Santa Cruz

New Tech MeetUp

November 4, 2015

2015 SCNT MeetUp Staff

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Agenda

• Welcome
• Announcements
• Game by Amanda
• Community Interest
• Robert Stayton - The Future of Energy Storage in 5 Minutes

• Company Presentations
• Chris Risley & Suzanne Wouk / SnapPost
• Chris Bley / InspecTools
• Patrick Kedziora / Kedzoh
• Morgan McDermott / Hearth
• Kristoffer Lawson / Solu
• Danny Gamboa / Branch
• Open Mic & Networking

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30-Second History

2015 New Tech MeetUps

• 28,000+ (40% growth)
• 100+ countries
• 1M+ members

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SCNT MeetUp

• 2,590+ members
• 8th largest in US

• Learn
• Increase productivity
• Boost career
• Spark entrepreneurship
• Network with your community

Social Media Please!

• Twitter: SCNewTechMeetUp
• #SantaCruzTech

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Thank You Sponsors!

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Announcements

• Jordan Baker / Meteor MeetUp
• Colleen Tralongo / Athena Tech Academy - Hadoop training
• Justis Earle / Hansnap
• December 2 SCNT MeetUp

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Santa Cruz

3 Things about Meteor

Meteor is….

• A framework with a bright future

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3 Things about Meteor

Meteor is….

• A framework with a bright future
• The perfect framework for startups

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3 Things about Meteor

Meteor is….

• A framework with a bright future
• The perfect framework for startups
• A great community

Santa Cruz Meteor Meetup

• When: Tomorrow night! Thu November 5 @ 6:30pm. And every month on the 1st Thursday.
• Where: NextSpace (in the Cafe)
• Why: Intro to Meteor talk, Autoforms presentation, and a chance to learn and connect with other Meteor fans
• RSVP at http://bit.ly/scmeteor

Announcements

• Jordan Baker / Meteor MeetUp
• Colleen Tralongo / Athena Tech Academy - Hadoop training
• Justis Earle / Hansnap
• December 2 SCNT MeetUp

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Athena Tech Academy

© 2015 Athena Tech Academy Inc.

Big Data Job Demand is Huge

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Big Data is the job board leader

© 2015 Athena Tech Academy Inc.

Forbes: 6/15

Career Path for Big Data

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Business Opportunity

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Announcements

• Jordan Baker / Meteor MeetUp
• Colleen Tralongo / Athena Tech Academy - Hadoop training
• Justis Earle / Hansnap
• December 2 SCNT MeetUp

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Announcements

• December 2 SCNT MeetUp: VISIONARIES
• 2015 Prediction Results
• 2016 Predictions
• and….

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...the Past, the Present, the Future...

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Announcements

• December 2 SCNT MeetUp: VISIONARIES

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Bruce Damer - Shepard

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Announcements

• December 2 SCNT MeetUp: VISIONARIES

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Shiv Sikand - Drako Motors

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Announcements

• December 2 SCNT MeetUp: VISIONARIES

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JoeBen Bevirt - Joby Aviation

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Announcements

• December 2 SCNT MeetUp: VISIONARIES

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Community Interest

• Robert Stayton
• The Future of Energy Storage in 5 Minutes

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The Future of Energy Storage in 5 minutes

Robert Stayton

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Author of Power Shift: From Fossil Energy To Dynamic Solar Power

Why energy storage?

• Fossil fuels don’t need energy storage.
• Intermittent solar and wind energy.
• Match to baseload and peaking needs.
• Transportation requires portable energy.

