This document provides an overview of how the IDEASVOICE platform works to help entrepreneurs connect with potential partners and projects. It outlines the steps to create a profile, promote a project or needs, search for and contact potential partners, build a network through private messages and groups, get support for projects, and manage account settings. The goal is to accelerate business launches and growth by making it easier for entrepreneurs to find the right partners and opportunities globally.

1. Find your partner, Empower your project
Tutorial for Entrepreneurs© IdeasVoice 2015

2. Welcome to the global network for entrepreneurs
You are an entrepreneur. Are you looking for future
partners with complementary skills to build your dream
team?
IDEASVOICE helps you connect with the right people,
exciting projects and startups on a global scale.
Entrepreneur, take a quick tour

3. 80% of projects stagnate or fail for not finding the right partner
Success stories are not very common
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4. IDEASVOICE for accelerating the launch and the growth of businesses
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Active partners to build a successful team to accelerate the project
Getting involved and investing in attractive projects
People who are looking for…
Another project to grow, diversify his/her business

5. With IDEASVOICE, people connect with
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Future Partners : people who are eager to take risk for ambitious ventures. They
want to join a project as cofounder, business partner or team member with
equity shares and bring their experiences and skills
Entrepreneurs: people whose experience interests you, not necessarily their
project.
Projects : ideas, seed startups, series A startups, medium size companies
who are looking for partners to strengthen the exec team
Founders: people who have an idea, launch a project, have a startup, run a
company.
Groups: groups of users selected and managed by connectors.
Connector:s organizations who support entrepreneurs and have a partnership
with IDEASVOICE to provide additional services to their community

6. Registration
Promote your Project
Find the right partner
Build your network
Interact with others
• Fill in your profile
• Post your project
• Define your needs
Your project is
now in the showcase
• Search for partners
• Learn more about a partner
• Add contacts
• Increase your fans
• Follow your favorites
• Join qualified groups
• Send and receive PMs(1)
• Get support for your project
• Discuss about your project
• Share and receive updates
and news with your contacts
Entrepreneur
(1) PMs : private messages with your contacts
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How it works?

7. Register your account
As if you have a project or a startup
As if you want to join a project
Confirm your registration
before starting to fill in your profile
Go to
Registration
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8. Sign in
This is your first login? Start completing your profile
Upload
your photo
You can upload education and
experience from your LinkedIn account,
then just add the location in each
position.
You can add a video that explains
the kinds of skills and experience
you have
We believe that Information
of quality helps you to build
trust with the others and
make relevant contacts
You have to complete all
required information * to
make contacts
Who am I?
My Know-How
Education
Experience
Promote yourself – Fill in your profile
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9. You have completed and saved your profile.
Inform the future partners about your project. Make your presentation attractive.
Create your project
Enter his title
and describe it
At what stage is your project
(concept, prototype…)
What are the industry and the
market of your project ?...
What is your forecast?
Do you have R&D in your project?
Where is located your project?
What is its website?
Do you have a blog for your project?
Add a video that explains your
project. It lets your Future Partners
know who you are and what your
project is
Promote your project – Post your project
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10. You have added your project and saved it.
Now, create a need for each
future partner/cofounder you are
looking for your project
Enter a title of your need, specify the
function, the role and the skills you are
expecting from your partner.
You also define his/her number of
experience, the kind of abilities he/she
should have
If the partner needs to have previous
experience abroad and in which country
If the partner will need to travel.
When you create a need, its status is in
progress, then you can update it
depending on how is going your project.
If you have deadline for your search, you
can specify it.
Promote your project – Define your needs
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11. You have completed your profile, your project and your
needs.
You can start your search of partners that can interest you.
Enter for example a skill, country or a city
Or click here to see
more partners
Find the right partner – start your search
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12. Then you can add new criteria
to filter your search.
By clicking on Video, you will
get only partners with a video.
Press FILTER to start this new
search
Click on
to see
the video
Pitch of the
partner
Click on one
partner to learn
more about it
Use those
buttons to see
the partners
nearby you, the
most recent
ones….
Find the right partner– Filter your results and select partners you like
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13. You can know who is the
partner and his talents
You learn more about the
kinds of projects he/she is
looking for
You can learn more about
• his education
• his career
Learn more about a partner– Click on one partner and get to his zoom
You are interested to meet the partner and
think that your project might interest him/her
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14. Are you interested in the experience and skills of the partner?
Do you want to meet this person ?
Contact him/her and explain your motivation
You see your new requests of contact you have
received waiting for your approval. See the
person who send the request, his project and his
message. Accept or refuse the request.
You also see all the pending requests you have
sent to.
When your sent request is accepted, you
receive an email and have a new notification at
your home page and in your menu on the right.
Then you can see your pending requests
Build your network – Add contacts
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15. You can see :
• all your contacts
• your fans and invite them to become
your contacts.
You can follow projects and profiles you
add in your favorites.
You can look at their profiles and
their wishes.
You have now contacts. You are
signed in. Go to Network to discuss
with them.
You can send a message to one
of your contacts.
Build your network – cultivate contacts, fans, favorites
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16. See how many new messages
you have received from your
contacts.
New messages are highlighted in
light blue
With your contacts, you get a notification when you
receive a new message.
Click here to consult your new and old messages.
See the history of your messages
by contact and send new
messages to them .
Look at their profile
Build your network – send and receive Private Messages
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17. Learn more about our
groups, the organizations
who support entrepreneurs
and have a partnership with
IDEASVOICE to provide
additional services to their
community
Join the group that matches
your project to access special
offers and support, and foster
more easily trusted and
relevant contacts
Click on one
group to learn
about it
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Build your network – Join qualified groups

18. See your fans who like your project.
Your fans can support your project in 3 ways:
• Share your project with their network
• Vote for your project
• Post comment and add question
Consult the result of the votes
Interact with others – Get support for your project
Animate the discussion about your
project
Read the comments and answer to
them promptly.
Constructive discussions can help
you mature your project
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19. IDEASVOICE makes your life easier to interact with others
At your home page, after you sign in,
you have access to the history of
your actions and the updates and
interactions with your contacts
You can share a news with your
contacts
Interact with others – share and receive updates
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20. It is here that you confirm
your wish to receive or not
mailings from IDEASVOICE
To manage your privacy settings, click on Settings
You can change your
password
You can change
your language
You can specify information
of your identity to not
disclose to others
Manage your settings
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21. Join now our global network for entrepreneurs
For any question, write us at contact@ideasvoice.com
Give your feedback on your user experience. We keep working to make IDEASVOICE
better every day.
Thank you for your support and enjoy your experience with us!
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Find your partner, Empower your project