Workshop for the Collective Global Accelerator.
Best practice and principles for Funding Success and Business Development strategies, for successful growth.
Due Diligence for Crowdfunding: How Do You Vet a Crowdfunding Portal?Rachel Speal
How does due diligence work with crowdfunding? How do you determine whether or not the portal is really a Ponzi scheme, willing to take your money and run?
And how do you check out the investments themselves, without using up all the profit on expensive appraisals?
Learn how to vet crowdfunding portals and the investments they list with this informative yet brief presentation.
Ultimate Pitch Deck Template for High Growth Startups Noelle Baquiche
SeedLegals and Sparkup proudly present the ultimate pitch deck template powerpoint guide for high growth startups. Everything you need to cover when looking to raise funding from Angel Investors and early stage VC funds.
Presentation based on Ben Holmes, Index Ventures Ventures http://www.slideshare.net/benholmes/venture-capital-an-entrepreneurs-manual
Created for EnterpriseTO
What investors are looking for in your pitch deck Infocrest
For raising money for your business, having an
impressive pitch deck is an essential component. A great pitch deck gets potential investors excited about your idea and
engages them in a conversation about your business,
hopefully leading to investment. What are the key elements investors are looking in your pitch deck? Here is the answer
Due Diligence for Crowdfunding: How Do You Vet a Crowdfunding Portal?Rachel Speal
How does due diligence work with crowdfunding? How do you determine whether or not the portal is really a Ponzi scheme, willing to take your money and run?
And how do you check out the investments themselves, without using up all the profit on expensive appraisals?
Learn how to vet crowdfunding portals and the investments they list with this informative yet brief presentation.
Ultimate Pitch Deck Template for High Growth Startups Noelle Baquiche
SeedLegals and Sparkup proudly present the ultimate pitch deck template powerpoint guide for high growth startups. Everything you need to cover when looking to raise funding from Angel Investors and early stage VC funds.
Presentation based on Ben Holmes, Index Ventures Ventures http://www.slideshare.net/benholmes/venture-capital-an-entrepreneurs-manual
Created for EnterpriseTO
What investors are looking for in your pitch deck Infocrest
For raising money for your business, having an
impressive pitch deck is an essential component. A great pitch deck gets potential investors excited about your idea and
engages them in a conversation about your business,
hopefully leading to investment. What are the key elements investors are looking in your pitch deck? Here is the answer
How to apply design thinking to customer developmentHarry Alford
For entrepreneurs with a concept or early-stage startup, there is a problem/solution fit before product/market fit. This also couldn't be more the case when launching a new project or spinning out a venture within a large enterprise.
According to Simon-Kucher & Partners, customers don't care about seven out of 10 new products introduced to the market. One way to ensure customers want your product is by having a strong value proposition.
Utilizing design thinking tools allows you to design products and services that customers want regardless of the size of your enterprise.
Design thinking and customer development are both customer discovery processes. However, if you want to get it right before making big bets while optimizing for speed on limited resources, then these processes are a winning combination.
Above, in the presentation, are four excellent exercises to utilize to drive innovation forward at your enterprise:
Sailboat
Empathy Map
Lean Canvas
Cover Story
If you're scaling disruptive innovations with new business models, then you are targeting non-consumers of a category. This increases the level of difficulty and rate of failure. But sometimes the problems are well defined and can be solved through design thinking exercises.
These are just four ways to apply design thinking to customer development. Still, when facilitated appropriately, they provide a strong foundation for defining the current state, understanding the customer, making a business case, and visioning success.
Through Emergence Capital Partners' work in funding some of the most successful companies in the world, including Yammer, Box, Salesforce.com and SuccessFactors, ECP has gained a unique perspective on what works—and what doesn’t—in creating a successful business development program to grow a company. Based on this experience and the in-depth knowledge of our team of experts, this paper tackles some of the most frequently asked questions in the business development arena aimed at providing insights for SaaS startups in the B2B space.
Don't launch your Kickstarter or Indiegogo crowdfunding campaign before completing these 10 essential steps.
This crowdfunding campaign launch checklist is also available as LinkedIn pulse post and downloadable PDF: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/crowdfunding-checklist-dont-launch-before-completing-10-josef-holm
“Leaders of Growth” is an epic compilation of interviews from top leaders in the startup industry. It is a book about business founders who grew their startups from $1 million to $25 million and beyond.
5 Go-to-Market Strategies for B2B SaaS, FinTech, and IaaS [Webinar Recording]SP Home Run Inc.
(Preview Webinar for Go-to-Market Strategy Reboot Camp)
For founders, marketers, and sales professionals at B2B SaaS (software as a service), FinTech (financial technology), and IaaS (infrastructure as a service) firms -- especially startups, scaleups, and small businesses
How B2B prospects and clients research and make buying decisions has changed. Quite dramatically!
Some of the biggest names in the tech industry have figured this out. And they are shouting it from the rooftops:
Gartner found that 83% of a typical B2B purchase decision -- researching, comparing options, and evaluating pricing -- happens before a potential buyer engages with a vendor.
