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https://techcelerate.ventureshttps/deallite.ukhttps:/skilledup.life

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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About Us
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Business Type
Product based
Service based
Other types
3 underlying factors
Whose Problem
Execution Speed
Yours - depth of pain
Short term
Long term
Someone else’s
Domain knowledge
Growth at all cost
Slow start but accelerating
Comfortable
Domain/Founder Fit wins
Problem
Tech startups fail due to
lack of sizeable teams to
turn ideas into thriving
scalable technology
businesses.
Can’t get the dream job
due to lack of relevant
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 tech founders
Less than 10 staffed tech
startups.
Early Adopters
Techcelerate Tech
Startups.
Unfair
Advantage
Founder has extensive
tech startup knowledge.
Exclusively for tech
startups.
Not venturing into
education or job markets.
Channels
Accelerator Partners.
Education Partners.
Cost Structure
Hosting fees
Software tools
Staff costs
Rent
Revenue Streams
Subscriptions
Contact
About Us
Service
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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.
Product Team
Recruitment Pipeline
Lead Designer
UI/UX Designers
Head of Product + Product Manager
Designers
Developers
QA User Tester
Front-End Developers
Back-End Developers
Manual Testers
Automated Testers
Zero to Hero
From one
person
team to
100+
Think Big, Start Small,
Learn Fast and Execute
well
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.
It’s on you! Can you handle it?
Are you a starter or a finisher?
Everything takes 3x longer than your worst case scenario
You will be tested for your commitment and resilience over and over.
Are you ready to face failure aftere failure?
If you can get through, life-changing reward could be waiting for you.
Execution is the only thing that matters!