4. Tree(Piece) Huggers
Current Market & Similar Products
Shwood
Grain
Surfboards
•Avid
•Product Pioneers
•Disposable Income (or not?)
•International
Ski Logik
Renovo
Hardwood
Bicycles
5. Buy Local – Raw materials, Business
Services etc
Local Manufacturing – Up cycled materials,
less distribution, compostable material
Energy consumption – solar assisted, wood
heat
To Coyle, Sustainability is…
7. Established Roots
Proof of Concept - Market, Sales & IP
•Sales on 5 continents since April 2012
•Widespread Media Exposure
•Glowing Testimonials
“This is the coolest thing I have seen at the show”
~Dozens of visitors at several shows
•Utility patents pending
1) Natural Fiber Helmet Shell
2) Natural Fiber Impact Liner
•2012 Willamette Angel
Conference Winner
8. SBDC
The Tree of Wisdom
HVLCSpecialty Products Inc.
OWIC
S. Folden, CPA 17.5 Consulting
Coyle Advisory Group
9. Plastic/Foam Helmets
A 40 Year Old Technology
Unsustainable
–Foreign manufacture
–Cannot be recycled
Uninspiring
–Indistinguishable, molded clones
–Only superficial innovations
11. Money Does Grow on Trees
•Concept Products
- Commercialization schemes
- Market analysis
- R&D •Technology license/sale
•Mass producible helmet product
•2º Helmet Lines
- Snow Sports
- Motorcycling
- etc.
•Current product line
- Marketing
- Sales strategy
Editor's Notes
Proposition was misspelled. Sustainable (to go along with Customizable). Keep the English consistent. Also keeps it consistent with next slide. This is a nice slide!
Proposition was misspelled. Sustainable (to go along with Customizable). Keep the English consistent. Also keeps it consistent with next slide. This is a nice slide!
Proposition was misspelled. Sustainable (to go along with Customizable). Keep the English consistent. Also keeps it consistent with next slide. This is a nice slide!
Dan – when you send the slides to the mediator, send this video file as well so it can be accessed from the computer on which you do your presentation
“ Testing the grain” ?? Widespread On-Line and Print Media Reviews and Exposure Winner, Willamette Angel Conference Concept Company Award 2012 Dozens of Glowing Testimonials from customers and show visitors “ This is the coolest thing I have seen at the show”, Dozens of visitors at several shows Sales on 5 continents since test sales effort began in April 2012 Utility patents pending Natural Fiber Helmet Shell Natural Fiber Impact Liner
OK, just note that there are a lot of contributors to make this business possible. Don’t go through them. Just note that they are suppliers and service providers.
I changed “market” to “marketing” I raised the arrow to be on the middle of the line between the words
High margin isn’t part of your “brand.” It will appear on your financial slide. Development of market and additional sales streams for current product line Development of 2º Helmet Lines for other markets Snow Sports, Motorcycling, Water Sports etc. Development of concept products with similar theme Need to analyze markets, develop commercialization schemes and carry out product R&D Development of mass producible “Green” Helmet Product that competes at a higher volume price point and in larger sales channels Licensing or sale of technologies to larger companies wanting to develop a green product or similar companies interested in diversifying their offerings
