- Appreciative Inquiry - Customer Validation Afternoon: - Mentoring - Build BMC Module 3 2/5-2/12 Value Proposition Reading: - SOM: pp. 84-97/ 260-266/ 474 Videos: - Udacity: Lesson 2 Due: - Community Discussion 3 - Business Model Canvas: Unique Value Proposition Module 4 2/13-2/17 Customer Segments Reading: - SOM: pp. 419-428 Videos: - Udacity: Lesson 3 Due: - Community Discussion 4 In-Person Workshop Saturday 2/18 8am-5pm Morning: - Skills Profile - Building your Team - Branding & Customer Validation - Marketing (web) Afternoon: - Mentoring Due: - Business Model Canvas: Customer Segments Module 5 2/19-2/26 Channels Reading: - SOM: pp. 135-145/ 242-244/ 406-412 Videos: - Udacity: Lesson 4 Due: - Community Discussion 5 Module 6 2/27-3/3 Building an MVP Reading: - Supplemental Material: Prototyping, Building a App or Website, Testing a Service. Due: - Community Discussion 6 In-Person Workshop Saturday 3/4 8am-5pm Morning: - Distribution Channels - Building your MVP Afternoon: Due: - Business Model Canvas: Channels
- Mentoring Module 7 3/5-3/12 Customer Relationships Reading: - SOM: pp. 257-272/ 480-482 Videos: - Udacity: Lesson 5 Due: - Community Discussion 7 - Business Model Canvas: Customer Relationships Module 8 3/13-3/17 Revenue Models Reading: - SOM: pp. 240/ 437-459/ 485 Videos: - Udacity: Lesson 6 Due: - Community Discussion 8 In-Person Workshop Saturday 3/18 8am-5pm Morning: - Projecting Financial Performance - Building a Financial Model - and Accounting - Update Launch Plan Afternoon: - Mentoring Due: - Business Model Canvas: Revenue Models - Launch Plan Financials Version 1 Module 9 3/19-3/26 Maintaining Financial Sustainability Reading: - Supplemental Material: Free Online Financial Resources, Identifying your Financial Weaknesses Due: - Community Discussion 9 Module 10 3/27-4/1 Partners Reading: - SOM: pp. 296-355/ 484 Videos: - Udacity: Lesson 7 Due: - Community Discussion 10 In-Person Workshop Saturday 4/1 8am-5pm Morning: - Speaker - How to create a pitch - Sample Pitch - Work on developing pitches Afternoon: - Mentoring - Update financials Due: - Business Model Canvas: Partners - Rough Draft of Launch Plan - Launch Plan Financials Version 2
Module 11 4/2-4/9 Resources, Activities, & Costs Reading: - SOM: pp. Videos: - Udacity: Lesson 8 Due: - Community Discussion 11 - Business Canvas: Completed - Update Launch Plan: Key Resources & Activities Module 12 4/10-4/15 Costing Reading: - Supplemental Materials: Creating an Accurate Bill of Materials, Effective Methods of Cutting Costs Due: - Community Discussion 12 In-Person Workshop Saturday 4/15 8am-5pm Morning: - Negotiation -Bootstrapping Afternoon: - Mentoring - SBDC Resources - Information Fair Due: - Second Draft of Launch Plan - Completed Launch Plan Financials - Rough Draft of Pitch and Slide Deck Module 13 4/17-4/23 Sources of Funding Reading: - Supplemental Materials: Crowdfunding, Angel Investors, Venture Capitalists, Traditional Loans Due: - Community Discussion 13 - Optional Launch Plan Submission for Review Module 14 4/23-4/29 Pitching with Passion Reading: - Supplemental Materials: Videos: - TedTalks - Shark Tank Pitches Due: - Community Discussion 14 - Optional Launch Plan Submission for Review In-Person Workshop Saturday 4/29 8am-7pm All Day: - Mentoring - Practice Pitches Due: - Completed Launch Plan - Completed and Slide Deck