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This is a great opportunity for founders to practice their investor and partner pitches in a closed session with the workshop group and a panel of i-Labs healthcare and life sciences advisors. Get valuable practice presenting in a safe environment, testing alternative approaches, addressing key communication challenges, and getting open and honest feedback from your peers.

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The target product profile sheet (TTP) is a commonly used tool in the biopharmaceutical industry that assists in the strategic decision-making process. It’s designed to help you decide whether to advance a product candidate or drug program. While the TTP is not comprehensive in nature, it focuses on the key elements necessary to make “go, no go” decisions. This session will review a standard TTP and the assumptions underlying the key elements that go into creating a TTP. 

Often, you only have 30 seconds to grab the attention of a prospective customer or investor. Having a strong elevator pitch – one aligned among all the members of your team – is critical toward helping investors, customers, prospects, and employees understand what you do. This workshop will include a discussion of the elements necessary for a perfect elevator pitch, as well as pitch practice with your peers for real-time feedback.

Ready to learn how to communicate effectively to external stakeholders? In this workshop, we’ll discuss the key components of a winning pitch for investors and partners, and how to custom tailor your pitch for different audiences. We will discuss how to build a brand with a strong emotional connection to customers, partners and investors, that leverages your key product features and reinforces your optimal competitive positioning.

What elements help create a compelling and effective deck? Learn the best ways to communicate your idea to investors, customers, and other key stakeholders.

How do the best companies connect to their customers? They start with "why." The "why" helps your customer understand your company's mission and beliefs while giving them a reason to keep listening. In this session, you’ll learn how to tell your venture's story and connect with your customers.

Often, you only have 30 seconds to grab the attention of a prospective customer or investor. Having a strong elevator pitch – one aligned among all the members of your team – is critical toward helping investors, customers, prospects, and employees understand what you do. This workshop will include a discussion of the elements necessary for a perfect elevator pitch, as well as pitch practice with your peers for real-time feedback.

Does your venture solve a real-world problem with a viable market opportunity? Ready to learn the basics of customer discovery? Join us for a short informational session on this free, 3-week program offered by the New England I-Corps Node for the Harvard Innovation Labs!

We’ll cover the basics on how to fundraise from foundations. You’ll learn how to develop your list of prospect foundations, the basic template answers you need, what data to collect early on, how to navigate restricted vision, and how this process changes as your venture grows.