Startups Create Opportunities
There are significant Benefits for your involvement with Startup Investors Lab.
- If you're accredited, you will gain access to quality deal flow.
- If you're not accredited, you will grow in your career and ability to analyze fast-growing startups.
- And, if you're a startup, you will learn from seasoned business experts and create valuable connections.
Quality Deals, Focused Founders
Our program will equip you with the knowledge and skills necessary to evaluate and invest in US startup companies.
You will gain a comprehensive understanding of key investment criteria and strategies.
You will learn about quality deals and why a coachable, focused-founder is so important.
We have LIVE Startup presentations with facilitated group discussions.
Our online community supports your learning, knowledge-sharing, networking and new friendships.
You will gain a comprehensive understanding of key investment criteria and strategies.
You will learn about quality deals and why a coachable, focused-founder is so important.
We have LIVE Startup presentations with facilitated group discussions.
Our online community supports your learning, knowledge-sharing, networking and new friendships.
Neil Blacher, Ottawa, Canada
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Neil Blacher,
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Objectives
- Understand the fundamentals of early stage investing in US Startups
- Identify and evaluate product / market fit in US startups.
- Analyze startup team dynamics and their impact on success.
- Assess go-to-market strategies of early stage companies in the US market.
- Strategies for conducting due diligence processes.
- Evaluate startup sales and financial projections.
Program Structure
Designed by expert business professionals and successful investors, our online educational program + social learning will provide in-depth knowledge and insights to evaluate high growth startups and build valuable connections and relationships.
Our Program is structured in three (3) parts:
1. Training Modules
We meet on Zoom. A recording will be available afterwards.
Our Program is structured in three (3) parts:
1. Training Modules
- Early Stage Investing (Due Diligence)
- Customer Discovery and Product / Market Fit
- Leadership. Team Dynamics and Founder Coachability
- Go-to-Market Strategy
- Sales Revenue, Traction and Renewals
- Operations & Supply Chain
- Financial Data, Analysis, and Projections
- Governance, ByLaws, Agreements & Contracts
- Join expert panels with business professionals to analyze startups.
- Learn about business and revenue models, market opportunities and how investors think.
- Analyze and learn from a startup presentation / pitch.
We meet on Zoom. A recording will be available afterwards.
Membership Info
.Read our Frequently-Asked Questions for Prospective Members and Startup Founders.
Instructors / Facilitators
Meet our Instructors / Facilitators and Subject Matter Experts
RANDY FISHER
Product / Market Fit,
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LANDON STEELE
Operations,
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DAVID FRIEDMAN
Business Strategy,
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- Randy Fisher, Customer Discovery Pros, Business Advisor, New Jersey
- David Friedman, McKinsey, Northwestern U, Clinical Professor, Executive Education, Chicago
- Landon Steele, HealthTech COO, Startup Growth Advisor, San Francisco, Vancouver
- John Fraser, Former President, Association of University Technology Managers; IP, Research and Technology Commercialization, Washington, DC
