VC favorite Business Plan is like this _ entrepreneurship

The form and number of pages of the business plan:

Venture capital companies receive a lot of business plans from various sources every day, and there is limited time to see business plans every day. So I suggest that the business plan for the first time to the investor, preferably PPT. On the one hand, PPT graphics and text typesetting more convenient, more rich, easy to tell the entrepreneurial project; On the other hand, PPT is generally viewed by page, so that people have more patience to understand. The content is about 20 pages or so. Do not deliberately control the number of pages, the emphasis on each piece of content to clear.

Part One (2-3 pages): what-tell you what you want to do.

Explain what you're going to do with a 2-3-page ppt. Do not have a full page ppt is a large paragraph of text, you should do is one or two words to be able to speak clearly. It is best to match a simple up or down tour map or function diagram, so that people on the project at a glance.

The core here is to be focused, to show that you want to do something, and that you want to solve one of the key issues in this matter. Do not pursue all-inclusive, nor industry chain too long.

Second, there are a number of projects that the big business giant is obviously going to do, and there are already several projects that are competing and getting better financing. Such projects have had too many failed lessons. It is not that you do not succeed, but that investors are not interested. The relative success probability is low, the investor is unwilling to gamble with.

Part II (4-6 pages): Why now-Industry background, market situation

Use 4-6-page PPT to clarify the industry background, market development trend, market space. Show that you are doing the right thing at the right time, and that there is a big market space.

The market is large, does not mean that there is demand. To describe the current market context, your project captures a user's pain point. Or your project can bring users more cost-effective products or services. Try to list the comparative analysis with competitors to show current business opportunities.

Part III (5-10 pages): how-How to do, and the status quo

Use a 5-10-page PPT to clarify the specific solution to the business model. Including product development, production, marketing, sales strategy.

Here is a description of how the project was implemented and ultimately achieved. Suggest more research lean entrepreneurship, product planning and entrepreneurial pace to step fast, phased verification, adjust product ideas and business model.

Part IV (2-3 pages): who-your team

Use a 2-3-page PPT to clarify the team's share and division of labor. Team should have a reasonable division of labor, need to introduce the team's main members of the background and expertise. Emphasize the ability of the individual to fit the position, the team fit for the entrepreneurial project.

Projects are performed by people, and different teams come out with different effects. To let the investor know that you are not alone in battle, there is no team that has also explained your personal leadership from the side. Of course, the money you give to a person is totally different from the money you put into the team. Some entrepreneurs get a lot of money from someone who reports on the Internet that their projects are more reliable and should be invested accordingly. He did not know that the high bargaining is the team rather than the project, So-and-so celebrities have a team and the corresponding resources in the back.

Part V (1-2 pages): Why you-Advantage

Use a 1-2-page PPT to clarify your project and team strengths. "Things are first, people are heavy", let the investors believe that what you want to do is very promising, and your team is very suitable for this project. Answer two questions: "Why do you do this project now?", "Why are you doing this?"

Part VI (2-3 pages): How much-Financial Forecast and financing plan

Use a 2-3-page PPT to clarify the financial situation for the first three years and the financial projections for the next three years. The profitability of early projects is not important, and investors are mainly interested in high growth. Show how much money you need to finance your financing plan and how much you are prepared to dilute.

Capital requirements generally do one-year planning, this year project to achieve what the goal, how much money to achieve this goal. Dilute the shares to less than 30%, diluted too much you are working, diluted too little investors may not be very interested. We recommend to understand the lean financing we have written before, set stage goals, small steps to go.

Many investors, especially me, will judge the overall quality of the entrepreneur from the preparation of the business plan. So the business plan is the first impression that entrepreneurs give to investors! I hope this article is useful to entrepreneurs, if you are investors have better suggestions, also welcome to discuss with us.

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