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Learn more about a program designed to help you validate and define your business model, build a stronger product, get your first customers and grow your business, together with a wide network of partners, mentors and experts.
Thomas Berglund - ´Learning by doing´ with Angel Challenge and upcoming annua...First Tuesday Bergen
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Learn more about a program designed to help you validate and define your business model, build a stronger product, get your first customers and grow your business, together with a wide network of partners, mentors and experts.
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Vision is the founders story about the problem or challenge and their innovation driven commercial solution to it as a startup business venture.
Proposition is the startups offer of products (and/or services) to a target customer base in a specified market.
Organization is the startup's people, processes and technologies that deliver the proposition.
Economics measure the startups use of available capital for funding expenses to generate revenues that create impact.
Milestones measure the startups achievements, challenges of meeting targets from MVP to Series A.
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During the presentation you will learn best practises, concrete examples and experiences on how to facilitate and reach an exit. A good exit preparation starts years before the actual deal - ideally the date when investor invests in the startup.
Hosts of the event are Gorilla Capital and Mr. Nat Burgess - who has participated 100+ deals, including numerous Finnish technology company transactions.
Our unique accelerator for creative companies has helped create 150+ jobs, $8million in new revenues, and a revolution in the way communities think about creative economy development.
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Material presented at the DayOne Accelerator kickoff days.
This includes introductions to working as a team, business model and value proposition canvases and how to test your hypothesis and become a learning organisation.
The material is of course not complete without the accompanying discussion. It builds upon material from Strategyzer.com and leanstack who of course retain their original copyright.
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SanomaVentures is the venturing arm of Sanoma, aimed at investing and supporting the development of young enterprises in online commerce, media, marketing and education.
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We have created a new LEAN way of entering multiple new markets fast with "learning by selling" -model. LEDIATOR concept combine the best of Human-to-human and eCommerce together, enabling scalable, cost efficient, fast and efficient market entry.
We also received greenlight from EU De Minimis funding point of view from Finnish TEKES, which means that 50% of project costs can be funded with EU funding, as long as the company meets the requirements.
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Vision is the founders story about the problem or challenge and their innovation driven commercial solution to it as a startup business venture.
Proposition is the startups offer of products (and/or services) to a target customer base in a specified market.
Organization is the startup's people, processes and technologies that deliver the proposition.
Economics measure the startups use of available capital for funding expenses to generate revenues that create impact.
Milestones measure the startups achievements, challenges of meeting targets from MVP to Series A.
Angelsbootcamp is the best way to engage with high-value existing & potential clients in an intimate and highly relevant setting and brand yourself in the tech-investment scene with an experienced partner and known brand: Startupbootcamp. http:///angelsbootcamp.org
Quadrant Knowledge Solutions is a global advisory and consulting firm focused on helping clients in achieving business transformation goals with Strategic Business, and Growth advisory services.
Market Research service provides details on Market Structure, Market Size, Market Share, Competitive Strategy, Market Forecast, Key Trends, Market Drivers, Market Restraints, Market Challenges, and such others.
Can’t Come to Us? We’ll come to You!
Angelsbootcamp is the best way to engage with high-value existing & potential clients in an intimate and highly relevant setting and brand yourself in the tech-investment scene with an experienced partner and known brand: Startupbootcamp.
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During the presentation you will learn best practises, concrete examples and experiences on how to facilitate and reach an exit. A good exit preparation starts years before the actual deal - ideally the date when investor invests in the startup.
Hosts of the event are Gorilla Capital and Mr. Nat Burgess - who has participated 100+ deals, including numerous Finnish technology company transactions.
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Why quality management teams are the key to sellingEquiteq
It’s often said buyers buy management teams first and consulting firms second but what does that actually mean?
There’s about a 50% chance your firm will break the $4m barrier and only 1 in 20 that it will get north of $10m, which is when the bigger trade buyers start to get interested. So what are the management teams who successfully scale their firms doing that the others aren’t? How do you get the right mix of skills on the team? When and how should you share equity? Join us for the last in our series to hear about the secrets to growth so that when you exit your firm you get the best possible price.
Material presented at the DayOne Accelerator kickoff days.
This includes introductions to working as a team, business model and value proposition canvases and how to test your hypothesis and become a learning organisation.
The material is of course not complete without the accompanying discussion. It builds upon material from Strategyzer.com and leanstack who of course retain their original copyright.
More info on the program at https://www.dayone.swiss/dayone/dayone-accelerator.html
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1. What is
NDRC Catalyser?
An investment programme for very early stage companies with deep
know-how and technology that address a global unmet market need
6 month acceleration programme at NDRC
Up to €100k investment
2. What are we
looking for?
