Now you have funding Manu Parpia

Some Guidelines Continuously review against your Business Plan - Investors hate surprises Make sure you highlight risks / problems early Understand your Board – where are they coming from Who can you count on What are they looking for Who & how can any member help Conserve your capital If you are ‘behind’ the next round will surely cost you more

Continuously review against your Business Plan - Investors hate surprises

Make sure you highlight risks / problems early

Understand your Board – where are they coming from

Who can you count on

What are they looking for

Who & how can any member help

Conserve your capital

If you are ‘behind’ the next round will surely cost you more

Continued Identify key parameters which are appropriate for your business and prepare a ‘dashboard’ Make sure you incorporate your investors views Publish it in a timely manner Call to answer any questions Be honest – don’t hope a problem will ‘go away’ or ‘get solved’ – ho jayega Don’t forget about yourself

Identify key parameters which are appropriate for your business and prepare a ‘dashboard’

Make sure you incorporate your investors views

Publish it in a timely manner

Call to answer any questions

Be honest – don’t hope a problem will ‘go away’ or ‘get solved’ – ho jayega

Don’t forget about yourself

When it goes wrong Raise the issues before anyone else Ask for help Acknowledge errors or failures – provide information on concrete steps you have taken to prevent repetition Provide Options Ensure dialogue – don’t just ‘send’ the information

Raise the issues before anyone else

Ask for help

Acknowledge errors or failures – provide information on concrete steps you have taken to prevent repetition

Provide Options

Ensure dialogue – don’t just ‘send’ the information

Gearing up to going public Best Practices – Governance Transparency in approach Accounting Standards Prove scalability – the Business Model Management Team

Best Practices – Governance

Transparency in approach

Accounting Standards

Prove scalability – the Business Model

Management Team