --> 00:03:30.859 As you can see in the movie, 56 00:03:30.859 --> 00:03:35.979 he simply demonstrated his idea in front of the investors 57 00:03:36.479 --> 00:03:39.629 Actually, we don't know much about the technology 58 00:03:39.879 --> 00:03:42.420 But rather than talking about technology, 59 00:03:42.420 --> 00:03:46.520 he simply shows how his idea works 60 00:03:46.720 --> 00:03:47.870 Throughout what? 61 00:03:47.870 --> 00:03:49.570 Throughout spinning egg 62 00:03:49.570 --> 00:03:50.809 Do you remember that? 63 00:03:52.359 --> 00:03:57.759 Actually, his simple demonstration allowed investors to understand 64 00:03:57.759 --> 00:04:02.609 his concept immediately and intuitively 65 00:04:03.059 --> 00:04:07.860 Please keep that in your mind about the intuitive understanding 66 00:04:07.960 --> 00:04:12.160 Because the key to success of your idea pitch 67 00:04:12.160 --> 00:04:17.239 is about intuitive understanding of investors 68 00:04:20.089 --> 00:04:24.699 Next, we are going to look at the Steve Jobs' presentation 69 00:04:25.119 --> 00:04:27.019 He is Steve Jobs 70 00:04:27.169 --> 00:04:29.719 He's the king of the presentation 71 00:04:30.519 --> 00:04:34.040 You can see the big difference from his presentation 72 00:04:34.140 --> 00:04:36.400 Let's take a look together 73 00:04:41.809 --> 00:04:44.159 How about his presentation? 74 00:04:45.159 --> 00:04:46.969 To be honest with you, 75 00:04:46.969 --> 00:04:51.419 I was really surprised when he took the iPod Nano 76 00:04:51.419 --> 00:04:54.569 out of his pocket from his jeans 77 00:04:54.969 --> 00:04:56.919 He's a genius, right? 78 00:04:57.019 --> 00:04:58.920 And his simple demonstration 79 00:04:58.920 --> 00:05:02.829 was much better than a hundred words 80 00:05:03.010 --> 00:05:06.210 So, that's why so many people love Steve Jobs' presentation 81 00:05:06.589 --> 00:05:10.739 We should copy and practice his presentation style 82 00:05:11.239 --> 00:05:13.670 Next, look at this picture 83 00:05:13.820 --> 00:05:17.920 Three men came into the hall 84 00:05:18.770 --> 00:05:23.170 These guys are presenting their idea 85 00:05:23.170 --> 00:05:25.020 in front of the Shark Tank 86 00:05:25.559 --> 00:05:28.909 So, let's take a look at the pitch of the HyConn 87 00:05:28.909 --> 00:05:31.039 from the Shark Tank episode 88 00:05:31.089 --> 00:05:34.639 This episode is my all-time favorite 89 00:05:34.639 --> 00:05:36.000 Let's watch together 90 00:05:36.000 --> 00:05:37.550 It will be very fun 91 00:05:44.350 --> 00:05:46.600 How about the presentation? 92 00:05:47.650 --> 00:05:51.070 I think that the presentation itself is so great 93 00:05:51.920 --> 00:05:53.720 I could see right away 94 00:05:53.720 --> 00:05:57.379 what the situation was and what the idea was 95 00:05:57.879 --> 00:06:02.129 So, did he get the enough funding 96 00:06:02.129 --> 00:06:05.100 from the investors right away by his presentation? 97 00:06:06.400 --> 00:06:07.050 What do you think? 