Market growing

• Electric cars expanding
• California mandate: 1.3 GW storage by 2020
• Battery prices are falling
• 900% US market growth last year
• $50 billion market by 2020 (Lux Research)

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Utility push

• Manage intermittent: Pair with wind farm
• Avoid gas turbines
• Reduce net metering
• Behind-the-meter = customer system
• Front-of-the-meter = utility system
• San Diego Gas & Electric Company Proposes Paying Customers To Install Customer-Owned Energy Storage

Batteries for home

• Store daytime solar for night
• Emergency power
• Lead-acid vs. lithium ion

Batteries for utilities

• Germany at 28% renewables, needs storage.
• Feldheim Regional Regulating Power Station
• 10.8 Mwh lithium ion battery

Flow battery

• Store energy in electrolyte, not plates.
• Flow in discharged fluid, take out charged fluid.

Ultracapacitor

• Solid state device stores electrons.
• Fast charge/discharge, no degradation

Hydrogen

• Electrolysis to split water
• Hydrogen fuel cell to generate �electricity
• Hard to store and transport
• Blend into natural gas pipeline

Methanol

• Combine H₂ and CO₂ to make liquid methanol
• Direct methanol fuel cell for electricity.
• Easier to store and transport
• Iceland using geothermal to make methanol
• Methanol Economy – George Olah

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Recommended reading

Company Presentations

• Chris Risley - Suzanne Wouk / SnapPost
• Chris Bley / InspecTools
• Patrick Kedziora / Kedzoh
• Morgan McDermott / Hearth
• Kristoffer Lawson / Solu
• Danny Gamboa / Branch

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SNAP, POST, SELL!

SUZANNE WOUK, FOUNDER & CIO

CHRIS RISLEY, CHAIRMAN

SUZANNE WOUK

SNAPPOST FOUNDER & CIO

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sw@snappost.com

Almost, everyone has something in their garage that they’d sell if it was easy.

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eBay is a great place to sell things

Many people find eBay complicated.

• Auction v. Buy It Now
• Researching Comparable Prices
• Writing copy to describe your item
• Selecting keywords so that

your item can be found

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SnapPost makes it EASY to sell on eBay

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Just by taking a few pictures!

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Our Founder, Suzanne Wouk, has been selling on eBay for over 20 years.

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She knows how to sell on eBay:

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• How to price your item
• How to describe your item
• How to pick keywords for your item
• How to photograph your item

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The SnapPost product incorporates her expertise and the expertise of other eBay experts into an easy to use App for the rest of us.

Select An �Item Size

Snap Your �Item

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Review �Your �Picture

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Snap the�back of�your item

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Snap �The �Labels

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Snap the �Blemishes

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Snap The �Relative �Size

Select �Any Special�Snaps �that apply

Send�Your�Snaps�to�SnapPost

A SNAPPOST EXPERT PREPARES YOUR LISTING

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Unlike many apps the backend process is not automated:

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• Identifies your item just from the pictures
• Researches the value
• Recommends a price
• Writes the copy
• Selects the keywords
• Generates sample listing
• Sends to you for approval

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WHAT YOU CAN DO WITH YOUR SAMPLE LISTING

• Approve the listing as written
• Change the price of the item
• Request other changes you want

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• The expert will make

the changes and send

you a revised listing.

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ONCE APPROVED BY YOU

• The item is posted to YOUR account on eBay.
• SnapPost notifies you when the item sells and is paid for.
• SnapPost provides the information to eBay to prepare a discount postage paid label.
• All listings are posted “Buy it Now”
• SnapPost is FREE to use in 2015.
• No SnapPost fees, no SnapPost commissions.
• You receive ALL the proceeds

from eBay.

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WHY WE INVESTED IN SNAPPOST

• We think it’s a great idea which had to come to market
• We think creating more Sellers for online exchanges is a valuable thing to do.
• Every entrepreneur says “they want to change the world”
• Suzanne Wouk really does want to change the world.

