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IGNITE

Pitch Deck

Milestone 3

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Who we are

Name of your Venture:………………………..

Your goal when answering this slide should be to create enough interest about your venture.

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Provide a brief on what does your venture do.

Why ? 

Explain why do you want to pursue this Business Idea. 

What ? 

How ? 

Explain how your venture solves the problem and make its revenue.

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Problem/Opportunity

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CONTEXT

When does the problem occur?

PROBLEM

What is the root cause of the problem?

ALTERNATIVES

What do customers do now to fix the problem?

CUSTOMERS

Who has the problem most often?

EMOTIONAL IMPACT

How does the customer feel?

ALTERNATIVE SHORTCOMINGS

What are the disadvantages of the alternatives?

QUANTIFIABLE IMPACT

What is the measurable impact (include units)?

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This table helps you define the problem and existing market gaps.

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Problem Interviews And Surveys Results

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The aim of this slide is to capture the customer responses to substantiate and validate the problem your venture is solving. Present result analysis of the problem interviews conducted with your potential customers in graphical representation.

  • How many customers did you interview?

  • What was the interview mode?

  • How many of them agree this is a problem and wants a solution?

  • How many of them said they don't need a new solution?

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TAM

SAM

SOM

How to calculate market size?

1. Start with Total Addressable market- ………………………

TAM refers to the total market demand for a product or service.

If you’re entering a pre-existing space (like small business banking) you can research it and provide credible sources or reference points on how you arrived at the TAM. If you’re creating a new product or space (like Slack), you can estimate the number of customers that would want your product and approximate how much you could charge them.

2. Take your target market (SAM), within that TAM, which varies depending on geography and other logistical factors. Determine the penetration potential of your target market. This is the portion of the market you can reasonably compete with……………………………..

3.By conducting research with existing competitors, distributors etc., understand the likely penetration rate………………….

4. Multiply target market by penetration rate to find your market size…………………….

This slide is to provide details on Market Size and demonstrate How big is the market opportunity your venture is pursuing. Add source/reference to the data presented.

Market Size Estimation

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Sources: ……

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Goals

Frustrations

Bio

Personality

Motivations

Age:

Occupation:

Location:

Personality trait

Ethos

Customer Persona

Photo

Personality trait

Personality trait

The aim is to collect the information about your ideal customer persona who are likely to buy your product or service . It will help you tailor the user experience through targeted design

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Value Proposition Canvas

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JOBS

PAINS

GAINS

GAIN CREATORS

PAIN KILLERS

PRODUCT/

SERVICE

  • What do you offer that makes the customers happy?

  • Which features of your offering relieve the customer's pains?

I would LOVE it if:

  • ? What would make the customer happy?
  • ? What do the clients want when facing the problem?

This refers to the feeling/action of customers before he gets in contact with your solution.

I would HATE it if:

  • What are the pains of the clients when facing the problem?

This refers to the feeling/action of customers before he gets in contact with your solution.

I would WANT:

  • What do the clients do (actions) when facing the problem?

This refers to the feeling/action of customers before he gets in contact with your solution.

What is the product or service that you are offering?

FIT

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Demonstrate the fit between what you are offering and why people buy it. You must build on solution (products & service) that match their needs ( pains & gains).

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Solution

Describe your Solution:

We offer ………………………………………… 

The details of our offering consist of:

  1. ……………………………….
  2. ………………………………..
  3. ………………………………..

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List the Benefits of Your solutions

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Competition Analysis

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Benefits

Competitor 1

Competitor 2

Competitor 3

Competitor 4

Your Venture

Product

Price

Branding channels

Packaging

Market reviews

UVP

Add more as required

Identify your competitors and examine the list of their offerings/benefits vs your product & service. Based on what the customers say as well as your research, you need to tabulate your findings. Mention your ventures USP from the competition analysis

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Lean Canvas

Business Model (Explain with a process diagram)

