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The intrinsic complexity of the technology
business start-up

• Intellectual Property is critical
• RD dominating
• Broad markets or niche markets
• International commercialization strategies
• Window of opportunity
• More flexible financing needs
• Fast growth.

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Common behaviors of technology entrepreneurs

• Emphasis on RD
• Large proportion (majority) of the budget devoted
  to RD
• Difficulty in integrating the relationship
  between the market and the technology
• Under-estimation of competition presence
• Under-estimation of the commercialization
  efforts
• Over-estimation of demand

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TBDC Distinguishing Value Proposition

• Business partner
• Customized action plan
• Business experience and knowledge transfer
• Networks of knowledge and expertise
• Strategies elaboration
• Pre-Startup and Startup financing
• Fees adapted to business Startup reality.

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Benefits for the entrepreneurs

• Present and active for the promoter.
• Define, prioritise and formalize his needs.
• Guidance on different IP, Legal, Financial,
  commercialization and other aspects.
• Bring early critical resources and develop action
  plan that optimize their uses.
• Raised the value of the business proposal by
  mitigating risk factors.
• Build the business case.
• Brake the feeling of isolation.

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Our Offering

• Mentoring
• Global Approach (pre start-up and post start-up
  coaching)
• Or
• Specific Mandates
• Address specific needs
• We are business centric We tailored our
  services to the actual situation of the promoters
  and his needs.

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Mentoring

• Pre-Start-up
• Technology evaluation.
• Validation of business opportunity.
• Global project planning.
• Search for financing.
• Financing round
• Funding sources.
• Governmental assistance programs.
• Financial strategy.
• Financial structure.
• Search for tailored financing.
• Assistance for negotiation (venture capital
  groups, governmental programs, banks, etc.).

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Mentoring

• Start-up
• Business development phase.
• Provide orientation and guidance to the company
  on the multiple aspects.

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TBDC Intervention Cycle in Business Project
Intensity of TBDC Involvement
High
Medium
Low
Business growing stage
Pre-Start-up
Start-up
Post-Start-up
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Our Business Process
Preliminary Analysis
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Impact of our partnership

• Accelerates growth.
• Fosters knowledge transfer.
• Gets the entrepreneur connected.
• Leads to the adoption of good managerial
  practices.
• Adds value to the project.

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Our Selection Criteria

• Technology and RD efforts.
• Human resources.
• Market assessment.
• Potential profitability.

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