5. De UGent ondersteunt ondernemende
studenten via het project ‘Durf Ondernemen’ en
het bijzonder statuut van ‘student-ondernemer’
6.
7. Stap in de voetsporen van ondernemers zoals
Richard Branson en Marc Zuckerberg, die beiden
heel vroeg startten.
“Als student heb je niets te verliezen, buiten je
fiets.”
12. Elevator pitch
Short summary to define a product, service or
organisation and its values
Deliver the summary in the time span of an elevator
ride (30 sec – 2 min)
13. Elevator pitch - purpose
Often used by entrepreneurs towards venture
capitalists or business angels to receive funding and
during networking events
Also used in job interviewing, dating and summarizing
professional services.
14. Elevator pitch - purpose
But:
Don’t try to sell too hard
Know who you are talking to
Just tease
16. How to Get Rid of Nervousness
Prepare yourself !
It’s all-in the mind (mind exercises)
Soothe your mood with music (feel good songs)
Avoid nervousness-triggering factors (coffee,…)
Relax, stretch, breathe in and out
19. My NABC
Need – Approach –
Benefit - Competition
[Lisa Pattyn]
20. An important client or market
need addressed by a unique
approach with compelling
benefits when compared
against the competition or
alternatives
21. Need
What are our client's needs? A need should relate
to an important and specific client or market
opportunity, with market size and end customers
clearly stated. The market should be large enough
to merit the necessary investment and
development time.
Example – Video On Demand system:
Movie rental is a 500 Mio Euro business. The part
people dislike is to return tapes and late fees.
22. Approach
As the approach develops through iterations, it
becomes a full proposal or business plan, which
can include market
positioning, cost, staffing, partnering, deliverabl
es, a timetable and intellectual property (IP)
protection.
Example: We will provide Video On Demand via
the cable with access to all tittles of IMDB. The
system uses existing channels and hardware.
Customers need no new investments and pay
the same price for a movie as in the rental shop.
23. Benefits
What are the client benefits of our approach?
Each approach to a client's need results in unique
client benefits, such as low cost, high performance
or quick response. (better, faster, cheaper). Success
requires that the benefits be quantitative and
substantially better - not just different. Why must
we win?
Example:
– End-user: no need to return movies; no more late
fees. Same functions as with a DVD player: fast
forward, trailers, ..etc.
– Customer: Higher revenue per movie with higher
margin; 20% market share expected.
24. Competition / Alternatives
Why are our benefits significantly better than the competition?
Everyone has alternatives. We must be able to tell our client or
partner why our solution represents the best value. To do this,
we must clearly understand our competition and our client's
alternatives. We must be able to clearly state why our approach
is substantially better than that of the competition. Our answer
should be short and memorable.
Example:
• Competition : we have patented the distribution
and VCR like features for VOD.
• Alternatives : on-line rentals have higher handling
costs (0.75 Euro per movie). Sending the tape
back is as inconvenient as returning it.
25. Or in other words..
I want to develop …. (a defined offering)
To help …… (target audience)
Solve …..
With as secret sauce ….
33. TO DO
Each student writes a pitch proposal
Each student presents his/her proposal to the other
students
Each student creates a final proposals (5 min)
Each student will get feedback
The NABC Efficiently Answers Four Fundamental QuestionsAn NABC comprises the four fundamentals that define a project's value proposition: Need: What are our client's needs? A need should relate to an important and specific client or market opportunity, with market size and end customers clearly stated. The market should be large enough to merit the necessary investment and development time. Need level: Vitamin (nice to have), Aspirin (worth paying for), Antibiotics (critical).
Approach:What is our compelling solution and unique advantage to the specific client need? Draw it, simulate it or make a mockup to help convey your vision. As the approach develops through iterations, it becomes a full proposal or business plan, which can include market positioning, cost, staffing, partnering, deliverables, a timetable and intellectual property (IP) protection. Look for paradigm-shifting approaches that address a specific need.
Benefits:What are the client benefits of our approach? Each approach to a client's need results in unique client benefits, such as low cost, high performance or quick response. (better, faster, cheaper). Success requires that the benefits be quantitative and substantially better - not just different. Why must we win?
Competition/alternatives: Why are our benefits significantly better than the competition? Everyone has alternatives. We must be able to tell our client or partner why our solution represents the best value. To do this, we must clearly understand our competition and our client's alternatives. For a commercial customer, access to important IP is often a persuasive reason to work with us. But, whether to a commercial or government client, we must be able to clearly state why our approach is substantially better than that of the competition. Our answer should be short and memorable.