98 00:06:07.050 --> 00:06:08.650 It's good? It's bad? 99 00:06:08.950 --> 00:06:11.000 They are in or they are out? 100 00:06:12.470 --> 00:06:16.020 Let's watch the remaining video clip together 101 00:06:16.770 --> 00:06:18.570 This is the remaining video clip 102 00:06:18.570 --> 00:06:20.269 Let's watch together 103 00:06:26.769 --> 00:06:28.319 Right, market it is 104 00:06:29.369 --> 00:06:34.370 We can understand that investors definitely like a big market 105 00:06:35.270 --> 00:06:41.820 At first, HyConn targeted the local government-based fire station 106 00:06:42.020 --> 00:06:46.170 But targeting government side is not easy 107 00:06:46.370 --> 00:06:49.740 And the size of the market itself, they're very small 108 00:06:49.940 --> 00:06:54.620 So, that's why the investors didn't like HyConn idea first 109 00:06:54.959 --> 00:07:03.050 But, if he showed some kind of technology inside this product, 110 00:07:03.760 --> 00:07:05.810 the investors would understand 111 00:07:05.810 --> 00:07:09.560 this technology can be applied to the big market, 112 00:07:09.560 --> 00:07:13.370 which is just ordinary household market 113 00:07:13.620 --> 00:07:15.220 It could be very big 114 00:07:15.370 --> 00:07:20.800 So, this big market can attract investors' attention 115 00:07:21.050 --> 00:07:24.700 So, the second important component 116 00:07:24.700 --> 00:07:27.129 when you pitch your idea to the investors 117 00:07:27.479 --> 00:07:30.379 You have to show how big your target market is 118 00:07:31.279 --> 00:07:33.590 Your market should be great 119 00:07:36.190 --> 00:07:39.140 Let's look at this picture 120 00:07:39.740 --> 00:07:42.810 This picture is the Sequoia Capital's logo 121 00:07:42.960 --> 00:07:48.199 Sequoia Capital is one of the big venture capital companies in the world 122 00:07:48.849 --> 00:07:52.899 Sequoia Capital has put up 123 00:07:52.899 --> 00:07:55.799 a structured pitch deck online 124 00:07:55.799 --> 00:08:00.079 so that anyone can download it by going to their website 125 00:08:00.479 --> 00:08:04.860 Here are the key questions that Sequoia Capital gave us 126 00:08:05.440 --> 00:08:08.040 The first one is Company Purpose 127 00:08:08.040 --> 00:08:10.880 When you pitch your idea to investors, 128 00:08:10.880 --> 00:08:14.480 you mention about your company's purpose 129 00:08:14.480 --> 00:08:17.080 Second, the Problem of consumers 130 00:08:17.080 --> 00:08:20.430 Third, Solution of your businesses 131 00:08:20.880 --> 00:08:23.230 Four, Why now? 132 00:08:23.230 --> 00:08:25.519 Five, Market Potential 133 00:08:25.519 --> 00:08:27.869 Six, any Competitors 134 00:08:28.619 --> 00:08:31.819 Seven, the Business Model 135 00:08:32.599 --> 00:08:35.049 In other words, how to make money 136 00:08:35.399 --> 00:08:37.449 Eight, your Team 137 00:08:37.449 --> 00:08:40.550 Nine, your financial, projection 138 00:08:40.750 --> 00:08:42.300 And ten, your vision 139 00:08:42.600 --> 00:08:44.400 In my opinion 140 00:08:44.400 --> 00:08:48.249 Among 10 components that Sequoia Capital gave us, 141 00:08:48.649 --> 00:08:54.719 those three components, red marked, are very important 142 00:08:54.969 --> 00:08:56.619 The first one is Problem 143 00:08:56.819 --> 00:08:59.369 When you pitch your idea to investors, 144 00:08:59.369 --> 00:09:04.000 you show how critical the consumer's problems are 145 00:09:04.300 --> 00:09:07.159 Second important thing is your solution 146 00:09:07.159 --> 00:09:11.159 So, how to solve this problem, and what is your solution 147 00:09:12.059 --> 00:09:14.730 So, your solution could be your businesses 148 00:09:14.880 --> 00:09:17.530 Another important component would be 149 00:09:17.530 --> 00:09:18.730 