Venture Accelerator Assignments & Resources
Presentations:
Orientation Day 1: Program Overview
Orientation Day 4: Mentor Meet & Greet
Worksheets:
Entrepreneurial Insights (Due 6/2/24 @11:59pm MST – Upload in Google Drive Folder)
Tracking:
Mentor Progress Report (To be completed weekly and discussed with mentor – Upload by 6/2/24 @11:59pm MST to Google Drive Folder)
Venture Tracking Overview (To be completed 1st week, 6th week, and 12th week – Upload to Google Drive Folder)
Presentations:
Worksheets:
Ownership Agreement (Due 6/2/24 @11:59pm MST – Upload in Google Drive Folder)
Tracking:
Mentor Progress Report (To be completed weekly and discussed with mentor – Upload by 6/2/24 @11:59pm MST to Google Drive Folder)
*Funding Pitch #1 on Thursday (5/30) – Send your final PowerPoint to Aubrey ([email protected]) no later than 5/29 @11:59pm MST!
Presentations:
Workshop 2: VPC, Customer Segments, and Branding
Worksheets:
Value Proposition and Brand Promise (Due 6/9/24 @11:59pm MST – Upload in Google Drive Folder)
Tracking:
Mentor Progress Report (To be completed weekly and discussed with mentor – Upload by 6/9/24 @11:59pm MST to Google Drive Folder)
Presentations:
Workshop 3: Customer Journey Mapping
Worksheets:
Customer Journey Mapping (Due 6/16/24 @11:59pm MST – Upload in Google Drive Folder)
Tracking:
Mentor Progress Report (To be completed weekly and discussed with mentor – Upload by 6/16/24 @11:59pm MST to Google Drive Folder)
*Presentation to Mentors on Thursday (6/13) – Send your final PowerPoint to Aubrey ([email protected]) no later than 6/12 @11:59pm MST!
Presentations:
Workshop 4: Pricing and Competitive Analysis
Worksheets:
Pricing Model – Competitor Insights (Due 6/23/24 @11:59pm MST – Upload in Google Drive Folder)
Pricing Research – Competitive Analysis (Due 6/23/24 @11:59pm MST – Upload in Google Drive Folder)
Tracking:
Mentor Progress Report (To be completed weekly and discussed with mentor – Upload by 6/23/24 @11:59pm MST to Google Drive Folder)
Additional Resources:
Presentations:
Workshop 5: Forecasting & Budgeting vs. Bookkeeping
Tracking:
Mentor Progress Report (To be completed weekly and discussed with mentor – Upload by 6/30/24 @11:59pm MST to Google Drive Folder)
*Funding Pitch #2 on Thursday (6/27) – Send your final PowerPoint to Aubrey ([email protected]) no later than 6/26 @11:59pm MST!
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Assignments:
Financial Strategy (Upload by 7/7/24 @11:59pm MST to Google Drive Folder)
Tracking:
Mentor Progress Report (To be completed weekly and discussed with mentor – Upload by 7/7/24 @11:59pm MST to Google Drive Folder)
Additional Resources:
Presentations:
Workshop 7: Strategy & Operations
Assignments:
Forecasting and Budgeting (Upload by 7/21/24 @11:59pm MST to Google Drive Folder)
Tracking:
Mentor Progress Report (To be completed weekly and discussed with mentor – Upload by 7/14/24 @11:59pm MST to Google Drive Folder)
Additional Resources:
Presentations:
Workshop 8: Supply Chain and Risk Management
Jason Thompson – MountColo Presentation
Assignments:
Supply Chain Mapping and Risk Management (Upload by 7/21/24 @11:59pm MST to Google Drive Folder)
Tracking:
Mentor Progress Report (To be completed weekly and discussed with mentor – Upload by 7/21/24 @11:59pm MST to Google Drive Folder)
Additional Resources:
Presentations:
Workshop 9: Value Matrix & Communications
Assignments:
Building Your Value Matrix (Upload by 7/28/24 @11:59pm MST to Google Drive Folder)
Tracking:
Mentor Progress Report (To be completed weekly and discussed with mentor – Upload by 7/28/24 @11:59pm MST to Google Drive Folder)
Presentations:
Tracking:
Mentor Progress Report (To be completed weekly and discussed with mentor – Upload by 8/4/24 @11:59pm MST to Google Drive Folder)
Additional Resources:
Marketing Plan Template Worksheet
Understanding SAFEs and Priced Equity Rounds by Kirsty Nathoo
Presentations:
Tracking:
Mentor Progress Report (To be completed weekly and discussed with mentor – Upload by 8/11/24 @11:59pm MST to Google Drive Folder)
Assignments:
Additional Resources: