Business Planning

planning

• ON the business
• Future state
• Directions
• Journey

Convince yourself

• Typical Reasons
• Visualization
• Failing to Plan is Planning to Fail

Avoid temptation

• "It's just guesswork"
• Things will change
• Someone said....

steps

• Schedule time
• Involve others
• Define audience(s)
• Fill in a template
• Identify Gaps

Schedule time

involve others

Define audience

pick a template

identify gaps

Frequent four

• Strategic Fit - Market
• Team
• Financials
• Intellectual Property

plug gaps

Write

edit

publish, submit

Also consider

• pitch, video pitch
• competitions
• government programs
• private programs

MONITOR REVIEW
UPDATE REVISIT

make it a habit

Resources

• startupmodels.com - Mike Colwell
• The Art of the Start - Guy Kawasaki
• The Four Steps to the Epiphany - Steven Blank
• The Recipe for Business Success - Curt Nelson
• The ABCs of ... Winning Business Plans - G Sutton 

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Pete Fry@startllc