Key Ingredients of a great first pitch:

  • What does your company do
  • How big is the market
  • How much traction do you have
  • Unique insight/ Secret Sauce
  • How does your business make money
  • Team member and how does each contribute
  • How much money do you need and for what purpose?

Building a business/Financial Plan – common errors or missing aspects

  • Market segmentation or your value proposition to the identified customer groups
  • Show assumptions behind revenue projections
  • Separate fixed and variable costs so breakeven revenue can be calculated
  • Team member and how does each contribute
  • How much money do you need and for what
  • Working capital requirements
  • Cash Flow statement
  • Usage of funds and time period before next funding required

Tools

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