20 VC 045: From Idea to Pitch with Alan Jones, Founding Investor @ Startmate

Alan Jones is Chief Growth Hacker at Bluechilli , who have set the incredible goal of building 100 startups by 2016! Alan is also Founding Investor and Mentor at Startmate , an Australian Y Combinator style accelerator. If that wasn't enough Alan also invests and advises through Blackbird Ventures , Pollenizer and Startmate . In Today's Amazing Discussion with Alan We Discover: What you should do when you have a great idea? How to validate a market? How to figure out if it is a viable business? What can non technical co-founders do to get their idea of the ground? What individuals can do to meet technical co-founders? What are the biggest tips for entrepreneurs when facing a pitch? Items Mentioned in Today's Show: Dan Ariely: Predictably Irrational Tzukuri: Bluetooth Wearable Technology TreeHouse Quora OtherLevels: Mobile Marketing Automation Platform