She’s invented a new twist on the

“Sharing Economy”

- Own an item when you need it

- Find a way to easily pass it on

www.snappost.com/getapp

Suzanne Wouk Chris Risley

sw@snappost.com chris@seabrightcompanies.com

Company Presentations

• Chris Risley -Suzanne Wouk/ SnapPost
• Chris Bley / InspecTools
• Patrick Kedziora / Kedzoh
• Morgan McDermott / Hearth
• Kristoffer Lawson / Solu
• Danny Gamboa / Branch

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Intro to InspecTools

Asset Risk Mitigation Systems:

Wind, Solar, Power Delivery

Problems

• Utility asset condition is poorly known
• Critical inspection & maintenance not done
• Owners/acquirers/insurers can’t judge risk
• All parties incur unnecessary costs & losses

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• Uniquely end-to-end asset inspection systems
• UAV and/or Piloted aerial data acquisition
• Cloud-based data analysis/delivery (SaaS)
• Problems can be found & resolved cost-effectively

Solutions

Proprietary Solution Components

• Cloud-based Data Analysis Tools
• Cloud-based Temporal Reporting Tools
• Data Delivery Tools (PDF, Mobile, Web)

Data Acquisition

Data Processing & Analysis

Data Management & Reporting

• Purpose-built Automated Drones + Piloted Aircraft
• Flight Sensor Integration
• Automated Data Processing

• Automated Image Processing
• Custom Data Analysis & Algorithms
• Scalable Cloud-based Data Warehouse

Wind Turbine Blade Inspection

Infrared Solar Inspection

Power Distribution Risk Assessment

Near IR Image

Tree Height

Tree Health

Threat Identification

Thank you!�InspecTools.com��Chris Bley�chris.bley@inspectools.com

Company Presentations

• Chris Risley - Suzanne Wouk / SnapPost
• Chris Bley / InspecTools
• Patrick Kedziora / Kedzoh
• Morgan McDermott / Hearth
• Kristoffer Lawson / Solu
• Danny Gamboa / Branch

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We believe in easy

We believe in easy

� +1 415 691-1787 Copyright ©2015 patrick@kedzoh.com

Easy to use

The easiest to use and most effective �mobile learning platform in the world

Built from the ground up as a 100% mobile training solution

Best mobile learning platform

or create on your mobile

2. Take the lesson anytime – �anywhere on your mobile app

1. Quickly and easily create�a lesson on the web app

or create on your mobile

Creating a lesson is easy!

Add description > Add content > Add important points > Add quiz > Share

Creating a lesson is easy!

Use Cases – Mobile First

How will you use Kedzoh?

Use Cases – Mobile First

Use Cases – Mobile First

Use Cases – Mobile First

Sales Targets

• On-the-go workers
• Workers with no traditional office

Enterprise Platform

2,000,000,000

PROBLEMS OUR CUSTOMERS HAVE

Kedzoh Solution

Competition

COMPETITION

Complex

Easy

Desktop/�Laptop

Mobile �Application

Adobe Presenter

Articulate Suite

KEDZOH

Captivate

Dokeos

Lectora

Moodle

Revenue Model

• Enterprise business model (Even our pricing is easy)

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• Free pilot for up to 25 users.

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• $1 per user per month paid annually or $1.25 paid monthly.

Revenue Clients

80,000 student university in Chile�200 users to start

Pilots

Software company �in 30 Countries

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Pipeline

240,000 employee US telecom company

Sales plan

Sales plan

Cash Flow Forecast

after funding

Company OVERVIEW

• Built as a global company from day one!
• If you’re not global, you’re not mobile ™
• Mobile app available in English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, Russian and Chinese

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• Global outlook
• US Headquarters
• Presence in Chile, Brazil and France
• Team: US, Chile, Ukraine

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Our Partners

Company OVERVIEW

Startup Chile

Our Partners

Startup Brazil

Our Partners

French Tech

Our Partners

GlobalTeam

Viktor, Patrick, Anton and Rodion in Ukraine, February 2015

ASK & USE

Funds invested to date:

> Startup Chile USD $40,000.00

> Foundation Chile USD $20,000.00

> Startup Brazil USD $100,000.00

> Start You Up USD $15,000.00

> Total: USD $175,000.00

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Raising up to USD $500,000 in seed funding to ramp sales, reach break-even, add to team and product refinements.

