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Making life easier. Finding things to BUY is HARD!. The web has grown up. Big business and amalgamators dominate. Massive amounts of irrelevant choices. Daunting – too many places to look. Time-consuming. Frustrating – failed enquiries. Incomplete – No humans, too much automation.
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Finding things to BUY is HARD! • The web has grown up. • Big business and amalgamators dominate. • Massive amounts of irrelevant choices. • Daunting – too many places to look. • Time-consuming. • Frustrating – failed enquiries. • Incomplete – • No humans, too much automation. • Some sellers can’t afford to be found. • Some put off completely. Total Market Missed Found
Advertise what YOU’RE BUYING. Be FOUND by all the market Buyers advertise what they want to buy. We Match to sellers stock/profile using algorithms, & inform matching sellers. Buyers choose from their responses – no obligation. Total Market Web site • Buyers get more real choice. Greater reach. • Very little effort, making the market work. • Process is controlled & secure.
Approach • Phase 1 a. Prove model in one category - UK Cars. b. Prove model can transfer - UK Holiday Accommodation. • Phase 2 Profits in UK Car sector. Exploit the model in sectors other than cars. • 1.5 years of R&D – £200k invested by founder. This model did not exist. A lot of trial and error. • Successful 10 month trial in UK Car market.
Buyers • TRIAL RESULTS • Car buyers 18,000 • Funnel conversion 6% • Buyer Recruitment cost £5 • 47% Female, 20% New Cars. • Results robust over all 10 months. • Six times better than expected. • Reflects popularity of service. 1 • Free. • Source. • Pay Per Click- for matches. • Partnerships for traffic – in talks now. • Social media & Apps. • Where we fit. • They tell us what they want to buy. • Additional service - works differently • They may search too. • UK Car Buyer market • Total buyers. 8m p.a. (2m new) • FY breakeven. 55,000 p.a. 2 3 4
Sellers - Dealers • TRIAL RESULTS • Dealers recruited 3,000 • on a free basis. • Dealers paying 1,400 • or agreeing to pay in 6 weeks at end of trial. • “Using FindsYou is a no brainer” • Allen Scott – Marketing Director Inchcape 1 • £30 subscription per month. • Low churn. • Low cost barrier for more buyer choice. • Barrier to emulators. • Recruitment. • Direct. • Telesales. • Where we fit. • Current marketing – for inbound sales. • When no inbound calls – FindsYou for outbound sales. • The seller market. • Total dealers. 15,000 • Breakeven. 4,000 2 3 4
£30 • Monthly Subscription Cost. • £1 - £2 • Cost per Lead. • ROI is off the scale.. • Car Dealers Costs • Spend average £2,000 p.m on Classifieds. • Lead cost a fraction of lead gen services. Phase 2: UK Cars – Key Metrics • £5 • Cost of Acquiring a Buyer. • Proven, robust & will trend downwards. • £20 • Gross Revenue • Proven demand, Will trend upwards. • FindsYou Profitability • 75% gross margin, and will improve. • 6 times better than expected. Gross Revenue based on metrics for buyers needed for average dealer subscription.
Competition • Classified Advertising • Autotrader 350k cars. Leader. Monopoly pricing. • eBay Motors 200k cars. • Motors 160k cars. • We’re different for both dealers and buyers. • No copying - they’d lose existing revenue as users migrate. • Lead generation Numerous small to medium players. • We offer choice – Lead Gen does not. • We offer better selling opportunities for dealers. • Advantage over Lead Gen in any market. • New Entrants • Consumer insight = Big barrier. • Owned IP & algorithms = Barrier. • First mover. We are a new and unique activity for buyers and sellers.
Phase 2 UK Cars: ForecastUsing only proven metrics Downside risk. • Dealers join slower than expected. • Dealers join quicker than expected. • Private sellers. • Site performance increases. • Alliance deals and natural traffic. Upside Potential.
Phase 2: Next Steps Partnerships UK Cars Jobs Tradesmen Hyper Local Others Non UK Cars Related UK Sectors: After sales Classics Commercials Motorbikes Trade Only. Other areas in car sector: Europe America Asia Mid East Russia New Sectors Social Causes New sectors say: Accommodation. Domestic property Commercial property Venue Hire. Other Opportunities Licensing/Franchising Students Health Others
Flex – Private Sellers and Dealers Year 3 EBITDA Private sellers per month Dealers 15,000 per month is 6% of private sellers p.a. 12,200 dealers is 80% of total dealers. Ignores all other variables.
Current Web Sites UK cars UK Accommodation
Guy Walker – CEO Price Waterhouse, Yule Catto plc – Audit and Corp Finance. CFO/COO Marketing & Media businesses. Turnarounds and building by acquisition and organic growth. CFO/COO Initiative Media Inc. Re-engineer for profits - $125m p.a. positive swing. Matt Seaman – COO Dixons Retail, BSkyB, ITV. Sales and management. Director Virgin, Freeview; Management of business units. COO Top Up. Exec team that made £60m+ for backers. Nick O’Connor –Sales/Promotion/Digital TeleWest, ITV Digital, Head of Trade marketing. Gained 70% market share. MD Kizoom. Managed for growth and exit. Director Caboodle – All marketing and development. Jim Lee – Sales & Motors Management Sales within and media sales to the motor trade. Founder member Motors.co.uk – classified ad company. Publisher WhatCar. Media Sales Haymarket Motors Division. Team
Funding - Use of Funds Seeking £300k out of £500k EIS Pre-approved. Lead investor in place. £200k Committed. Use of Funds Sales to Dealers 45% Sales to Buyers 30% Overhead and Tech 25% Exit Trade sale in 3-5 years. To struggling media business with weak digital model. Many such businesses exist. Valuation on Exit 10 X EBITDA should be easily achievable.
Where what you’re looking for • Very popular & proven model for buyers and sellers. • Makes life easier – people use things like this. • How the web should work • First mover, ready to move. • Unique position in all markets. • Immune from giants – barriers against emulators. • High potential returns. • Scalable and Applies to many markets and geographies. • Network effect. Ideal for mobile applications. • Profitable model.