I   WOULD GIVE YOU THE TOPIC OF WHAT BUSINESS I   WANT TO CREATE. Assignments and Rubrics:In this course, you will be working on completing an outline for a Pitch Deck like you would present to a

I   WOULD GIVE YOU THE TOPIC OF WHAT BUSINESS I   WANT TO CREATE. 

Assignments and Rubrics:

In this course, you will be working on completing an outline for a Pitch Deck like you would present to a Venture Capitalist firm or upper management at your organization. Imagine that you are pitching your potential startup, current business or other innovative idea to a VC or executive in order to secure an investment or their buy-in. Develop your Pitch Deck in PowerPoint using the templates for Assignments 1 and 2 that are provided in Blackboard.

Keep in mind what you’re learning about being successful in a high growth digital environment and what ittakes to secure funding or upper management support. There are relevant examples and additional information on the Template itself and in the Assignment instructions. Be sure to check them out. You can find them under Files on Facebook and under Assignment Templates/Course Guide in Blackboard. Be sure to give this pitch your all—there is also an exciting Digital Entrepreneurship MBA contest at stake. All learner presentations will be carefully reviewed and the top five will be selected. Of those top five, one lucky winner will be chosen to receive a one-on-one consultation regarding his/her pitch/business ideas from Jon Steinberg via Skype. See the Facebook course shell for additional tips from Jon via video.

Week 6: Assignment 1: VC Pitch Deck Part 1

This is the first portion of your pitch deck. In the provided PowerPoint template, complete and address the following areas of your pitch with the intent to convince a VC to invest in your business/idea or gain upper level management support.

• Executive Summaryo What we do -information about your business or ideao Current Status- are your pre-launch, launch, startup, growth phase, etc.o Amount of Capital Currently Raising- how much money are you looking for from investors

or how much will the project cost?• Problem

o What you are trying to solve- what problem does your product, service or idea address?• Solution

o What your product, service or idea provide to address the problem.o Key features/benefits or your product/service/ideao Technology/Innovations/USP/Expertise