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De-Risking Your Business Model: A Brief “How To” Guide v2.1 July 2008 Steve Barsh www.stevebarsh.com    blog.stevebarsh.com steve@barsh.com    +1.215.888.2101    twitter: sbarsh
Premises ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],stevebarsh.com
Trying to Raise Capital Too Early “Premature Pitching” ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],stevebarsh.com
Stop Waving, Start Pointing! AKA “Show me, don’t tell me.” ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],stevebarsh.com
Risks? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],stevebarsh.com
Most investors are risk averse, and you should try to be too stevebarsh.com ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Entrepreneur’s “Risk Dilemma” ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],stevebarsh.com
How do you identify a risk? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],stevebarsh.com
Experiment / Test! stevebarsh.com ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Now that I have identified my risks, what do you do about it? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],stevebarsh.com
Risk Types & De-Risking Approaches - 1 stevebarsh.com Management / team VC’s: Team! Team! Team! ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Risk Types & De-Risking Approaches - 2 stevebarsh.com Product development ,[object Object],[object Object],Competition ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Risk Types & De-Risking Approaches - 3 stevebarsh.com Market size ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Customer / market demand ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Risk Types & De-Risking Approaches - 4 stevebarsh.com Pricing ,[object Object],[object Object],Sales cycle ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Capital plan ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Risk Types & De-Risking Approaches - 5 stevebarsh.com Exit value ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Execution ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Risk Types & De-Risking Approaches - 6 stevebarsh.com Marketing ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Release Early, Release Often ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],stevebarsh.com
Collect Metrics As detailed and early as possible ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],stevebarsh.com
Estimates = Expectations ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],stevebarsh.com
Risk, VC’s, and Pitching ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],stevebarsh.com
DreamIt De-Risking Advantage ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],stevebarsh.com
Premises ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],stevebarsh.com
De-Risking Your Business Model: A Brief “How To” Guide v2.1 July 2008 Steve Barsh www.stevebarsh.com    blog.stevebarsh.com steve@barsh.com    +1.215.888.2101    twitter: sbarsh

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