Conventional communication of a business idea to investors, employees, customers etc. relies on tools like a pitch deck, an executive summary two pager, etc, and this lecture focussed on the content and structure of these documents.
Question of the week
Wikis are increasingly being used as a tool to post information about an organization and projects — do they have a role in communicating business ideas?
Downloads*
- Session presentation – Dial-up connection (mp4)
- Session presentation – Broadband connection (mp4)
- My slide presentation (PDF): “Planning and communicating your business concept”
- “Up-Start” Business Concept Competition (PDF)
- “Up-Start” Pitch Competition (HTML)
*Please note that you will need a player such as Quicktime (free) to view the video files and Acrobat (free) to view the PDF slides.
As the VP of Partner Programs at MaRS, Tony ensures that our external and internal programs work together. Tony also advises entrepreneurs and high growth companies, particularly in environmental, advanced materials and manufacturing markets, with a special emphasis on mentoring and development of entrepreneurs.