This document describes the Gauntlet Bootcamp, an intensive one-week program that provides entrepreneurs with the tools, strategies, and connections needed to scale their businesses. Participants will learn about traction, team building, product development, financial planning, and pitching from experts in early-stage investing. The bootcamp utilizes a structured curriculum and schedule of classes, workshops, and networking events to guide entrepreneurs through each aspect of building a business.
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Procrastination happens to the best of us, whether you’re Donald Trump or the Queen of England. If you ask a thousand people how many among them are procrastinators, almost every hand would go up.
Procrastination is the habit of perpetually postponing activities that are more profitable and urgent in preference to less profitable and useless ones. This is also the habit of doing pleasurable or “less boring” activities in place of those that are less pleasurable and boring, while delaying impending productive tasks for a later time, “last minute’’, or even indefinitely.
Procrastination is the opposite of ideal productivity.
Procrastination is thriving in today's technological age. The vast majority of the population avoids doing what they intend to do but are never fully committed to achieving: their dreams, objectives, and even some of their commitments, by not paying attention, getting ready to get ready, surfing the Web, playing computer games, and watching the electronic income reducer (that is, television).
Facebook, Twitter, and other social media platforms have given us a whole new way to stay connected—and a whole new reason to procrastinate.
This eBook contains 101 power-packed nuggets to help you overcome procrastination, become productive, and eventually eliminate it once and for all, breaking the chains of this evil devil that has tormented our beloved race for thousands of years.
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101 Tips For Overcoming Procrastination and LazinessFlavian Mwasi
Procrastination happens to the best of us, whether you’re Donald Trump or the Queen of England. If you ask a thousand people how many among them are procrastinators, almost every hand would go up.
Procrastination is the habit of perpetually postponing activities that are more profitable and urgent in preference to less profitable and useless ones. This is also the habit of doing pleasurable or “less boring” activities in place of those that are less pleasurable and boring, while delaying impending productive tasks for a later time, “last minute’’, or even indefinitely.
Procrastination is the opposite of ideal productivity.
Procrastination is thriving in today's technological age. The vast majority of the population avoids doing what they intend to do but are never fully committed to achieving: their dreams, objectives, and even some of their commitments, by not paying attention, getting ready to get ready, surfing the Web, playing computer games, and watching the electronic income reducer (that is, television).
Facebook, Twitter, and other social media platforms have given us a whole new way to stay connected—and a whole new reason to procrastinate.
This eBook contains 101 power-packed nuggets to help you overcome procrastination, become productive, and eventually eliminate it once and for all, breaking the chains of this evil devil that has tormented our beloved race for thousands of years.
Design Thinking-Solution based approach to problem solvingPradeep Patel, PMP®
Design is not about how it looks rather it is more about how it works. How design thinking is applied to solve complex problems.
The presentation deep dives into the Design Thinking process, tool& Techniques, Visual thinking, 6 thinking hats and real world success stories and case studies of how Design thinking has helped broke startups to become Billion dollar Companies
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What many people don’t know is that my obsession with social media and technology all started with Football. It was my first year of University and because things like Facebook didn’t exist, I procrastinated by writing a daily Fantasy Football blog for SportingNews.com. In fact, my blog brought quite a bit of success and generated a loyal following. After about a year of blogging about Football and helping people all over the world win their first championship, I decided to start a business from it.
I integrated my blog with an eCommerce platform selling Football Memorabilia and had enough to cover tuition for two more years. To be blunt, I’ve been a Fantasy Football junkie ever since and have learned a lot along the way. Many of the lessons I learned through this journey I’ve applied to my marketing and entrepreneurship career.
Here are some of the most important insights and tips I’ve learned over the last few years from playing Fantasy Football. Use these insights wisely and take your business to the next level while start getting closer to achieving success.
To learn more about me and my thoughts on business and life, visit:
www.rosssimmonds.com
www.twitter.com/thecoolestcool
Confused about all of the secret rules to emailing coworkers and clients? Don't know how to open or close your email, not wanting to sound to casual, but also not too stuffy?
Writing emails in a professional setting can be tricky, but Extentia is here to help. Whether it be writing the perfect subject line, creating clear and concise content, or making an eye-catching signature to promote your business, you can learn all that and more during the next few slides.
Millions of emails are sent every day, and the fact that email is of great importance in business communication is undeniable. There are several reasons for this, including that it sends almost instantaneously, it's low cost, and increases organizational efficiency through a virtual paper trail. Being such an important tool in business, it is important to know how to make your email as effective as possible.
5 essential tips for business email etiquette.pptSherin Thomas
Email has made communication with customers and coworkers easier but sometimes faster and easier escorts to less professionalism. When executing business with the help of an e-mail, it is important for users to exercise simple business email etiquette.
This Presentation was made for my team for them to understand the importance of Email Writing and its Right way. Just the Basics.