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We believe in easy

� +1 415 691-1787 Copyright ©2015 patrick@kedzoh.com

We believe in easy

Company Presentations

• Chris Risley - Suzanne Wouk/ SnapPost
• Chris Bley / InspecTools
• Patrick Kedziora / Kedzoh
• Morgan McDermott / Hearth
• Kristoffer Lawson / Solu
• Danny Gamboa / Branch

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Company Presentations

• Chris Risley - Suzanne Wouk/ SnapPost
• Chris Bley / InspecTools
• Patrick Kedziora / Kedzoh
• Morgan McDermott / Hearth
• Kristoffer Lawson / Solu
• Danny Gamboa / Branch

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Company Presentations

• Chris Risley -Suzanne Wouk/ SnapPost
• Chris Bley / InspecTools
• Patrick Kedziora / Kedzoh
• Morgan McDermott / Hearth
• Kristoffer Lawson / Solu
• Danny Gamboa / Branch

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Danny Gamboa

What is Branch?

All we think about is improving the mobile ecosystem.

Tools that help developers grow their apps.

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Half a billion users

30 ambassadors

36 Mobile Growth Meetups

Our Story

February 2013

Founders form Pawprint Labs, Inc - Start working together on first project (fitbit for dogs)

June 2013

Start building Kindred Prints,

a photobook making app for iOS and Android

October 2013

Kindred launches. Featured on App Store and Google Play

December 2013

Shipped 10k photobooks

April 2014

Launch Kindred SDK for printing photos from other apps to try to increase growth

May 2014

Team struggles with linking and growth, and builds tools to help increase Kindred’s app growth.

June 2014

Branch is born

Our Story

June 2014

Pivot to focus on deep linking full time, founding Branch

August 2014

Branch reaches 1M users

September 2014

Branch raises $3M seed round. SDK integrated in 20 apps

February 2015

Branch is integrated into 1000 apps.

Raises $15M Series A

July 2015

Branch releases Deepviews for previewing app content. Reaches 250M users

October 2015

Branch is integrated into 3500 apps and has 500M users. Team reaches 45 people.

Branch continues on its journey

What is deep linking?

What is deep linking?

On web, a deep link is a link that takes you to specific content

on the website.

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Most web links are deep links.

How do mobile deep links work?

How do mobile deep links work?

A mobile deep link is a URI that contains information needed to launch directly into the app

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Basic URI for Cole Haan

colehaan://

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A mobile deep link URI:

colehaan://item/penny_loafers_sku_3927

Passing Context Through Install

Deep link Demos

• Deep Linked Ads (Hotel Tonight)
• Contextual Content Sharing (iHeartRadio)
• Download Banner (Close5)

Deep Linked Ads

Create manually for campaigns on any platform

User goes to the app store if they don’t have the app

The app opens to the advertised content

HOTELTONIGHT

Track installs and reduce steps to conversion

Contextual Content Sharing

Users share content deep links anywhere

User goes to the app store if they don’t have the app

Deep link directly to the shared station

IHEARTRADIO

Increase app sessions and reach new users

Download Banner

Add a download banner over web content

Send users to the right app store for their device

Deliver the user to the same content in-app

CLOSE5

Track installs and give users a continuous experience

What is Branch?

Deep linking SDK that helps apps

provide seamless experiences to their users.

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Deep links that just work,

even through install.

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This is only the beginning…

Implement Pre-Built Features

Getting Started

Start at branch.io/signup

Integrate the SDK at dev.branch.io

Create your first deep link

Add just 3 calls to your app

• Initialization
• getShortUrl
• customEvent

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Marketing Links

Content Sharing

Marketing Emails

Download Banner

Rewarded Referrals

Personalized Onboarding

Deepviews

Text Me The App

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m8JXk1MjE5g

Hotel Tonight Demo

Open Microphone

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Thank You Sponsors!

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