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About us
At Contoso, we’re disrupting the online retail landscape
by finding new ways to engage with customers from
across the globe. By closing the loop between the
customer and online retail stores, we help businesses
grow and nurture a consumer-first mindset. More
required
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Problem
Market gap
Online shopping continues to be consumer driven, but we're
seeing a lapse of availability in the market for small business
online shopping experience
Customers
69% of American customers now shop online for now
Financials
The average American spends an average of $1,804 per
order
Costs
Loss of sales from not offering more customizable apps and
websites for the small business owner
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Solution
Close the gap
Our product makes online
shopping more available
to small business owners,
and no other product on
the market offers the
same benefits
Target audience
Gen Z (18-25 years old)
Cost savings
Reduce expenses for
adding products to third-
party retail websites
Easy to use
A simple product that
gives customers
the information they need
to order online and ship to
their location
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Product overview
Unique
Only product specifically dedicated
to the small retail businesses
market
First to market
First beautifully designed product
that's both stylish and functional
Tested
Conducted testing with young
entrepreneurs in the area
Authentic
Designed with the help and input of
online retail experts in the field
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Business model
Research
We based our research on
market trends and social
media trends
Abstract
We believe people need
better tools for online
shopping that cater to
small business owners
Design
Minimalist design and
easy to use
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Market overview
$3B Opportunity to build
Fully inclusive market
Total addressable market
$2B Freedom to invent
Selectively inclusive market
Serviceable available market
$1B Few competitors
Specifically targeted market
Serviceable obtainable market
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Our competition
Contoso
Our product is priced below that of other online
marketplace companies
Simple and easy to use, compared to the complex
websites and apps of our competitors
Affordability is the main draw for our consumers to our
product
Competitors
Company A
Product is more expensive
Companies B & C
Product is expensive and inconvenient to use
Companies D & E
Product is affordable, but inconvenient to use
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Growth strategy
How we’ll scale in the future
January February March April May June
Roll out product to local retail
stores in the region to help
establish the product
Release the product to the
general public and monitor
press and regional market
trends
July August September October November December
Gather feedback from the
retail community to expand
availability of the product
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Two-year action plan
Draft blueprints Gather feedback Deliver to client
20XX Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
20XX Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Run focus groups Test design Launch design
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Financials
Year 1 Year 2 Year 3
Income
Users 50,000 400,000 1,600,000
Sales 500,000 4,000,000 16,000,000
Average price per sale 75 80 90
Revenue @ 15% 5,625,000 48,000,000 216,000,000
Gross profit 5,625,000 48,000,000 216,000,000
Expenses
Sales & marketing 5,062,500 38,400,000 151,200,000 70%
Customer service 1,687,500 9,600,000 21,600,000 10%
Product development 562,500 2,400,000 10,800,000 5%
Research 281,250 2,400,000 4,320,000 2%
Total expenses 7,593,750 52,800,000 187,920,000
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Meet the team
Takuma Hayashi
President
Mirjam Nilsson
Chief Executive Officer
Flora Berggren
Chief Operations Officer
Rajesh Santoshi
VP Marketing
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Meet the full team
Takuma Hayashi
President
Flora Berggren
Chief Operations Officer
Graham Barnes
VP Product
Elizabeth Moore
Product Designer
Mirjam Nilsson
Chief Executive Officer
Rajesh Santoshi
VP Marketing
Rowan Murphy
SEO Strategist
Robin Kline
Content Developer
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At Contoso, we believe in giving 110%. By finding new ways to
engage with customers from across the globe, we’re disrupting
the online shopping landscape and fostering a consumer-
first mindset. We thrive because of our market knowledge and
a great team behind our product. As our CEO says,
"Efficiencies will come from proactively transforming how we
do business."
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Summary