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Welcome– we’llgetstartedsoon• Dialinoruseyourcomputer’smicrophoneandspeakers.• SubmitquestionsviatheQuestionspanelontheright.• Thissessionisbeingrecorded.• Therecordingwillbesenttoyouviaafollowupemail.
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Scientist & Entrepreneur:Lab to Business Basics
JeffBargielFounder/CEOofEntoBio
Scientist/Entrepreneur
Justdothis,butforcommercialization.Pieceofcake,right?
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Bothusethescientificmethodtogainknowledgeandresolveuncertainty.
Ideation
Problem+
Solution
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Ideation
Brainstorming
ThoughtExperiments
WhatIf… MindmappingThinkINSIDEtheBox
ExtremeIt
ChallengeAssumptions
OpportunityRedefinition
Wishing
BiomimicryMind&MineComplaints
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BreakFixedness,BeMindful&MakeConnections
Evaluation
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Evaluation
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Evaluation
Canwedoit?
Shouldwedoit?
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EvaluationHypothesizeà Testà Adjustà Repeat
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Talk…to…customers.Do it now. Do it often.
Or the market will kill you later.
Evaluation
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BusinessPlanValuePropositionCanvasBusinessModelCanvas
BASEBoardLeanCanvas
EvaluationValueProposition– Apromiseofvaluetobedelivered.– Thereasonacustomerbuys.Benefits,notfeatures!– Aclear statementthat:• Isrelevant (explainshowyourproductsolvescustomers’problemsor improvestheirsituation),• Isquantified (deliversspecificbenefits),• Conveysyouruniquedifferentiator(tellstheidealcustomerwhytheyshouldbuyfromyouandnotfromthecompetition).
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TechnologyPush MarketPull
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Seriously,talktocustomers.
And,stakeholders,decisionmakers,purchasers,executives,users,etc.
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Evaluation
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(Abitmoreadvice.)
Pleasure Pain<
Evaluation
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(Abitmoreadvice.)
BigProblem,BigMarketButcanyoustart(selling)smallandfast?
WaveTheoryofStartupsbyGuyTurneratHydeParkVentures.Zero-to-OnebyPeterThiel
Evaluation
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MinimumViableProductMinimumproductthatdeliverscustomervalue.Provethemarket,thenimprovetheproduct.
(Abitmoreadvice.)
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Funding• Yourself• SBIR/STTR• FFF:Friends,Family(andFools)• PitchCompetitions• Local,County,State• Angels&VCs(VentureCapitalists)• YourCustomers
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Pitching is Selling
Becompelling.Thetechprobablydoesn’tmatter.
Commonlanguage.PRACTICE,PRACTICE,PRACTICE.
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20Seconds
Making Progress
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Valuation
Uncertainty
MajorMilestonesTimeà
Prioritize Inflection
PointsAnd,“salescuresall.”
Pitfalls/Advice• StartupsareNOTsmallversionsofbigcompanies.• Productsarenotbusinesses.• Solutionisnotatleast10Xbetter.• Besmartaboutprotection.Mostpeoplearetoobusytocareaboutstealingyouridea.Butdon’tdisclosepublically.Getapatentattorneytowrite.
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Pitfalls/Advice• Startingtoolate.Waitinguntilitisperfect.• Donotlettheperfectbetheenemyofthegood.
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Pitfalls/Advice• Behumblebutdecisive.• Becoachable.• Findmentors.• Don’taskforcrazyvaluations.
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Where I Struggle(d)• AnalysisParalysis• Clear,concrete,down-to-earthcommunication
• Oooh,shiny!• Coldcallinganxiety• Ignoringtheunimportant
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ResourcesAPSPIPELINEUndergradPhysicsEntrepreneurship
www.aps.org/programs/education/innovationScienceandTechnologyEntrepreneurshipProgram(STEP)
atCaseWesternReserveUniversity,MSPhysicsEntrepreneurship
InsidetheBoxbyDrewBoydandJacobGoldenbergFinancialIntelligenceforEntrepreneursbyKarenBerman
andJoeKnightScrappyProjectManagementbyKimberlyWieflingBusinessModelCanvas(Udacity Course)bySteveBlankWritingaCompellingExecutiveSummary(BlogPost)by
GarageTechnologyVenturesPerfectingYourPitch(BlogPost)byGarageTechnology
Ventures26Don’t Fool Yourself
Zero-to-OnebyPeterThielEverybodyWritesbyAnnHandleyTheLeanStartupbyEricRiesArtoftheStartbyGuyKawasakiPitchAnythingbyOrenKlaffGritbyAngelaDuckworthStartwithWhy(TEDTalk)bySimonSinekTheFourHourWorkWeekbyTimFerrisTheWaveTheoryofStartups(BlogPost)by
GuyTurnerHowtoMeasureAnythingbyDouglas
Hubbard