ENTREPRENEURS
Legendary Ventures™ Burn is an intensive business program designed for aspiring entrepreneurs who want to build their businesses more than focus on fundraising. Led by venture capitalists, founders, and operators who ran successful businesses from start to finish, participants will gain the insights needed to navigate business challenges and drive growth on a margin basis. Whether launching a startup or enhancing an existing business, this workshop will provide invaluable training for success in today's venture marketplace. Each series will consist of workshops or sessions dedicated to each topic, including lectures, discussions, and hands-on activities. Feedback sessions will be integrated after each series to provide further guidance for improvement. The "Legendary Burn" component in the Feedback 101 session will provide a unique opportunity for founders to apply their knowledge and receive direct feedback from industry experts. Participants accepted to the first series will be eligible for the second at different times of the year (Spring/Summer/Fall) on a rolling basis. The program is structured as follows…
EDUCATION TRACK
Business 101
Business Fundamentals
Industry Models
Market Analysis
Branding & Marketing
Legal & Taxation
Finance 101
Finance Management
Budgeting & Forecasting
Financial Planning (including Capitalization Strategies)
P/L Management (GAAP vs NON-GAAP, etc.)
Balance Sheet & Cash Flow Management
Feedback 101
SWOT Discussion
Short/Long Term Decisions
Growth, Pivot or Turnaround
Constructive Feedback
Next Steps
EXECUTION TRACK
Sales 201
Sales Techniques
Client Engagements
Negotiating Terms
Closing Deals
Hands-On Sales Challenge
Development 201
Agile Development & Methodologies
Product Design & Prototyping
Product Testing & Iterating
Launch Strategies & Execution
Hands-On Development Challenge
Margin 201
Sales & Profitability
CAPEX & OPEX Optimization
Margin Execution
Use of Proceeds
Hands-On Margin Challenge
APPLICATION
Please fill out the form (under perjury of applicable federal and state laws governing investment-related disclosures) and send us a business plan and/or pitch deck containing details about your products and/or services to our investment development team if you’d like to participate in the program. As a matter of policy, we don’t sign non-disclosure agreements, but nothing you send us will be shared without your consent in accordance with our legal policies.
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