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Business Plan
Highlights

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Agenda
 Introduction  The Company
– Overview – Products and Services
– The Team – Summary of Goals
– Business Highlights – Milestones
 The Opportunity – Marketing Plan
– The Problem & Pain – Financial Plan
– The Solution  Conclusion
– Market Summary – Risks and Responses
– Customer Profile – Expansion Potential
– Competition – Next Steps
– Q&A
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Overview

 [Elevator pitch.]

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The Team (1)


 President & CEO: [Name]
– [Years & nature of experience]
– [Accomplishments]
 VP Sales: [Name]
– [Years & nature of experience]
– [Accomplishments]
 VP Marketing: [Name]
– [Years & nature of experience]
– [Accomplishments]

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The Team (2)


 CTO/VP Product: [Name]
– [Years & nature of experience]
– [Accomplishments]
 VP Services: [Name]
– [Years & nature of experience]
– [Accomplishments]
 TBH
– CFO: ~[mm/yy]
– President or COO: ~[mm/yy]
– Management will adjust if the need arises

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The Team (3)


 Board of Directors  Board of Advisors
([#] planned) (~[#] planned)
– Chairman: [Name] – [Name]
 [Title]  [Title]
– [Name]
 [Title]
– TBD
– TBD
– TBD
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Business Highlights
 Core competency
 Market Segment: [Commonly known name for it]
 Customer base: [Businesses/Consumers/Both Businesses &
Consumers]
 Primary revenue source: [Product Sales/Service/etc.]
 ROI for customers: [Formula based on current costs]
 Are the dogs eating the dog food?
 Scalability?
 Strategic or nice-to-have?
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Business Highlights (2)

 Secondary revenue sources


– [Source]
 Overhead: [Low/Medium/High]
 Profitability expected ~[#] months from
incorporation
 Exit strategy: [IPO/Buyout/Remain Private &
Profitable]
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The Pain

 “[Quote from prospect in pain]” – [Source]


 “[Quote from analyst regarding the need in or size
of market]” – [Source]
 “[Quote from analyst regarding the need in or size
of market]” – [Source]

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regarding the industry
(i.e., where the product
The Pain (2) fits, growth of industry,
bottlenecks solved, etc.)

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Market Summary

 Target market value


– $[#] in [year] growing to $[#] in [future year] (Source)
– [If additional sources, ditto above]
 Prospect base
– [#] [companies/consumers] (Source)
 Significant competitors: ~[#]
 Total competitors: ~[#]

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partners, competitors &
related companies
Market Summary (2)

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Market Summary (3)

 Trends
– [Past trend]
– [Present trend]
 [Use graphics if useful]

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Customer Profile

 Characteristics of customers
 Value proposition
 Decision maker
 How hungry for solution? (Pre-orders, testimonials,
etc.)

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Competition

 [Significant competitor name]


– [Focus of their business]
– Weaknesses
 [Weakness and how we exploit it]
 [Weakness and how we exploit it]
– Strengths
 [Strength and how we address it]
 [Strength and how we address it]

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Competition (2)

 [Significant competitor name]


– [Focus of their business]
– Weaknesses
 [Weakness and how we exploit it]
 [Weakness and how we exploit it]
– Strengths
 [Strength and how we address it]
 [Strength and how we address it]

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Partnerships

 Interested Parties
– Investor: [Lead Investor Company Name]
– Investor: [Venture Company Name]
– [Law Firm & Attorney Name]
 Experienced in aggressive venture planning

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Products And Services


 [Product/service]
– Performance characteristics
– Architecture
– Cost characteristics
– Pricing
– Delivery mechanism
– Available [#]Q [year]

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Summary of Goals
 1st year  3rd year
– Revenue: $[#] – Revenue: $[#]
– Burn: $[#] – Burn: $[#]
– Headcount: [#] – Headcount: [#]
– Customers: [#] – Customers: [#]
 2nd year – Take company public
– Revenue: $[#]  4th year
– Burn: $[#] – Revenue: $[#]
– Headcount: [#] – Burn: $[#]
– Customers: [#] – Headcount: [#]
– Achieve profitability – Customers: [#]
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Milestones (1) already completed. To do


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Numbering…”
 Stage 1: Founding the Business
– [mm/yy]: Incorporated
– [mm/yy]: Remaining legal documents filed
– [mm/yy]: Secure angel funding ($[250]K @ $[1]m pre)
– [mm/yy]: Ramp up hiring
– [mm/yy]: Begin building initial product
– [mm/yy]: Secure 1st round (~$[2]m @ $[15]m pre)
– [mm/yy]: Beta test and rework product
– [mm/yy]: Begin offering initial product
– [mm/yy]: Begin marketing activity
– [mm/yy]: Aggressively obtain customers
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Milestones (2)

 Stage 2: Developing the Business


– [mm/yy]: Secure 2nd round (~$[6]m @ $[25]m pre)
– [mm/yy]: Crank up marketing activity
– [mm/yy]: Begin offering second product
– [mm/yy]: Emphasize customer acquisition
– Entertain any acquisition offers that arise

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Milestones (3)

 Stage 3: Stabilizing the Business


– [mm/yy]: Shore up management
– [mm/yy]: Secure 3rd round (~$[20]m @ $[100]m pre)
– [mm/yy]: File for IPO
– [mm/yy]: Achieve profitability

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Marketing Plan

 Target Market/Demographics: [Segment Description]


 Distribution and sales channels
 Pricing and positioning
 Branding and strategic position
 Media Mix: [Web Ads/Magazine Ads/Trade
Shows/Billboards/TV/Radio]
 Marketing and sales team development

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Financial Plan (1)

 Pricing Model Fundamentals


– [Product/Service]: $[#] per [unit(s)] [detail price
evolution over time]
 Stabilized gross margins
 Gross revenue, net income and growth by year
 Cash flow and capitalization needs

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Financial Plan (2) and expense projections
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Risks Addressed

 [Risk]
– [Response]
 [Risk]
– [Response]

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Expansion Potential

 [If there are things that can be done in the future to


take the business into broader or additional markets,
list them here.]

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Next Steps

 [Immediate and long term needs; if seeking funding,


state specifics]
 [Decisions to be made]

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Thank You.

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