To complete Assignment 1, you will need to assess at least two pitches from each of the nominated websites (6 pitches in total) and complete and submit a copy of this score sheet for each pitch.
Venture Pitch: ______________________________________________________________________________________ Date Viewed: _________________
Your name: _________________________________________________________________________________________ Student ID: ___________________
Consider the Pitch in terms of the following key concepts | Covered1 Yes or No (Circle) | Plausible2?Rank out of 10 (where 10 is highly plausible and 0 is not at all plausible) | What grabbed your attention or was lacking in considering this aspect? |
A description of the product or service
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Y or N | ||
A focus on the pain point, the problem and the solution | Y or N | ||
Realistic identification of the potential customers and/or end users in the near term and how they will be reached | Y or N | ||
An estimate of the size of the market opportunity to sustain growth | Y or N | ||
A description of the uniqueness of the venture compared to competitors and/or alternatives (may be in terms of innovation in product, process, business model etc) | Y or N | ||
Supporting evidence provided that quantifies the opportunity | Y or N | ||
Supporting evidence provided that qualifies the team | Y or N | ||
The industry dynamics are considered to reveal ease of entry and maintenance of control | Y or N | ||
A profitable business model is presented and how the venture makes money is clear | Y or N | ||
The financial projections detail profit and loss, cash flow and balance sheet forecasts | Y or N | ||
The money needed to fund the venture is explicit and justified | Y or N | ||
An exit strategy is planned and outlined | Y or N | ||
General Observations | |||
Introduction and overall flow Did the pitch grab your attention and tell a good story? What is it that engaged you in the presentation? Was anything distracting? |
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Length Was the length of the presentation sufficient? Was it too long or too brief? Did it contain enough detail for you? What was missing or too detailed? |
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Pitch Persuasiveness Did the pitch leave you ready to support the entrepreneur/venture and view a more detailed documented proposal? If yes, why, if not why not? |
1 ‘Covered’ means the proposal included a clear reference to this opportunity assessment concept.
2 ‘Plausible’ means that the presentation of this concept was believable and convincing.