Turning Ideas into Thriving Businesses

    Turning Ideas into Thriving Businesses

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    Turning ideas into
thriving businesses
Building Tech Companies since 2004
Helping Tech Founders since 2006
Manoj Ranaweera
manoj.ranaweera@techcelerate.ventures
+44 07769734491
https://techcelerate.ventures
https/deallite.uk
https:/skilledup.life
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    Home Service About Us Contact
Product based
Typically, tech startups
are product based digital
tech companies which
attempt to build a
scalable product that
could be sold many times
without any
customisations.
Business Types
Service based
Service based businesses
leverage knowledge of its
team by offering services
and tend to undertake
projects.
Uncertainty is bare
minimum but scalability
is hard to achieve.
Other types
Many businesses do not
fall into product or service
based, e.g. engineering
and manufacturing.
Some require significant
capital, e.g. building and
operating a power
station.
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    Home Service About Us Contact
Idea Validation
1 2 3 4 5
Problem Ideal Customer Current
Solutions
Market
Opportunity
Your Solution
The deeper you understand the problem, the greater the chance of developing a winning
solution. Whilst the problem may remain the same over time, the ideal solution keeps changing
due to technological advancement. Hence the need for continuous innovation.
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    Who’s Problem?
Yours
Having an itch that
would not go away
how hard you try.
Someone
else’s
Were you trying to find
a problem to solve?
Domain
Knowledge
How much do you
know about the
domain?
Domain/Founder Fit wins
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    Zero to Hero
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    Problem
Tech startups fail due to
lack of teams to turn ideas
into thriving scalable
technology businesses.
Can’t get the dream job
due to lack of experience
and demonstrable skills.
Existing
Alternatives
5Dhub
Internshala
WayUp
Solution
2 sided market place
Key Metrics
MRR
Customer growth
Volunteer growth
Volunteering growth
Unique Value
Proposition
SkilledUp Life is a two sided
market place where 55,000+
skilled volunteers meet
hundreds of early stage tech
companies looking for
volunteer talent to build their
tech companies.
High Level
Concept
Turn ideas into growing
tech startups.
Develop high performers.
Customer
Segments
Solo founders
Less than 10 staffed tech
startups
Early Adopters
Techcelerate Tech
Startups.
Unfair
Advantage
Founder has extensive
tech startup knowledge.
Exclusively for tech
startup.
Not venturing into
eduction or job markets.
Channels
Accelerator Partners.
Education Partners.
Cost Structure
Hosting fees
Software tools
Bare minimum staff costs
Rent
Revenue Streams
Subscriptions
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    From one
person
team to
100+
Think Big, Start Small,
Learn Fast and Execute
well
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    Building a business is hard
Building
Ready to give up next
5 to 10 years of your
life? Be ready to learn
through failure.
Growing
Ideas are not worth a
penny. Execution is
what matters. Growth
require patience.
Timing matters
Scaling
Scaling becomes
impossible if you pick
the wrong business
type. Early decisions
matters.
Founders need to eat. Protect your personal revenue channels.
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    Turning Ideas into Thriving Businesses

    • 1. Turning ideas into thriving businesses Building Tech Companies since 2004 Helping Tech Founders since 2006 Manoj Ranaweera manoj.ranaweera@techcelerate.ventures +44 07769734491 https://techcelerate.ventures https/deallite.uk https:/skilledup.life
    • 2. Home Service About Us Contact Product based Typically, tech startups are product based digital tech companies which attempt to build a scalable product that could be sold many times without any customisations. Business Types Service based Service based businesses leverage knowledge of its team by offering services and tend to undertake projects. Uncertainty is bare minimum but scalability is hard to achieve. Other types Many businesses do not fall into product or service based, e.g. engineering and manufacturing. Some require significant capital, e.g. building and operating a power station.
    • 3. Home Service About Us Contact Idea Validation 1 2 3 4 5 Problem Ideal Customer Current Solutions Market Opportunity Your Solution The deeper you understand the problem, the greater the chance of developing a winning solution. Whilst the problem may remain the same over time, the ideal solution keeps changing due to technological advancement. Hence the need for continuous innovation.
    • 4. Who’s Problem? Yours Having an itch that would not go away how hard you try. Someone else’s Were you trying to find a problem to solve? Domain Knowledge How much do you know about the domain? Domain/Founder Fit wins
    • 5. Zero to Hero
    • 6. Problem Tech startups fail due to lack of teams to turn ideas into thriving scalable technology businesses. Can’t get the dream job due to lack of experience and demonstrable skills. Existing Alternatives 5Dhub Internshala WayUp Solution 2 sided market place Key Metrics MRR Customer growth Volunteer growth Volunteering growth Unique Value Proposition SkilledUp Life is a two sided market place where 55,000+ skilled volunteers meet hundreds of early stage tech companies looking for volunteer talent to build their tech companies. High Level Concept Turn ideas into growing tech startups. Develop high performers. Customer Segments Solo founders Less than 10 staffed tech startups Early Adopters Techcelerate Tech Startups. Unfair Advantage Founder has extensive tech startup knowledge. Exclusively for tech startup. Not venturing into eduction or job markets. Channels Accelerator Partners. Education Partners. Cost Structure Hosting fees Software tools Bare minimum staff costs Rent Revenue Streams Subscriptions
    • 11. From one person team to 100+ Think Big, Start Small, Learn Fast and Execute well
    • 12. Building a business is hard Building Ready to give up next 5 to 10 years of your life? Be ready to learn through failure. Growing Ideas are not worth a penny. Execution is what matters. Growth require patience. Timing matters Scaling Scaling becomes impossible if you pick the wrong business type. Early decisions matters. Founders need to eat. Protect your personal revenue channels.


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