Business model 150 00:09:19.480 --> 00:09:22.300 We already mentioned about the business model 151 00:09:22.300 --> 00:09:26.860 So, the business model is about the blueprint of your businesses 152 00:09:26.860 --> 00:09:30.810 Also, business model introduces us 153 00:09:30.810 --> 00:09:32.799 how to make money 154 00:09:32.799 --> 00:09:35.399 So, the investors are very curious 155 00:09:35.399 --> 00:09:38.399 and very interested in your way 156 00:09:38.399 --> 00:09:40.699 how to make money throughout your business model 157 00:09:40.899 --> 00:09:43.099 So, please prepare 158 00:09:43.099 --> 00:09:48.599 your problem of your consumers, your company's solution, 159 00:09:48.599 --> 00:09:51.299 and your business model about how to make money 160 00:09:52.349 --> 00:09:54.989 Another important thing is 161 00:09:54.989 --> 00:10:00.939 investors expect structured flow of the presentation 162 00:10:00.939 --> 00:10:05.370 So, please do not create your own way 163 00:10:05.370 --> 00:10:07.170 about the presentation 164 00:10:07.170 --> 00:10:08.559 About the pitch of your idea 165 00:10:08.559 --> 00:10:11.209 Please follow the structured way 166 00:10:13.209 --> 00:10:14.509 Let me summarize 167 00:10:14.709 --> 00:10:19.130 When you pitch your business idea in front of the investors, 168 00:10:19.130 --> 00:10:20.430 please remember 169 00:10:20.430 --> 00:10:25.330 Good pitch could be 170 00:10:25.330 --> 00:10:27.630 something that provides 171 00:10:27.630 --> 00:10:31.380 intuitive understanding for your investors 172 00:10:31.630 --> 00:10:35.130 Second, you target to a big market 173 00:10:35.280 --> 00:10:39.460 Third, you'd better follow standard 174 00:10:39.760 --> 00:10:43.440 Pitch deck suggested by Sequoia Capital 175 00:10:43.740 --> 00:10:46.790 Please remember those three components 176 00:10:46.990 --> 00:10:48.990 Let's move on 177 00:10:49.940 --> 00:10:52.599 This is a real-world example 178 00:10:52.749 --> 00:10:58.600 I prepared the early-stage Airbnb's real pitch deck 179 00:10:59.200 --> 00:11:01.150 This is the real pitch deck 180 00:11:01.150 --> 00:11:04.610 You can get the idea from Airbnb's early-stage pitch deck 181 00:11:04.760 --> 00:11:09.460 So, the founders of Airbnb introduced 182 00:11:09.460 --> 00:11:12.860 the problem of consumers first 183 00:11:13.060 --> 00:11:16.200 They identified three major problems 184 00:11:16.200 --> 00:11:19.900 The first problem for the consumer at that time 185 00:11:19.900 --> 00:11:21.100 was the price 186 00:11:21.250 --> 00:11:25.209 Price is an important concern for the travelers 187 00:11:25.809 --> 00:11:27.459 Second problem was, 188 00:11:27.459 --> 00:11:28.790 there is a hotel, 189 00:11:28.790 --> 00:11:34.090 but hotels were disconnected from the local culture 190 00:11:34.290 --> 00:11:36.090 That could be one of the problem 191 00:11:36.740 --> 00:11:38.989 Then, the last problem was 192 00:11:38.989 --> 00:11:40.939 there's no easy way 193 00:11:40.939 --> 00:11:46.090 to book a room close to the local area 194 00:11:46.340 --> 00:11:50.540 So, those three are major problems for the travelers 195 00:11:50.690 --> 00:11:52.040 Great, right? 