Ex 05.3: Design a slide
Show off your successes You should enjoy creating this slide, as it will showcase your successes to date. Always take a moment to celebrate even…
Ex 05.2: Highlight your accomplishments
Next, build some substance into the timeline you made for your risk spectrum in the previous exercise. As with most of the exercises, my goal…
Ex 05.1: Establish dates for each stage
No matter far you have (or haven’t) progressed with your innovation, you are likely justifiably proud of what you have already accomplished. You may be…
Q05 vPlano: CONSISTENCY ⇒ CREDIBILITY
Up until this point in your pitch, you have focused on the big vision. You may have been able to point to tangible validation of…
Q05 vPlano: BUSINESS CONTEXT
Investors invest in execution It’s hard to come up with a great idea. But it’s just as hard to complete a useful proof of concept.…
Ex 04.5: Write your Q01, Q02 & Q04 elevator pitch
1-minute Elevator pitch If you are working on your elevator pitch, be sure to: Introduce yourself Answer: Q01. Who cares? Customer, market pain, market size…
Ex 04.4: Design a slide
Question 04 can be a tricky one to address graphically. A dedicated slide for patents, trademarks, and copyrights If you have a patent or, better…
Ex 04.3: TOGETHER – Indicate which tools your are using to protect your position
*Please note: I am not an attorney and my language in discussing Question 04 is extremely imprecise from a legal perspective. All suggestions and information…
Q04 vPlano: CONSISTENCY ⇒ CREDIBILITY
The purpose of Question 04 is to address the sustainability of the competitive advantage you described in answering Question 03. Generally speaking, it is tightly…
Q04 vPlano: BUSINESS CONTEXT
Your intellectual property coupled with your agility is what allows you to compete against established companies. Make sure you keep both your IP and your…