McKinsey discovered that 70% to 80% of B2B decision-makers now prefer to make decisions digitally.
And LinkedIn, partnering with Edelman, concluded that “thought leadership remains critical to customer engagement, but breaking through the noise is harder than ever.”
However, most SaaS, FinTech, and IaaS startups, scaleups, and small businesses are largely unprepared to confront this once-in-a-generation change in purchasing behavior -- that’s approaching at jet speed whether your company is prepared or not.
And that’s why we hosted this webinar: to help you and your team upskill and stay relevant to how your prospects and clients want to buy.
When you watch the recording of 5 Go-to-Market Strategy Best Practices, you’ll learn how to:
Adapt your sales process to support your prospects’ and clients’ buying process
Build your team with the right mix of generalists and specialists, modeled after some of the most successful professional baseball teams on the planet
Connect the dots between marketing, sales, customer success, and product, so you approach go-to-market as a team sport
Get on the radar screen of the right strangers, in the right places, at the right time, and in the right context
Plan your content strategy for maximum relevance, efficiency, and effectiveness across the most popular formats
And much more!
This webinar is especially crucial for founders, marketers, sales professionals, customer success leaders, and product managers at B2B SaaS, FinTech, and IaaS firms -- especially startups, scaleups, and small businesses.
Learn About Go-to-Market Strategy Reboot Camp http://www.GTMReboot.com
Wearables & Monitoring - Keynote in LisbonJoão Bocas
Here's my Keynote Content at the Neuro, Digital & AI Innovation Summit in Lisbon.
Innovation & Partnering at the confluence of Neuroscience & Mental Health with Artificial Intelligence & Digital.
Event hosted by the prestigious Champalimaud Foundation and organized by BroadReach Global.
In this session I covered several aspects of remote monitoring , including wearables trends and my vision for Wearables.
Internet das coisas ( IoT ) , como potenciar esta tecnologia na SaùdeJoão Bocas
A minha apresentação na APAH ( Associação Portuguesa de Administradores Hospitalares ).
Falando da industria da Saùde Digital, da Transformação Digital na Saùde e na utilização dos wearables devices.
Boas practicas e casos concretos internationais.
A utilização de wearables nos hospitais.
I am here to help.
Best Regards
João Bocas
How to apply design thinking to customer developmentHarry Alford
For entrepreneurs with a concept or early-stage startup, there is a problem/solution fit before product/market fit. This also couldn't be more the case when launching a new project or spinning out a venture within a large enterprise.
According to Simon-Kucher & Partners, customers don't care about seven out of 10 new products introduced to the market. One way to ensure customers want your product is by having a strong value proposition.
Utilizing design thinking tools allows you to design products and services that customers want regardless of the size of your enterprise.
Design thinking and customer development are both customer discovery processes. However, if you want to get it right before making big bets while optimizing for speed on limited resources, then these processes are a winning combination.
Above, in the presentation, are four excellent exercises to utilize to drive innovation forward at your enterprise:
Sailboat
Empathy Map
Lean Canvas
Cover Story
If you're scaling disruptive innovations with new business models, then you are targeting non-consumers of a category. This increases the level of difficulty and rate of failure. But sometimes the problems are well defined and can be solved through design thinking exercises.
These are just four ways to apply design thinking to customer development. Still, when facilitated appropriately, they provide a strong foundation for defining the current state, understanding the customer, making a business case, and visioning success.
Through Emergence Capital Partners' work in funding some of the most successful companies in the world, including Yammer, Box, Salesforce.com and SuccessFactors, ECP has gained a unique perspective on what works—and what doesn’t—in creating a successful business development program to grow a company. Based on this experience and the in-depth knowledge of our team of experts, this paper tackles some of the most frequently asked questions in the business development arena aimed at providing insights for SaaS startups in the B2B space.
Don't launch your Kickstarter or Indiegogo crowdfunding campaign before completing these 10 essential steps.
This crowdfunding campaign launch checklist is also available as LinkedIn pulse post and downloadable PDF: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/crowdfunding-checklist-dont-launch-before-completing-10-josef-holm
“Leaders of Growth” is an epic compilation of interviews from top leaders in the startup industry. It is a book about business founders who grew their startups from $1 million to $25 million and beyond.
5 Go-to-Market Strategies for B2B SaaS, FinTech, and IaaS [Webinar Recording]SP Home Run Inc.
(Preview Webinar for Go-to-Market Strategy Reboot Camp)
For founders, marketers, and sales professionals at B2B SaaS (software as a service), FinTech (financial technology), and IaaS (infrastructure as a service) firms -- especially startups, scaleups, and small businesses
How B2B prospects and clients research and make buying decisions has changed. Quite dramatically!
Some of the biggest names in the tech industry have figured this out. And they are shouting it from the rooftops:
Gartner found that 83% of a typical B2B purchase decision -- researching, comparing options, and evaluating pricing -- happens before a potential buyer engages with a vendor.
