Training Topics

CHALLENGE OVERVIEW AND Q&A
Challenge Basics: Program Management & Schedule

TEAM BUILDING
Building Your Team
​Stakeholder Engagement/Analysis
Advocate Engagement
Building Your Advisors and Board

ELEVATOR SPEECH
Dynamics of the Life Sciences Industry 
​Elevator Speech and Executive Summary
High-Level Business Plan Development
Voice of the Customer
Developing a Pitch Deck

BUSINESS AND FINANCIAL MODELING
Business Model Innovation
Market Analysis, Competitive Analysis
Financial Modeling Basics
P&L Refresh, Valuation and Cap Tables
Commercialization Planning and Competitive Analysis, Revenue, Valuation, Equity

R&D AND IP STRATEGY
IP Evaluation & Strategy
​R&D Planning - Diagnostics/Devices
R&D Planning - Therapeutics
Prototyping
Operational Planning
Regulatory Strategy/FDA Path
Licensing  & Negotiation
Collaborative R&D Agreements

BUSINESS PLANNING
Business Plan Overview
​Voice of the Customer
Concept Development
Critical Success Factors of Being an Entrepreneur, Risk Assessment & Mitigation
Company Formation & Running the Company
​Branding, Marketing & Digital Fundamentals
Financing & Fundraising
Scaling and Growth Strategy
Industry Collaboration Models

INVENTION-SPECIFIC TRAINING
Invention Overview
Inventor Q&A

HOT SEAT WORKSHOPS
To Be Scheduled