Includes Source of Information and YouTube Videos for Better and in-depth understanding.
Let’s Discuss from our aspect (developers/PMs in Software Development Industry) why we use online chat tools.
such as to make our development process much faster
and Hell yeah! for better communication
Being organized is a habit and you can make it happen by following some golden rules and using specific tools and techniques. Find out more on how to stop procrastinating and use your time more efficiently.
In this eBook, you will learn about:
• Establishing a common connection
• Showing relevance to your audience
• Communicating your skills
• Engaging your audience
Mortgage Originator Jimmy Vercellino, specializing in VA loans, helps veterans use their VA loan benefit to their greatest advantage. For more details call us at 480-351-5904 or visit our site http://www.valoansforvets.com/
The views expressed here are those of the individual author and do not necessarily represent those of First Choice Bank (NMLS #: 177877) and First Choice Loan Services Inc. (NMLS #: 210764), 7600 E. Doubletree Ranch Road, Scottsdale AZ 85258. Equal Housing Lender. www.fcloans.com/disclaimer/
www.fcbhomeloans.com/privacy
7600 E. Doubletree Ranch Road #200
Scottsdale, AZ 85258
Phone: (480) 351-5904
Email: jimmyv@fcbmtg.com
http://www.valoansforvets.com
http://google.com/+valoansforvets
http://facebook.com/valoansforvets
Do you often say, "So much to do, so little time?" If you're looking for doable techniques to manage time and increase productivity, you'll benefit from this presentation.
More themed slides: https://slideshop.com/Themed-Slides
Six Business Lessons From 10 Years Of Fantasy FootballRoss Simmonds
What many people don’t know is that my obsession with social media and technology all started with Football. It was my first year of University and because things like Facebook didn’t exist, I procrastinated by writing a daily Fantasy Football blog for SportingNews.com. In fact, my blog brought quite a bit of success and generated a loyal following. After about a year of blogging about Football and helping people all over the world win their first championship, I decided to start a business from it.
I integrated my blog with an eCommerce platform selling Football Memorabilia and had enough to cover tuition for two more years. To be blunt, I’ve been a Fantasy Football junkie ever since and have learned a lot along the way. Many of the lessons I learned through this journey I’ve applied to my marketing and entrepreneurship career.
Here are some of the most important insights and tips I’ve learned over the last few years from playing Fantasy Football. Use these insights wisely and take your business to the next level while start getting closer to achieving success.
To learn more about me and my thoughts on business and life, visit:
www.rosssimmonds.com
www.twitter.com/thecoolestcool
Confused about all of the secret rules to emailing coworkers and clients? Don't know how to open or close your email, not wanting to sound to casual, but also not too stuffy?
Writing emails in a professional setting can be tricky, but Extentia is here to help. Whether it be writing the perfect subject line, creating clear and concise content, or making an eye-catching signature to promote your business, you can learn all that and more during the next few slides.
Millions of emails are sent every day, and the fact that email is of great importance in business communication is undeniable. There are several reasons for this, including that it sends almost instantaneously, it's low cost, and increases organizational efficiency through a virtual paper trail. Being such an important tool in business, it is important to know how to make your email as effective as possible.
5 essential tips for business email etiquette.pptSherin Thomas
Email has made communication with customers and coworkers easier but sometimes faster and easier escorts to less professionalism. When executing business with the help of an e-mail, it is important for users to exercise simple business email etiquette.
This Presentation was made for my team for them to understand the importance of Email Writing and its Right way. Just the Basics.
Includes Source of Information and YouTube Videos for Better and in-depth understanding.
Let’s Discuss from our aspect (developers/PMs in Software Development Industry) why we use online chat tools.
such as to make our development process much faster
and Hell yeah! for better communication
Being organized is a habit and you can make it happen by following some golden rules and using specific tools and techniques. Find out more on how to stop procrastinating and use your time more efficiently.
In this eBook, you will learn about:
• Establishing a common connection
• Showing relevance to your audience
• Communicating your skills
• Engaging your audience
Mortgage Originator Jimmy Vercellino, specializing in VA loans, helps veterans use their VA loan benefit to their greatest advantage. For more details call us at 480-351-5904 or visit our site http://www.valoansforvets.com/
The views expressed here are those of the individual author and do not necessarily represent those of First Choice Bank (NMLS #: 177877) and First Choice Loan Services Inc. (NMLS #: 210764), 7600 E. Doubletree Ranch Road, Scottsdale AZ 85258. Equal Housing Lender. www.fcloans.com/disclaimer/
www.fcbhomeloans.com/privacy
7600 E. Doubletree Ranch Road #200
Scottsdale, AZ 85258
Phone: (480) 351-5904
Email: jimmyv@fcbmtg.com
http://www.valoansforvets.com
http://google.com/+valoansforvets
http://facebook.com/valoansforvets
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The cost is $150 per week and involves a 3-hour commitment from those who enrol in the program.