McKinsey discovered that 70% to 80% of B2B decision-makers now prefer to make decisions digitally.
And LinkedIn, partnering with Edelman, concluded that “thought leadership remains critical to customer engagement, but breaking through the noise is harder than ever.”
However, most SaaS, FinTech, and IaaS startups, scaleups, and small businesses are largely unprepared to confront this once-in-a-generation change in purchasing behavior -- that’s approaching at jet speed whether your company is prepared or not.
And that’s why we hosted this webinar: to help you and your team upskill and stay relevant to how your prospects and clients want to buy.
When you watch the recording of 5 Go-to-Market Strategy Best Practices, you’ll learn how to:
Adapt your sales process to support your prospects’ and clients’ buying process
Build your team with the right mix of generalists and specialists, modeled after some of the most successful professional baseball teams on the planet
Connect the dots between marketing, sales, customer success, and product, so you approach go-to-market as a team sport
Get on the radar screen of the right strangers, in the right places, at the right time, and in the right context
Plan your content strategy for maximum relevance, efficiency, and effectiveness across the most popular formats
And much more!
This webinar is especially crucial for founders, marketers, sales professionals, customer success leaders, and product managers at B2B SaaS, FinTech, and IaaS firms -- especially startups, scaleups, and small businesses.
Learn About Go-to-Market Strategy Reboot Camp http://www.GTMReboot.com
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Here's my Keynote Content at the Neuro, Digital & AI Innovation Summit in Lisbon.
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In this session I covered several aspects of remote monitoring , including wearables trends and my vision for Wearables.
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Falando da industria da Saùde Digital, da Transformação Digital na Saùde e na utilização dos wearables devices.
Boas practicas e casos concretos internationais.
A utilização de wearables nos hospitais.
I am here to help.
Best Regards
João Bocas
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The event was extremely well attended from an audience of investors from HSBC private banking.
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Twitter: https://x.com/albumentations
2. Funding sources for your start
up
personal savings….if any ?
family and friends
crowdfunding
3. Funding sources for your start
up…..continue
angel investors
venture capital – VC's
bank loans
small business administration ( SBA ) loans
Source : https://thetechpanda.com/2013/06/21/seven-types-of-funding-sources-for-your-
startup/
4. How to Value Your Company
option 1- decide how much money you want to raise
option 2 - how much equity you want to give away
option 3 - compare similar companies
5.
6. Valuation Do’s
always talk about pre-money valuation
prepare 2 versions of your pitch deck
model equity dilution before talking to investors
7. Build your team and get
investment ready
founder agreements, vesting schedules and IP protection
8.
9.
10. Consider this your teaser slide that
showcases your company's mission
and vision through a killer statement. This is
your 15-second compelling elevator pitch.
Make it MEMORABLE.
11.
12. Convince your viewer that the market opportunity
is large and attainable.
Provide the dollar value of your Total Available
Market (TAM), Serviceable Available Market (SAM)
and Serviceable Obtainable Market (SOM). Find
more info on this by clicking this page.
Key statistics work well here.
13.
14. This is one of the most important slides to focus on in
order to build credibility. This slide should include:
This slide can also include Board Members and Advisors
in order to increase the credibility of your overall team.
Pictures of key team members
Name and title of key team members
Significant accomplishment for each person that
identifies key strengths and experience
15.
16. What key marketing channels will you use?
What early successes have you had and what
channels have worked?
What are your preliminary customer acquisition
costs per customer?
What PRwill you be employing?
What early press or buzz have you gotten?
17. This slide is more about what you have done so far and not
what you plan on doing. Showing traction is important here.
total revenue, ARR, MRR, profits
CAC, LTV and Margin (unit economics)
no. customers and partners signed up
forecasting for 1-3 years to demonstrate your ambition
and growth plans. Don't be unrealistic.
18.
19. Prepare two versions of your slide deck - one with
financials and fundraising details and one without so
you can send out teasers to a wide set of people,
and only give out your financials to a small set.
Never list these three things in the same sentence:
amount raising, valuation, and %equity offered
unless you've actually built your cap table and used a
tool to model your actual equity dilution.
Always talk about pre-money valuation rather than
post-money valuation.
20. SparkUp- campaign tool to reach out to your
network in an efficient and effective way
SeedLegals- useful for companies to sign up
(it’'s free!) to get investment ready with
tutorials, equity modelling, founder
agreements, and more.
Canva.com - a design tool to help create
professional looking decks without hiring a
designer
23. excellent for industry research
excellent for B2B connections
( P2P – people to people )
24. how to make the most out of it….
be focused
be personal
Make a human connection, common interest
NO hard sell
be you, genuine …. authentic… people feel it
25. Serial Entrepreneur & Top 100 Global Digital Health Influencer
Connect with me….I am human
https://twitter.com/WearablesExpert
e-mail me: joao@digitalsalutem.com
www.linkedin.com/in/thewearablesexpert