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InvestorPitchMay2026
WaltWhitman,CEO
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TheProblem
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TheSolution
Team-BasedCoachingWeb-BasedResources
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TheTechnology
Benefits• Costeffective• Provenapproach• Savestime• Increasesimpact
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Competition
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Market
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BusinessModel
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Go-ToMarketStrategy• Establishtwonear-bychapters– Bettersupportfromexistingstakeholders– ContractssignedwithDetroitandLansingEDCs– Offersvalidationofscale-upapproach
• ExpandacrosstheMidwest,thennationally– Testimonialsfromreferenceable customers– Demonstratedsuccessrateswithinvestors– MarketingviastateVCAsandNVCA
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Traction/Milestones
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ManagementTeam• WaltWhitman,CEO– VPMarketingCommunications,Wiley&Sons
• SteveBlank,COO– CxO forfourstartupswhichwentpublic
• TimothyGeithner,CFO– Treasurerforbilliondollarplusorganizations
• Seeking:– VPSocialMarketing– VPTechnology/CIO
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FinancialProjections
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(Valuesin1,000s) FY2025 FY2026 FY2027 FY2028 FY2029numberofEDCcustomers 2 10 40 80 150numberofinvestorcustomers 6 25 80 200 400
GrossRevenue $340 $1,410 $4,560 $10,560 $20,360CostofGoods 90 370 1,220 2,420 4,270GrossMargin 250 1,040 3,340 8,140 16,090
OperatingExpenses 800 1,480 2,738 5,065 9,371
EBITDA $(550) $(440) $602 $3,075 $6,719
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FundingRequirements• PriorFunding– $25krevenueannually– 20profitableyears– $100kSeedRound
• CurrentRound– $500kSeriesA– $200kalreadycommitted
• FutureRounds– $2MSeriesBin2028
• UseofFunds– Hirefull-timestaff– Expandtrainingactivities– Extendgeographicfootprint
• ExitStrategy– Acquisition
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