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The Unmet Need
• Problem • Customer (who pays you)• User (if not customer)• The problem/need must be compelling!
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The Solution
• Overview• No acronyms• No tech terms!• Assume audience-knowledge of middle
school students
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Competition
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Your Product
Competitor1
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Benefit 1
Benefit 2
Benefit 3
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Your Sustainable Advantage
• Patents?• Trade secrets?• Key partnerships?• Design expertise?• Team strengths?• Distribution partners?• Key customer relationships?• Location?
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Revenue Model
• How do you make money?• What areyour (financial) margins?
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The Market
• Who is your customer?• Market size (in $)• Segments; initial focus• Follow-on opportunities
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Go To Market Plan
• Marketing: How will you generate awareness/leads?
• Selling:– How will you sell– Length of sales cycle– Customer acquisition cost
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Forecast
Units 10 100 300 1000 2500Head count
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Break EvenProfit
Revenue
$ in 000
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Accomplishments
• Key accomplishments to date:– Market validation accomplishments– Product/prototype development headway– Customer feedback; letters of intent– Partnerships developed– Early revenue
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Management Team
• Background and qualifications of each team member (briefly!)
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Funding to-date
• Founder funds invested • Friends and family• Investor funds
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Exit Strategy
• Exit strategy: how will investors get a return?– Repayment with interest?– IPO?– Acquisition? (most common option!)
• Name 3 potential acquirers• Why them?• When will they buy?• Typical valuations in your market?
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The Ask
• What funding are you seeking?• What will you accomplish with those
funds, over what time period?– – –
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