Deep know-how and technology, beyond proof of concept that address
a significant unmet market need or problem
Globally scalable product and/or services led propositions
Propositions with strong a commercial and technical team
Potential to be investor ready or revenue sustaining within 6-9
months
3. Why NDRC?
We have guided more companies to investor ready stage than
any other Irish accelerator. Over 180 with approximately 60% in
continued operation employing well in excess of 500 people
A strong network and track record with follow on investors. Our
investee companies have secured in excess of €110M in follow
on investment
Recognised as one of the top 5 accelerators in Europe, our
programmes and supports have been refined over the years to
provide exactly what a young company needs to bring a great
technology to market.
4. Why NDRC
Catalyser
Up to €100k investment
6 month intensive, deeply experiential commercially focused
programme
Mentoring and access to our networks
“Hands on sleeves rolled up approach” from some of the best mentors
in the ecosystem
Access to multiple areas of expertise
Location & culture – collocated with over 50 start-up companies
Peer to Peer learning
5. Investment
Mechanism
Investment is made through a convertible loan
The loan converts to equity at later stage investment round at a
discount of 20% to reflect that our investment was made at an earlier
stage i.e. higher risk and typically lower valuation
Why use a convertible loan note?
Difficult to create realistic valuations for early stage start-ups
Provides a means of raising finance without the need to establish a
valuation therefore reducing the time and effort this entails.
Valuation is effectively postponed until a more realistic basis for
valuation is possible
6. Key Investment
Terms
Investment is made via a convertible loan agreement
Investment is in two tranches - an initial €30k investment and a second
investment of €70k conditional on reaching agreed milestones
Milestones are developed jointly and agreed prior to the programme
The loan converts to equity at the next round at a 20% discount to the
round price
Solely for the purposes of converting the loan, a cap of €1.5M and a floor
of €500k is applied
7. Key Dates
March 31 Open Night
April 1- 6 1:1 Sessions available at NDRC
April 6 Application Deadline
April 8 Pitch Invitations Issued
Week of April 11 Investment Pitches
April 11 – 20 Additional Information Requests by NDRC
April 26 First Round Offers subject to milestones
May 13 Agreed Milestones
June 7 Programme starts
8. Application
Process
• Online form via http://www.ndrc.ie/catalyser/
• Just 10 questions
• Once your application is submitted, a Venture Investment Leader will
contact you
• Closing date is April 6 at 5pm
• Don’t wait until the deadline!!
9. The Pitch
• Tell us your story…
• 40 minutes (20 Pitch/20 Q+A)
• One idea per slide
• Be creative
• Content + timings
• Practice, practice, practice
10. The Pitch
• Anchor your Value Proposition
The value to the customer; the unique selling proposition; the
innovation
My company [Company Name]
is developing [defined offering]
to help [target audience]
solve [x problem]
with [y secret sauce]
Unlike the competition, we [differentiation]
11. The Pitch
• Define your problem
The problem of [pain point x]
is experienced by [target customer segment; including customer
archetype]
and we know this because [results of customer discovery]
• Describe your solution
Focus on BENEFITS to your customers rather than FEATURES
12. The Pitch
• Market Opportunity
• We hope to see scalability in large global markets
• Outline who the customers and users are (they could be different)
• Can you quantify the niche target segment?
13. The Pitch
• Competitors
• Everyone has them… who are yours?
• Opportunity to demonstrate you know the market you’re entering
• Position your differentiated offering
14. The Pitch
• Business Model
• How are you going to make money?
License fees; one off product purchase; rental; additional services…
• How will you reach customers?
Direct sales force, digital marketing & sales
15. The Pitch
• Team
• Who is the team?
Track record & skill sets
What makes each team member uniquely qualified to make the
proposition successful
• What’s expertise is missing?
16. The Pitch
• Roadmap
• Major milestones for next 12 months
• Customer validation
• MVP launch
• Product launch
• Rollout plan
• Insight into new markets/products/features…
17. Selection Criteria
#1 The Grab
Is the idea compelling? Do they have BHAGs?
#2 The Problem
Did they make it clear that there is a big, important problem that they’re
going to solve?
#3 The Solution
Were they specific about what they’re offering and to whom?
#4 The Opportunity
Did they provide basic market segmentation, size, growth and dynamics?
#5 The Competitive Advantage
Did they detail why they’re different to the competition?
#6 The Model
Did they detail how they are going to generate revenues and from whom?
#7 The Team
Did they detail why their team is uniquely qualified to win?
#8 The Reality Check
Can they achieve a meaningful milestone in 6-9 months? What are the key
risks they face?