196 00:11:52.040 --> 00:11:53.259 And then, 197 00:11:53.620 --> 00:11:56.370 they introduced their own solution 198 00:11:56.370 --> 00:11:58.170 How to solve this problem 199 00:11:58.320 --> 00:12:01.390 They suggested their solution 200 00:12:01.390 --> 00:12:02.690 Their solution was 201 00:12:03.140 --> 00:12:08.140 That's why we created a website platform 202 00:12:08.140 --> 00:12:13.320 where users can rent out their space to host travelers 203 00:12:13.320 --> 00:12:16.670 in order to save the money for the travelers 204 00:12:16.670 --> 00:12:17.320 Great 205 00:12:17.320 --> 00:12:21.720 And in order to make additional income for the host 206 00:12:22.920 --> 00:12:26.420 Lastly, in order to share the culture together 207 00:12:26.720 --> 00:12:29.670 between host and the travelers 208 00:12:29.970 --> 00:12:31.170 It is great 209 00:12:31.920 --> 00:12:33.570 So good idea 210 00:12:33.570 --> 00:12:38.010 But the investors may ask one big question 211 00:12:38.060 --> 00:12:39.210 Is there any market? 212 00:12:39.360 --> 00:12:42.860 So, the founder of Airbnb just showed 213 00:12:42.860 --> 00:12:45.380 the alternative market already exists 214 00:12:45.380 --> 00:12:48.719 Look at the Couchsurfing.com 215 00:12:48.719 --> 00:12:52.119 Couchsurfing.com is an online website 216 00:12:52.119 --> 00:12:56.119 to connect the host and the travelers 217 00:12:56.119 --> 00:12:58.319 Then, travelers make a reservation 218 00:12:58.319 --> 00:13:01.219 for the host's vacant room 219 00:13:01.219 --> 00:13:02.869 And then, the host provides 220 00:13:02.869 --> 00:13:09.819 relatively cheap couch or bed to the travelers 221 00:13:09.819 --> 00:13:13.170 How many people already use the Couchsurfing.com? 222 00:13:13.670 --> 00:13:17.720 660,000 travelers and hosts 223 00:13:17.720 --> 00:13:21.300 already have used Couchsurfing.com 224 00:13:21.300 --> 00:13:22.850 What about Craigslist? 225 00:13:23.400 --> 00:13:25.589 The Craigslist is the online platform 226 00:13:25.589 --> 00:13:29.439 that connects sellers and buyers 227 00:13:29.439 --> 00:13:31.370 If you go to the Craigslist, 228 00:13:31.370 --> 00:13:35.370 so many people already try to rent out their room 229 00:13:35.370 --> 00:13:39.030 and so many people want a room 230 00:13:39.830 --> 00:13:42.130 So, how many people use the Craigslist 231 00:13:42.130 --> 00:13:44.109 for the temporary housing? 232 00:13:44.259 --> 00:13:46.459 If you go to the Craigslist, 233 00:13:46.459 --> 00:13:50.829 there are 50,000 temporary housing listings per week 234 00:13:50.929 --> 00:13:52.879 Per week in America 235 00:13:53.379 --> 00:13:57.250 So, the founders showed this number to the investors 236 00:13:57.300 --> 00:13:59.950 Investors, although we don't have 237 00:13:59.950 --> 00:14:03.240 any structured website for the Airbnb 238 00:14:03.240 --> 00:14:05.390 But in the market, 239 00:14:05.390 --> 00:14:06.790 so many people already use 240 00:14:06.790 --> 00:14:11.000 the very similar and alternative website 241 00:14:11.150 --> 00:14:13.350 This could be a market 242 00:14:13.600 --> 00:14:15.139 The market already exists 243 00:14:15.139 --> 00:14:16.639 We will use this market 244 00:14:17.039 --> 00:14:18.789 It's a great point 245 00:14:19.389 --> 00:14:21.689 How big the market size is 246 00:14:21.689 --> 00:14:24.390 So they demonstrate market size 247 00:14:24.540 --> 00:14:25.990 For example, 248 00:14:25.990 --> 00:14:28.940 entire trips booked is 2 billion 249 00:14:28.940 --> 00:14:31.460 2 billion trips are already booked 250 00:14:31.660 --> 00:14:34.860 And 560 million 251 00:14:34.860 --> 00:14:38.650 is budget and online booking 252 00:14:38.650 --> 00:14:42.650 And out of 560 million, 253 00:14:42.650 --> 00:14:45.119 84 million booking would be 254 00:14:45.119 --> 00:14:49.169 cheap trip or Airbnb type trip 255 00:14:49.619 --> 00:14:54.989 So, we will target to the 84 million for the deals 256 00:14:55.139 --> 00:14:56.139 It's great 257 00:14:57.039 --> 00:15:02.389 So that's why we created a product 258 00:15:02.389 --> 00:15:05.289 Which is this simple website 259 00:15:05.289 --> 00:15:06.739 To search by city, 260 00:15:06.739 --> 00:15:10.139 consumers can review the listing, 261 00:15:10.139 --> 00:15:12.960 and consumers can book it very simply 262 00:15:12.960 --> 00:15:17.760 This is a three-step and three-click booking system 263 00:15:17.910 --> 00:15:19.560 It's a great product 264 00:15:20.139 --> 00:15:21.939 Our business model is 265 00:15:21.939 --> 00:15:26.400 We take just 10% commission on each transaction 266 00:15:26.400 --> 00:15:30.100 So we target to the 84 million transaction 267 00:15:30.100 --> 00:15:30.900 Million deal 268 00:15:30.900 --> 00:15:33.900 We focused on just 10% 269 00:15:33.900 --> 00:15:37.620 Just 10% commission out of this transaction 270 00:15:37.620 --> 00:15:38.720 How much is it? 271 00:15:38.720 --> 00:15:43.760 We estimate to have $2.1 billion as revenue 272 00:15:43.760 --> 00:15:45.060 This is our plan 273 00:15:45.360 --> 00:15:46.560 It's a great plan 274 00:15:46.760 --> 00:15:51.200 This is our strategy to penetrate to the market 275 00:15:51.400 --> 00:15:52.750 First strategy is 276 00:15:52.750 --> 00:15:55.950 We will reach out to some event 277 00:15:55.950 --> 00:15:57.520 Because in this event, 278 00:15:57.520 --> 00:16:01.120 so many travelers join in 279 00:16:01.120 --> 00:16:06.399 and so many hosts can join in 280 00:16:06.399 --> 00:16:09.499 So that's why we will focus on event 281 00:16:09.499 --> 00:16:11.549 Also, we will make a partnership 282 00:16:11.549 --> 00:16:14.100 with other existing travel websites 283 00:16:14.100 --> 00:16:18.100 such as Orbitz.com or Kayak 284 00:16:18.100 --> 00:16:21.950 Also, we will make a specialized link 285 00:16:21.950 --> 00:16:23.760 throughout Craigslist 286 00:16:23.760 --> 00:16:26.410 So we will attract the consumer 287 00:16:26.410 --> 00:16:29.210 who already use Craiglist temporary housing 288 00:16:29.360 --> 00:16:31.339 So we will target to how much? 289 00:16:31.339 --> 00:16:34.889 50,000 temporary housing a week 290 00:16:35.189 --> 00:16:36.559 So we will target to 291 00:16:36.559 --> 00:16:39.059 the Craiglist's temporary housing listing 292 00:16:39.209 --> 00:16:43.839 It's a great strategy to how to reach out the market 293 00:16:44.239 --> 00:16:48.219 So the founder analyzed the market situation already 294 00:16:48.219 --> 00:16:52.769 and they introduced their position in the market 295 00:16:52.969 --> 00:16:54.630 Look at this graph 296 00:16:54.630 --> 00:16:58.330 There's an offline transaction and online transaction 297 00:16:58.330 --> 00:17:01.930 On the Y-axis, 298 00:17:01.930 --> 00:17:04.759 there is Expensive at the bottom 299 00:17:04.759 --> 00:17:08.320 and very cheap at the top 300 00:17:08.670 --> 