This 14 Week Bootcamp starts 29th April 2020 and helps business owners tackle the widespread disruption to small and medium businesses dues to COVID 19. It is crucial to take measures and formulate action plans to mitigate risks on impacts to business operations.
For most businesses, this involves renewing business models, customer acquisition, finding new revenue streams and always, always be innovating.
This Innovation Program, designed by The Scale Institute at Charles Sturt University, is tailored to ensure your business not only can survive, but continues to thrive!
The cost is $150 per week and involves a 3-hour commitment from those who enrol in the program.
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Why is this? First, L&D’s biggest challenge is proving the value of learning in a language that makes sense to business executives. Second, learning competes with people’s day jobs and L&D leaders must convince managers to give their team time to learn.
In this webinar, you’ll walk away with:
- A step-by-step framework on how to sell learning to C-suite executives and managers at your organization
- Real-life examples from People and L&D leaders on how they successfully won over key stakeholders
- Lessons learned on how to overcome challenges and make the business case for learning
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Leslie Vickrey, President and Founder of ClearEdge Marketing, examines today’s top 5 most successful marketing approaches, from social media and target account campaigns to events and the ever-essential website optimization. This presentation is a chance to explore your most critical marketing questions:
- Which marketing approaches are right for my business and which ones are wrong?
- How can I ensure my marketing efforts deliver results in the form of sales leads, candidates and brand building?
- What does successful marketing look like for an IT or Engineering staffing/services firm like mine?
- What marketing tools are most effective for recruiting and what tools are most effective for business leads?
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Ensemble's "Startup Excubator" Model vs. Other Accelerator ProgramsRed Rocket Ventures
Here is the presentation George Deeb, of Red Rocket Ventures and the Ensemble Alliance, made at Techweek Chicago 2014. It summarizes the plusses and minuses of Ensemble's "Startup Excubator" model vs. other accelerator programs.
Here is a link to the matching video on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yqBbjzUJqUc
Here is a link to Ensemble website: http://EnsembleHQ.com.
1. 1
Anyone from
anywhere can
start and scale a
business with the
right resources.
OUR VISION
ABOUT THE GAUNTLET BOOTCAMP
In
this
intensive
one-‐week
bootcamp,
the
experts
in
early
stage
investment
take
you
through
all
the
:ps,
tricks,
things
to
watch
out
for,
and
how
to
use
‘plug
and
play’
pla?orms
to
build
your
ideas
into
scalable
businesses.
What
you
will
learn:
TRACTION:
customer
discovery,
building
and
managing
a
pipeline,
posi:oning
and
marke:ng
TEAM:
determining
who
will
do
what
and
how
to
aKract
the
best
talent,
teambuilding,
HR
tools,
employment
contracts
TECHNOLOGY/PRODUCT:
MVP,
beta
launch,
in
house
development
vs
outsourcing
TREASURE:
business
types
and
how
to
register,
legal
contracts,
accoun:ng,
financial
forecas:ng
THE
PITCH:
elevator
pitch,
pitch
deck,
pitch
prac:ce,
communica:ng
with
advisors
and
investors
3. 3
The Gauntlet Methodology is structured to scale any
business, and is designed to make maximum use of
the innovation ecosystem. We introduced it in 2016,
and are opening it up to globally in 2017 via
licensing and entrepreneur education “bootcamps”.
TECH WILDCATTERS
GAUNTLET METHODOLOGY
5. 5
Minority Founders 37%
Companies come to Dallas from all
over the world to join our program.
Other States
33%
Texas
54%
Int’l
13%
Women Founders 14%
6. 6
BRANDING
Be perceived as
innovative to drive
brand awareness
Set your company
apart as the “expert” in
innovation in your field
Be at the right place at
the right time; when they
are making decisions
Partner or create
affiliate relationships
Access to new ideas and
creative leaders
Create serendipitous
relationships that lead to
creative solutions
CUSTOMERS INNOVATION
What’s Your Why?
7. T4 CURRICULUM
Our secret sauce.
Our T4 curriculum has been developed over seven years, with our founders in mind. We tackle
topics that entrepreneurs must consider as they build their company. It’s grouped into four phases
and is carefully woven into each level of The Gauntlet.
● TRACTION - This is marketing, sales, advertising, public relations and any other item that ultimately
contributes to driving revenue.
● TEAM - You’ll go nowhere without the right cofounder and team backing you up. In this phase, we talk
hiring, firing, onboarding, team management and more.
● TECHNOLOGY - This is all about product development. Helping you shape your MVP, beta and
eventual release, with feedback from experts along the way.
● TREASURE - This is about finances and revenue. Preparing you for investor meetings, budgeting,
financial modeling, fundraising and exits.
