An 18-slide Venture Plan Presentation

Slide 1: "Billboard"

Slide 2: Core Team ... who, what

Slide 3: Problem / Customer / Opportunity ... scale and scope of problem, SOM/SAM/TAM

Slide 4: Solution ... brochure

Slide 5: Value Proposition ... Customer NWD Profile, Benefits, FFFF

Slide 6: "Underlying Magic"... differentiation, competitive advantages, core competencies

Slide 7: Industry and Environment ... Who, What, SWOT

Slide 8: Competitive Analysis ... Who, What, SWOT

Slide 9: Business Model ... BM canvas

Slide 10: Go-to-Market Plan ... Strategies

Slide 11: Sales Plan ... Objectives

Slide 12: Operations ... Production, distribution, delivery, margin objectives

Slide 13: Growth Strategies ... Scale and Scope

Slide 14: Timeline ... What, when, where

Slide 15: Financial Objectives and Key Metrics ...

Slide 16: Use of Funds ...

Slide 17: Funding Proposal ... Equity, debt, grants, gifts

Slide 18: "Billboard"

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Slides 19 to 100+ will have all the gory details!! Lists of 100: customers, prospective customers, target markets, competitors, prospective collaborators, suppliers, prospective investors, ...

These 18 slides also form the foundation for a formal written business plan and an executive summary.

How to Start a New Venture

Go on a DXpedition ...

The Desire Phase ...
Determine why you (and your teammates) want to start a new venture

The Discover Phase ...

Form initial core entrepreneurial team
Identify problems or opportunities

The Define Phase ...
Screen problems or opportunities

Define the value proposition

The Design Phase ...
Generate potential solutions
Create a business venture hypothesis
Design a business venture plan

The Deploy Phase ...
Acquire needed resources
Launch the venture

The Develop Phase ...
Test, validate, and refine the venture hypothesis
Develop and iterate the venture based on real customer experiences

Ten Legal-Issue Mistakes That Entrepreneurs Make

1. Failing to incorporate early enough.
2. Issuing founder shares without vesting.
3. Hiring a lawyer not experienced in dealing with entrepreneurs and venture capitalists.
4. Failing to make a timely Section 83(b) election.
5. Negotiating venture capital financing based solely on the valuation.
6. Waiting to consider international intellectual property protection.
7. Disclosing inventions without a nondisclosure agreement, or before the patent application is filed.
8. Starting a business while employed by a potential competitor, or hiring employees without first checking their agreements with the current employer and their knowledge of trade secrets.
9. Promising more in the business plan than can be delivered and failing to comply with state and federal securities laws.
10. Thinking any legal problems can be solved later.

[Thank you, Connie Bagley]

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