00:17:14.730 The Airbnb can be located upper right side 301 00:17:14.730 --> 00:17:16.880 which is online transaction 302 00:17:16.880 --> 00:17:20.880 and also very cheap options 303 00:17:20.880 --> 00:17:23.960 So the Airbnb could be there 304 00:17:24.560 --> 00:17:27.910 This is a competitive position 305 00:17:28.660 --> 00:17:30.810 So from this plan, 306 00:17:30.810 --> 00:17:33.960 Airbnb can gain competitive advantage 307 00:17:33.960 --> 00:17:36.600 We will be first place to the market 308 00:17:36.600 --> 00:17:42.650 and consumers can use our service very easy 309 00:17:42.650 --> 00:17:44.670 And there are many profiles 310 00:17:44.670 --> 00:17:46.320 We will provide a profile 311 00:17:46.320 --> 00:17:48.620 What about the design and brand? 312 00:17:48.620 --> 00:17:51.760 We have a great design website 313 00:17:52.710 --> 00:17:53.960 This is our team 314 00:17:54.210 --> 00:17:57.810 Our team consists of three people 315 00:17:57.810 --> 00:18:00.399 Joe Gebbia, PR 316 00:18:00.399 --> 00:18:04.699 Brian Chesky is a designer and does business development 317 00:18:04.699 --> 00:18:07.630 Nathan, he's a developer 318 00:18:08.430 --> 00:18:12.530 The media press already covered our story 319 00:18:12.530 --> 00:18:15.249 Because our story is very unique and interesting 320 00:18:16.249 --> 00:18:21.199 Also, we have many good feedback from the users 321 00:18:21.199 --> 00:18:22.800 who already used our service 322 00:18:23.050 --> 00:18:24.000 For example 323 00:18:24.000 --> 00:18:25.500 Airbnb is great 324 00:18:25.500 --> 00:18:28.540 I found something in my price range, 325 00:18:28.540 --> 00:18:32.190 and that is what really enabled me 326 00:18:32.190 --> 00:18:34.290 to come to the conference 327 00:18:35.140 --> 00:18:38.090 It's a complete success 328 00:18:38.090 --> 00:18:41.230 It is easy to use, and it made me money 329 00:18:41.330 --> 00:18:42.530 Why is this great? 330 00:18:42.680 --> 00:18:45.040 Because, I think she's a host 331 00:18:46.000 --> 00:18:48.850 Lastly, the Airbnb founders 332 00:18:48.850 --> 00:18:51.600 showed their financial projection 333 00:18:51.600 --> 00:18:52.340 They said that 334 00:18:52.340 --> 00:18:54.990 We are looking for 12 months financing 335 00:18:54.990 --> 00:18:58.840 to reach out 80,000 transactions on Airbnb 336 00:18:59.040 --> 00:19:00.880 This is a great plan 337 00:19:01.730 --> 00:19:03.680 Have you noticed that 338 00:19:03.680 --> 00:19:06.680 they follow standardized pitch deck? 339 00:19:07.080 --> 00:19:11.449 From the problem, solution, 340 00:19:11.449 --> 00:19:16.049 and some kind of idea 341 00:19:16.049 --> 00:19:18.800 or competitors and markets 342 00:19:20.850 --> 00:19:23.050 They introduced their team like that 343 00:19:23.050 --> 00:19:27.589 They exactly followed standard pitch deck component 344 00:19:28.089 --> 00:19:31.589 So please keep that in your mind 345 00:19:32.389 --> 00:19:37.370 Investors expect you to 346 00:19:38.420 --> 00:19:40.520 give some idea 347 00:19:40.520 --> 00:19:45.039 that they understand intuitively and immediately 348 00:19:45.039 --> 00:19:50.329 Also, they expect you to target bigger market 349 00:19:50.640 --> 00:19:56.680 Finally, they expect you to follow standardized pitch deck 350 00:19:58.285 --> 00:20:01.935 Thank you for listening to this session