● Bonus! THE PITCH – An entrepreneur is always pitching and building relationships. From investors,
to customers, to new recruits, articulating your story is essential.
8. TECH WILDCATTERS
CURRICULUM SPONSORSHIP
At Tech Wildcatters, we believe curriculum is key in building a strong foundation. It’s never
been easier to align your company with innovation. As Curriculum Partner, enjoy these
benefits that make you the expert in your domain.
• Category exclusivity for 3 years in curriculum
• Naming rights (ex. Team or Treasure fueled by ABC Company)
• Lead quarterly workshop for all current and alumni TW companies (100+)
• Lead Gauntlet Bootcamp workshop for your category (50+ CEO’s annually)
• Branding on all curriculum and level up materials on public website and Epicunity portal
• Dedicated curriculum partners office at TW headquarters for unlimited office hours and
company satellite
$50k
Per Year for Three Years
9. TECH WILDCATTERS
RESOURCES SPONSORSHIP
At Tech Wildcatters, we believe curriculum is key in building a strong foundation. It’s never
been easier to align your company with innovation. As Resources Partner, enjoy these
benefits that make you the expert in your domain.
• Lead one Gauntlet Bootcamp workshop for your category (50+ CEO’s annually)
• Branding on all curriculum and level up materials on public website and Epicunity portal
for your cohort
• Offer office hours during your cohort week
• Invitations to all events/programming during your cohort week
$5k
Per Bootcamp Cohort
10. GAUNTLET BOOTCAMP SCHEDULE
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
9am
Orientation & Intros
9am
Building Your Ecosystem
9am
Mentor Relationships
9am
Investor Relationships
9am
The Numbers
10am
Class: Team
10am
Class: Traction
10am
Class: The Pitch
10am
Class: Technology
10am
Class: Treasure
12pm
Resource Lunch
12pm
Resource Lunch
12pm
Resource Lunch
12pm
Resource Lunch
12pm
Resource Lunch
2pm
Workshop: Team
with [your name here]
2pm
Workshop: Traction
with [your name here]
2pm
Workshop: The Pitch
with [your name here]
2pm
Workshop: Technology
with [your name here]
2pm
Workshop: Treasure with
Beckmen Law
4pm
Elevator Pitch Practice
4pm
Office Hours
3pm
Pitch Practice
4pm
Office Hours
3pm
Investor Pitch
Speaker Dinner Celebration Party!
11. LEVEL ONE
Discovery.
OBJECTIVE
Articulate what problem you are solving, who you are solving it for, and
how much they are willing and able to pay to solve it. Start building
processes to help you be more efficient.
HOW
Learn Customer Development and get out of the building. Start working
with mentors. Begin weekly reporting.
12. LEVEL TWO
Build.
OBJECTIVE
Continue customer discovery with a Minimally Viable Product. Build your
team. Develop a budget and technology plan.
HOW
Build your first minimally functioning prototype. Learn how to build the
right team for the culture you want to create. Then get out of the building
and show people. Get out of the building to recruit your team, then find
your Lead Mentor. Develop a plan for how much money you need (and
when), tied to tech plan.
13. LEVEL THREE
Launch.
OBJECTIVE
Launch a beta product and generate first revenue. Become a real
company with proper docs and at least 2 full-time founders. Build a solid
6 month pipeline.
HOW
Using your team and outsourcing as needed, build your first publicly
available product. Test with people from your customer discovery. Find
out what it will take to get them to buy and then find more just like them.
14. LEVEL FOUR
Grow.
OBJECTIVE
Week over week sales growth and fully prepared for gaining outside
investment.
HOW
Develop weekly sales goals with >10% growth as your success factor.
Develop marketing and sales automation plan. Execute, execute, execute.
Build additional features that support generation of new, paying users,
utilizing the customer discovery process. Properly organize all company
books and records. Develop pitch.
15. LEVEL FIVE
Scale.
OBJECTIVE
Month over month sales growth and scalable product. $1M revenue goal.
Formal Board of Directors with regular meetings.
HOW
More systems. More planning. More building. More executing.
16. 2017 RESOURCES SCHEDULE – WHERE DO YOU FIT?
Topic Time
January
23-27
March
13-17
June
12-16
September
11-15
November
13-17
Teambuilding &
Leadership
Monday
12-2pm
your logo here your logo here your logo here your logo here your logo here
Sales &
Marketing
Tuesday
12-2pm
your logo here your logo here your logo here your logo here your logo here
Relationships &
Presentation
Wednesday
12-2pm
your logo here your logo here your logo here your logo here your logo here
Product &
Technology
Thursday
12-2pm
your logo here your logo here your logo here your logo here your logo here
Finance & Legal
Friday
12-2pm
your logo here your logo here your logo here your logo here your logo here
Cohort
#14
Cohort
#15
Cohort
#16
Cohort
#17
Cohort
#18