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PROBLEM

EXISTING ALTERNATIVES

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KEY METRICS

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SOLUTION

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UNIQUE VALUE PROPOSITION

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HIGH-LEVEL CONCEPT

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UNFAIR ADVANTAGE

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CHANNELS

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REVENUE STREAMS

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CUSTOMER SEGMENTS

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EARLY ADOPTERS

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COST STRUCTURE

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This canvas explains how the venture makes money (attracts, serves and keeps customers)

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MVP

  • Provide Full product/service description
  • Insert a picture of the prototype
  • Provide video link of the working prototype, if any
  • Share screenshots of website ( Landing page, testimony etc.,). If the venture is in any online business, it must definitely showcase a functional website.
  • Share website link (If the venture is in any online business, it must definitely showcase a functional website.)
  • Share App link
  • Description of how the product will work and steps the customer will follow
  • Any other information

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The slide helps to see your vision in action with a clear demonstration

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MVP Validation

Test Details:

Results of Test:

Conclusion:

Realizations / Insights:

Next Steps:

How long will we test this MVP?

How will we get to that audience?

Who is our target audience for the test? How many of them?

Persevere

Pivot

Not conclusive

What is your MVP

Did enough customers buy? Why or why not?

Did customers pay the price we expected? Why or why not?

Did customers come back to our product or show interest in doing so? Why or why not?

Did customers recommend our product to others or evangelize about it? Why or why not?

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  Sales Plan

TARGET MARKET:

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LEADS:

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OPPORTUNITIES/PROSPECTS:

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CUSTOMER:

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Customer Sales Funnel

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Target Customer Segment (Type)

Target Customer Segment (Number)

Channels to be used to attract the target customer segment

Estimated number of leads

Estimated cost to convert these leads to actual customers

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Customer Acquisition Plan

Ensure that the target market numbers are aligned with market sizing . The sales funnel is for one year

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Go-to-Market Strategy

  • Ensure that you have active social media presence on multiple platforms – Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, Twitter, and others.
  • Show your branding video. Ensure that it:
    • Is crisp and engaging
    • Clearly explains the brand, the venture, its target customers, and unique value proposition.
  • Show your Positioning Statement. Ensure that it clearly states what your product is and what value it brings to the customer
  • Action plan to reach your sales/customer target for the next one year.
  • Show your Sales & Distribution model, clearly listing down your channels for both sales and distribution.

Note: You may use any other template of your choice to pitch for your venture as long as you cover all information being sought here.

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FINANCIAL PLAN

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Start-up Costs

Explanation:

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Forecast P&L

Explanation:

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Financial Projections

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Unit Economics

P & L/ unit

Year …..

Revenue

COGS

Gross Profit

Gross Profit Margin

Operating Costs

Operating Profit

Unit Economics

Year ……..

CAC

CLV

ARPU

The above is the Unit Economics for year 1 (year ……). Refer to P&L statement for year 1 in slide 16.

​Terms

Explanation  (For the actual calculations, refer to the Financial Plan Excel sheet link)​

CAC

(Cost of Sales + Cost of Marketing ) / Number of new customers acquired (in currency terms)​

Average purchase value x Average purchase frequency x Average Customer Lifespan x Gross Margin

ARPU

Total revenue in specific period/Total number of customers during the same period (in currency terms)​

GROSS PROFIT

Total revenue – Total COGS (In currency terms)​

 Cost of goods sold (COGS) + operating expenses (OPEX)

Revenue from Core Operations – Cost of Goods Sold – Operating Expenses – Depreciation – Amortization Expenses

CHURN RATE

(Customers at the beginning of the period – customers at the end of the period) / customers at the beginning of the period

 

Assumptions (Year……..)

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Team Composition

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Picture

Picture

Picture

Team member 1

Team member 2

Team member 3

Role/Position:

CEO

Role/Position:

COO/CTO

Role/Position:

CFO/CMO

Key Strengths and abilities

Key Strengths and abilities

Key Strengths and abilities :

What makes us a good team to solve the problem we chose?

The goal is to demonstrate teams commitment. Mention who’s on your team, why them and their extremely relevant credentials

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Thank You!