Access to Capital 101: GETTING FUNDED COURSE
Access to Capital 101 Course
Access to Capital 101 Course
Access to Capital 101 Course
GETTING FUNDED 101: 6-SESSIONO PROGRAM AGENDA
Summary: The foundational elements of seeking and obtaining angel investments will be covered in a 6-week training series. Each class is 90 minutes long and scheduled 2-weeks apart. The cost for the course is $150 per person for the entire 6-week program, or $35 for each individual class.
ACCOUNTING
The Lingo
Income Statements
Revenue projections
Margins
Salary
Expense projections
Red flags
Balance Sheet
Cash
AR
Debt
Liabilities
Red flags
Cash Flow
From an investor’s standpoint
How to calculate/project
Red flags
STRUCTURING THE DEAL
The Lingo
Debt vs. Equity
Valuation
Various methods
a) Pre-revenue v.s post-revenue
Preferred methods
Red flags
Term Sheets
Key provisions
Examples
Business structure
Capitation Tables
Detailed explanation
Preferred Stock/Investors
Debt vs. equity
dilution/prior deals
HOW TO ATTRACT AND KEEP AN INVESTOR
What Angels Want to See Other Than a Good Idea
Portfolio Strategy
Scaleability
Coachability
Firm structure
Firm management
Beta testing
Financial projections/accounting
Niche
a) Exclusive IP
b) Market segmentation
c) Disruption
Sound valuation
Exit strategy
CREATING VALUABLE IP PORTFOLIOS
The Lingo
Forms of IP
Patents
Copyrights
Trademarks
Trade secrets
Infringement Issues
Clearance opinions
Licenses
Issues When There is No IP/Red Flags
Creating IP Portfolio
Patents
Copyrights
Trademarks
Trade secrets
Effective Pitching
Commonly Used Terms
Who should pitch
What should they bring
What should they wear
What should they say
What should never be said
Common mistakes
Pitch practice - small groups
Investor Due Diligence
Business Plan Review
Management Structure
Firm Business Structure Options
Stock Types
Site Visit
References
Competitive Analysis
The Deal