VentureAccelerator Program

The VentureAccelerator Process

The VentureAccelerator guides its client inventors from idea to scalable early stage company through a process designed to maximize the prospects for success as quickly as possible.

1. Selection: Rigorous criteria forces inventors into a realistic evaluation of the opportunity. Successful applicants to the program gain prestige from entering the program. Inventors work with the VentureAccelerator to determine whether the proposed company has:

• Unique IP
• Scalable Market Opportunity
• Accessible Human and Financial Resources
  
  
2. Planning: Once admitted, the business plan is defined:
   
   
   • Product Development
   • Market & Customer Research
   • Competitive Analysis
   • HR Resource Planning
   • Risk Identification & Mitigation
   • Financial Modeling & Funding Requirements
   • Business Plan & Investor Presentation
     
     
3. Execution: Putting the plan into action:
   
   
   • Senior Management Team and Board Recruitment
   • Grants, Angel, and Venture Capital Fundraising
   • Company Operations
   • Sales & Marketing
   • Product Launch
   • Business Development
     
     
4. Graduation: Scalable Early Stage Company with:
   
   
   • Clear customer, market, and application
   • Well-defined business model
   • Credible and fundable business plan
   • Initial funds raised
   • First customers & partners
   • Eligibility for the Technology Advancement Program incubator

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