At the Online News Association 2013, Dr. Michelle Ferrier presented tips from experts and across the web on using the business model canvas to refine business ideas and capture them in a short pitch deck.
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Creating a Pitch Deck Using the Business Model Canvas
1. +
What is the
problem my
company is
solving?
What is
the
business
model?
What is the
market
size?
What Does My
Pitch Deck Look Like?
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Dr. Michelle Ferrier, Scripps College of Communication, Ohio University
2. Associate
Dean for
Innovation, Research/Creative Activity
and Graduate Studies at the Scripps
College of Communication, Ohio
University.
Digital
Content
Architect
Ph.D.
in Texts and Technology from the
University of Central Florida.
Worked
as a lead researcher with the
Banner Center for Digital Media in Florida
and developed a core digital media
curriculum.
“Mother
of Google Maps”: Digitized
Landsat data for current GIS systems.
7. +
Are You a Local Bakery or
Panera?
Which
sources of early-stage funding should
you seek?
What
are the expectations of those providing
funds?
Will
VC be interested in investing in my
company?
10. +
What is a “pitch deck”?
Elevator
Ride (30-second quick pitch on
your solution to the problem)
Show
and Tell (Demo, Screen Shots, Video)
Market
Matters (Market opportunity)
Business
Model (Customers and business
metrics, not revenue projections)
SuperHeroes
(Your Team)
14. +
Title Page: Company Name
Must include name of what you are doing; tag line; contact info. Quote
from credible person
15. +
The Problem/Need
“Grabber”:
Story/scenario that shows current
pain points
What
problem are you solving?
“My
company is _____ and we are/do
_____.” We help solve [this problem] by [X].”
Add
data here
16. +
Basis of Your Solution
Unique
technology
Partnerships/Relationships
Unique
processes
What’s
your secret sauce???
17. +
Product: 3 Must-Have Features
In
order of importance, so prioritize
With
adjacent wireframe
18. +
Sustainability
Revenue
Model: Direct sources:
ecommerce, subscription. Indirect:
advertising, affiliate marketing. Include
price points of comparable products.
Number
1 Marketing Method: How will you
acquire new customers and what does it
cost?
19. +
Competition/Risks
Competitors:
Create a chart of features you
have and they don’t.
Challenges:
Why do you feel you can
succeed where others have failed?
Legal
Issues
LocallyGrownNews.com is my third hyperlocal: Legacy newspaper: MyTopiaCafe.com; Personal Venture: Highlands Family; MediaPowerLunch.com online education similar to Poynter’sNewsU.
Critically important to understand this, because it has dramatic consequences for the funding strategy.