Course Introduction: Twelve Steps to a Successful Business Plan (1)
Effective Presentations |
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- Intro to Step 1 – Business Model Canvas
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- Review Others’ Proposals
- Pitch the Way VC’s Think
- The Unbreakable Laws of Storytelling
- The Kinesthetic Speaker
- How to Become an Authentic Speaker
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- Competitive Strategy IA: Industry Analysis and the Five Forces (2)
- Intro to Step 2 – Offering and Opportunity
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- Step 1 – Concept Analysis
- Preparing to be Real
- Why the Best Presentations are Good Conversations
- Business Model Canvas
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- Competitive Strategy IB: Industry Analysis and the Five Forces (2)
- The Mission Statement
- Intro to Step 3 – Competitive Positioning
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- Step 2 –Offering and Opportunity
- Business Model Generation, Strategy
- The Five Competitive Forces That Shape Strategy
- Porter – Structural Analysis of Industries
- Blue Ocean Strategies
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- Competitive Strategy II: Strategic Groups and Determinants of Profitability (2)
- Intro to Step 4 – Target Market Strategy
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- Step 3 – Competitive Positioning
- How to Write a Great Business Plan
- Updating a Classic: Writing a Great Business Plan
- State Your Business
- Write a Mission Statement that Your Company is Willing to Live
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- Competitive Strategy III: Emerging Industries (2)
- Pricing Strategy
- Intro to Step 5 -Development Plan
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- Step 4 – Target Market Strategy
- Customer Discovery and Validation for Entrepreneurs
- Strategic Stories: How 3M is Rewriting Business Planning
- Storytelling That Moves People
- Leading Words: How to Use Stories to Change Minds and Ignite Action
- Business Model Generation, Design
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- Four P’s of Market Strategy: Product, Place, Price and Promotion
- Intro to Step 6 – Build for Launch
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- Step 5 – Marketing Plan
- Business Model Generation, Patterns
- How Do You Know When the Price is Right
- Reinventing Your Business Model
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- Financial Workbook: Financial Statements and Ratio Analysis
- Intro to Step 7 – Build for Scale
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- Step 6 – Build for Launch
- Strategy vs. Tactics from a Venture Capitalist
- Milestones for Successful Venture Planning
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- Breakeven Analysis
- Intro to Step 8 – Begin Financial Plan
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- Step 7 – Build for Scale
- Business Model Generation, Process
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- Capital Structure and Cost of Capital
- Sustainable Growth Rate
- Intro to Step 9 – Determine Funding Needs
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- Step 8 – Begin Financial Plan
- How Much Money Does Your Venture Need?
- Financial Intelligence, Parts 1-3
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- Intro to Step 10 – Business Valuation
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- Step 9 – Determine Funding Needs
- Financial Intelligence, Parts 4, 5, 7, 8
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- The Art of Persuasion
- Intro to Step 11 – Publishing the Plan
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- Step 10 – Business Valuation
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- Intro to Step 12 – Presenting the Plan
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- Step 11 – Publish Your Plan
- Step 12 – Pitch Your Venture
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- Final Presentations to Panel
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- Final Presentations
- Step 12 – Pitch Your Venture
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