1. Business Plan Template

2. Table of Contents Team Bios- 2 people per slide (max 3) Market need- 2 slides max Current solutions- 2 slides max Proposed solution- 1 slide max Technology description- 4 slides max Differentiation- 2 slides max Product roadmap- 1 slide Competitors- 2 slide Target customers- 2 slide Go to market strategy- 2 slide Business model- 1 slide Detailed Financials- 1 slide Funding needs- 1 slide State of the company- 1 slide Max: 30 slides

3. Team Bios Brief description of each team member’s: – Education – Professional experience – Expertise

4. Market need Describe the current demand in the market for the particular solution you want to address

5. Current Solutions Describe what current solutions are available to fulfill the market need described earlier – And why those solutions are not good enough or are too expensive or not liked by customers

6. Proposed solution Describe your technology solution and how it fulfills the market need described earlier – Provide a technical/technology description of your solution

7. Technology description Describe the type of technology you will develop to create your solution – It can be hardware, software, services, …

8. Differentiation Describe why your proposed solution is better than existing solutions – Is it cheaper, faster, better, more accessible, easier to use … ?

9. Product Roadmap Describe what products you intend to develop over the next 5 years

10. Competitors Describe who your competitors are and what they offer

11. Target Customers Describe which customers you intend to sell your solution to: – Geography – Industry – Size of customers – Persons vs. businesses vs. government – Number of customers that exist – Size of the market

12. Go to market strategy Describe how you will reach out to those customers – Direct sales – Indirect sales – Distributors – Sell online – Work with partners – …

13. Business model Describe how you will charge for your solutions –One time license fee –Rental model –Subsidy model –…

14. Detailed financials Provide detailed financials for the next 5 years (annual figures) – Revenues – Cost of goods sold – Gross margins – R&D costs – Sales & marketing costs – General costs – Gross profits – Taxes and amortization – Net profits – Capital expenditures

15. Funding Needs Describe how much money you need to raise and how will you expect it to last

16. State of the company Describe if you have already incorporated the company, or if that still needs to be done later and where you will incorporate …

17. End of Business Plan