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Directions: Save a copy of this file to edit it. Enter the weight/importance you put to each category and then score the company - it's that simple.
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START-UP RISK CALCULATOR
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ADD THE FOLLOWING TO DETERMINE LEVEL OF RISK
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Area of ImportanceDescripton of Ranking ScoreWeightTotal
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Leadership Quality
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Strength of Board1=Friends of founder no industry knowledge 10=Industry experience with track record of exits000
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Strength of Leadership1=First time leader 10=Experience in vertical track record of 2+ plus companies success000
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Level of Personal connection/Trust with direct leaership1=No connection/ No experience 10=follow them anywhere and has 2+ times taken companies in the space to exit000
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Capitalization
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Cash Position1=Waiting on funding/Highly Leveraged 10=15%+ EBIT on current revenue 000
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Experience of Investment Pool 1=No one with industry experience/family money 10= Strategic and firms with dedication to MedTech000
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Access to Funding 1=Has taken "New money on down round" 10=Profitable with a strategic making investments000
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Product Market Fit
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Clinical Evidence 1=Proof of confidence - 10= 2+ RCTs complete with published findings000
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Current TAM (Total Addressable Market)1=New to world, no direct competition 10=$1B+ direct product utilzation that can be displaced000
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Potential TAM (Total Addressable Market) 1=Rare Disease 10=300+ Million in US done or would need treatment 000
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Reimbursment/Financial ROI1=Costs health care but patient care increased 10=CFO Healthcare institutions can't wait to adopt the product. 000
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Product Life cycle stage 1=Proof of Concept 3=Submitted Reg Approval 5=Early commericalization 10=Expanding Markets000
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Current Market Adoption 1=Unproven 10=customers are buying as fast as they can make000
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DIVIDE THE OPPORTUNITY FOR REWARD
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Area of ImportanceDescripton of Ranking ScoreWeighting Total
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Personal Financial Impact 1=Generational Wealth 10=Make the same as current role000
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Personal Career Growth 1=A significant jump in title and scope 10=Same level and challenge as current role000
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