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Title: Frankfurt FinTech Forum
Post by: Stan on November 12, 2015, 01:01:48 am
I'll be in Frankfurt next week to spend an afternoon talking with German-speaking investors about "Blockchain & Cryptocurrencies". 

Jedesmal, wenn ich spreche Deutsch, sagen die Deutschen "Bitte sprechen Englisch".  :)

Fortunately, this conference is "auf Englisch".

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http://www.fintechforum.de/programm/ (http://www.fintechforum.de/programm/)

Thursday, November 19 2015, Frankfurt am Main

FinTech Forum is the first hub for FinTech firms, investors and financial institutions in Germany, Austria, Switzerland (D.A.CH) and Central Europe. An initiative co-founded in July 2013 by Frank Schwab and Samarth Shekhar, the Forum is on a mission to put more FinTech innovators from the region on the world map.

We seek to identify innovators, disruptors and “hidden champions” in the financial services sector, and bring them together with investors and financial institutions: via our global network of relationships, our online presence (newsletters, expert blogs, Q&As, etc.) and events, as well as advisory, research and business development services.


14:00 – 14:50 Startup Pitches, Blockchain & Cryptocurrencies

14:50 – 15:10 Roundtable Discussion / Feedback

15:10 – 16:30 Coffee & Networking



Many thanks to Xeroc for setting this up. 
Title: Re: Frankfurt FinTech Forum
Post by: ebit on November 12, 2015, 01:05:28 am
 +5%
Title: Re: Frankfurt FinTech Forum
Post by: tonyk on November 12, 2015, 01:10:15 am
They all do, no worries, at least I'm yet to meat one who does not.
Title: Re: Frankfurt FinTech Forum
Post by: mike623317 on November 12, 2015, 04:26:59 am
Good luck Stan. Please upload the recording or give us the run down on.
Title: Re: Frankfurt FinTech Forum
Post by: xeroc on November 12, 2015, 08:56:55 am
Quote from: Stan on November 12, 2015, 01:01:48 am
Many thanks to Xeroc for setting this up. 
Thanks @cass for reaching out to them in the first place!
Title: Re: Frankfurt FinTech Forum
Post by: julian1 on November 12, 2015, 09:06:04 am
+5%
Title: Re: Frankfurt FinTech Forum
Post by: Ben Mason on November 12, 2015, 10:03:42 am
Fantastic, good luck!  Nice one Cass & Xeroc!
Title: Re: Frankfurt FinTech Forum
Post by: testz on November 12, 2015, 12:37:14 pm
 +5% Good luck!
Title: Re: Frankfurt FinTech Forum
Post by: pc on November 12, 2015, 08:05:48 pm
Cool! Will you guys be around for a beer later that day? :-)
Title: Re: Frankfurt FinTech Forum
Post by: xeroc on November 12, 2015, 09:03:24 pm
Unfortunatelly i cant join. Makes me sad on the on hand . .. but on the other hand the other appointment I have is way more important to me ..
Title: Re: Frankfurt FinTech Forum
Post by: lzr1900 on November 27, 2015, 01:55:08 am
so no result..another meeting waste time
Title: Re: Frankfurt FinTech Forum
Post by: xeroc on November 27, 2015, 08:56:54 am
Quote from: lzr1900 on November 27, 2015, 01:55:08 am
so no result..another meeting waste time
Have you not yet realized that most of the good-news posts are flagged with "hide-post-for-lzr1900"?

Anyway, even though I couldn't attend, I know for a fact that this event was a success since @Stan made some AWESOME contacts into the European FinTech community plus another very important guy who''s name I cannot publish :)
Title: Re: Frankfurt FinTech Forum
Post by: karnal on November 27, 2015, 08:58:23 am
WUNDERBAR!
Title: Re: Frankfurt FinTech Forum
Post by: lzr1900 on November 27, 2015, 09:00:38 am

Quote from: xeroc on November 27, 2015, 08:56:54 am
Quote from: lzr1900 on November 27, 2015, 01:55:08 am
so no result..another meeting waste time
Have you not yet realized that most of the good-news posts are flagged with "hide-post-for-lzr1900"?

Anyway, even though I couldn't attend, I know for a fact that this event was a success since @Stan made some AWESOME contacts into the European FinTech community plus another very important guy who''s name I cannot publish :)
noone will believe again
Title: Re: Frankfurt FinTech Forum
Post by: xeroc on November 27, 2015, 09:11:04 am
too bad I have no idea what you are talking about ..
Title: Re: Frankfurt FinTech Forum
Post by: Akado on November 27, 2015, 09:27:51 am
Quote from: xeroc on November 27, 2015, 08:56:54 am
Anyway, even though I couldn't attend, I know for a fact that this event was a success since @Stan made some AWESOME contacts into the European FinTech community plus another very important guy who''s name I cannot publish :)

That's nice. Could Stan share the feedback he received? Was it more of the "seems pretty interesting" talk that we know people won't care or did someone show genuine interest?
Title: Re: Frankfurt FinTech Forum
Post by: karnal on November 27, 2015, 11:52:14 am
Quote from: Akado on November 27, 2015, 09:27:51 am
Quote from: xeroc on November 27, 2015, 08:56:54 am
Anyway, even though I couldn't attend, I know for a fact that this event was a success since @Stan made some AWESOME contacts into the European FinTech community plus another very important guy who''s name I cannot publish :)

That's nice. Could Stan share the feedback he received? Was it more of the "seems pretty interesting" talk that we know people won't care or did someone show genuine interest?

+5% a "trip report" would be nice
Title: Re: Frankfurt FinTech Forum
Post by: bitacer on November 27, 2015, 01:51:50 pm
Keep up the good work man . " The ultimate decentralization is individuals " said once someone..
Title: Re: Frankfurt FinTech Forum
Post by: Stan on November 27, 2015, 02:53:47 pm
As you might imagine, investors and future partners are generally reluctant to have their names appear publicly in some start-up company's "trip report".  :)

Let's just say it produced some promising contacts who expressed interest in further discussions.  That's about all you can hope for when you're given a 7-minute window to pitch your company in a meeting where 18 startups are paraded across the stage.

The biggest immediate benefit was in seeing 17 other versions of what such a "pitch" should look like.

I did get to spend 90 minutes with the conference organizer the evening before and got a lot of wisdom about what investors and partners are looking for in a pitch.

Ultimately, events like this are like drilling oil wells in uncharted territory.  You never know how many you need to drill before you get your first gusher.

(http://www.gcagshouston.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/spindletop.jpg)