Ingredients to The High Tech StartUp

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Ingredients to The High Tech Start-Up

• Sofie Andreou, M.Eng
• Sofia_at_oceanlake.com

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Agenda

• Key Ingredients What Are They??
• Examining 7 Key Ingredients to Success
• Legal Issues in IT Ventures
• Christopher Koressis
• QA

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Key Ingredients What Are They??

• Real Plans
• Real People
• Real Product
• Real Need
• Real Return
• Real Financing
• Real Legal

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Ingredient - 1 Real Plans

• Business Plan
• Why??
• Financing
• Operating Tool
• Placate an existing investor
• Assess priorities
• Allocate Resources
• Determine Action Steps
• All of the above Companys Bible

2. Product Development Roadmap Plans 3.
Distribution of Product Plans 4. Sales
Revenue Model Plans 5. Support Plans Internal
External 6. Client Billing Plans 7.
Financial Plans 8. People Evolution Plans
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The Business Plan

• 7) CLIENTS
• Testimonials
• 8) Competitive Landscape
• 9) Partnerships
• Developer Partnerships
• Channel Partners
• 10) THE COMPANY TEAM
• Board of Directors
• Corporate Advisors
• Organizational Chart
• 11) Financials
• Use of Funds
• Financial Projection Assumptions
• Financial Projections
• 12) Addendums
• Press Releases
• Support Material

• 1) Table of Contents
• 2) CONFIDENTIALITY STATEMENT
• 3) Overview
• The Company
• Vision Statement
• Mission
• Our Corporate Values
• 4) The Product
• Product Overview
• Background of the Invention
• Technical Discussion of the Invention
• The Product Roadmap The Future
• 5) Value Proposition
• Adding Value
• 6) THE SALES STRATEGY
• Market
• Distribution Models
• Revenue Models
• Channel Models

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Ingredient - 2 Real People

• A) Core Team that Complements each other
• Leadership, Market , Product, Finance

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Ingredient 3 Real Product

• Working Product
• Client Testimonials
• Credible Strategic Clients
• Credible Strategic Partners
• Clear Market Need

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Ingredient 4 Real Need

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Ingredient 5 Real Return
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Ingredient - 6 Real Financing

• Where to find it
• Friends Family
• Angels
• Venture Capitalists
• Institutional

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Legal Issues in IT Ventures

• 7) Real Legal
• CHRISTOPHER KORESSIS