Builder

For those who have successfully completed UAccel Quick Start + I-Corps. This course helps launch an innovation into a business and covers topics including entity formation, funding strategies, financial modeling, and sales.

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Course curriculum

1. Welcome!
2. Recommended Reading
1. Business Model Canvas Intro
2. Business Model Canvas Walkthrough
3. Drafting Your Value Proposition Statement & Business Thesis
4. Customer Segments
5. Ecosystem Map
1. Patents, Copyrights, and Trademarks
2. Common IP Questions
1. MVP Overview
2. MVP Example
3. MVP Wrap-up
4. Channel Economics for MVP
5. Conversation with BumptUp Founder Rachel Tinius, PhD
1. Set Up for Success
2. Death of the LLC
3. Growing Your Team
4. Importance of Team
5. Building & Managing Your Team
6. Risks of Team Fallout
7. Corporate Governance
1. Intro to Channels & Customer Relationships
2. Customer Acquisition
3. Customer Retention
1. What is Unit Economics?
2. Single-Sale Model
3. Recurring Revenue
4. Deciding What Units to Measure
5. Customer Acquisition Cost
6. Churn Rate
7. Acronyms to Know
8. CAC Payback Period
1. Ecosystem and Partner Assesment
2. Make
3. Sell + Buy
4. Industry Partners
5. Medical Device Development
6. Q&A with Lisa Ernst, Former SVP of R&D, Oral Care, at Procter & Gamble
1. Creating your Financial Story
2. Why Do Investors Invest?
3. Proving the Vision
4. What Makes a Great Financial Model
5. Do's & Don'ts of Financial Modeling
6. How to Build a Financial Model
7. Key Takeaways
8. Financial Modeling Templates
1. What Investors Look For
2. Art of the Pitch
3. Introduction
4. Problem
5. Your Unique Solution
6. Business Model
7. Market
8. Traction
9. Competition
10. Sustainable Competitive Advantage
11. Financials
12. Team
13. Exit
14. Investment Ask
15. Thank You & Contact Info
16. Final Thoughts
17. Pitching Resources
1. Ready, Fire, Aim Intro
2. SBIR Overview
3. Ready, Fire, Aim Problem
4. Ready, Fire, Aim: What Went Wrong?
5. Why Aren't We Doing This?
6. Application Myth #1
7. Myth #2
8. Myth #3
9. Myth #4
10. Myth #5
11. Conclusion & Additional Resources
1. Sales Lab
2. Pitch Lab
3. Brand Lab
1. Post-Course Survey

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Builder

Course curriculum

Introduction

Recap on Topics Covered in UAccel

Intellectual Property

MVP Development

Organizational Design & Entity Formation

Customer Relationships & Channels

Startup Financials

Key Partners, Key Resources, & Key Activities

Creating a Financial Model

Pitching & Fundraising

SBIR: Ready, Fire, Aim

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