Part of the 2022 New Ventures BC Competition
Presented by Innovate BC
Throughout the spring New Ventures BC will host our weekly Startup Seminar Series, giving you the information you’ll need to build and grow your business, and even perform better in the #nvbc2022 competition!
Education Resources - catch-up on past seminars
1. Product/Market Fit - presented on March 29, 2022
Topics covered include marketing research, technology adoption models, “whole” solution offerings, product positioning, and pricing.
Speakers: Dave Thomas, Rocketbuilders and Lesley Duncan, SFU VentureLabs
Presentation Slides - Product/Market Fit (pdf)
2. Introduction to Pricing for Innovation - presented on April 6, 2022
In this 1.5 hour seminar, you’ll learn whether you’re you pricing your product or service appropriately for your market, and how to choose the right pricing model for your venture.
Speakers: Rashaqa Rahman, Jessie Tai, and Steven Forth, Ibbaka
Presentation Slides - Pricing (pdf)
3. Managing Your Intellectual Property - presented on April 13, 2022
Trade-marks and patents can be daunting for the first-time entrepreneur. Do you need to go through registration? In what jurisdictions and when? What are the rules around the elements of intellectual property in Canada and beyond?
Speakers: Roger Kuypers & Ling Wong, Fasken
Presentation Slides - Managing your IP (pdf)
4. The Business Case: What Angels really want - presented on April 20, 2022
Speaker: Mike Volker, Angel Investor, WUTIF, VANTEC
Presentation Slides - Business Case (pdf)
5. Government Grants & Financial Models - presented on April 27, 2022
Speakers: Erik Kaas, NRC IRAP and Sean Hodgins, Tandem Innovation Group
Presentation Slides - NRC IRAP and Other Government Funding Programs (pdf)
Presentation Slides - Financial Models 101 (pdf)
Supplemental Video: NVBC 2022 Financial Model Template Guide (will open new window)
Supplemental Template: ABC Projections Template 2022 (xlsx)
6. Sales & Marketing 101 - presented on May 3, 2022
Speakers:
Rochelle Grayson, UBC Sauder School of Business & Executive in Residence, NVBC Sales Accelerator program
Peter de Verteuil, Avid Enterprises & Executive in Residence, NVBC Sales Accelerator program
7. HR 101 for Startups - presented on May 11, 2022
Speakers: Stephanie Lyster and Allison Guld, AnswerBar
AnswerBar - HR for Start-Ups (pdf)
8. Capital Planning 101 - presented on May 18, 2022
Speaker: Davina MacPhail, Impact Investment Program Manager at Spring
Get the Funding deck here (pdf)
Get the Futurpreneur slides here (pdf)
Y Combinator youtube video on SAFEs
9. SR&ED - presented on May 19, 2022
Speakers:
Rod Hynes, Director, SR&ED and Business Tax Incentives, EY Canada
Mo Mostafaei, Senior Manager, SR&ED and Business Tax Incentives, EY Canada
David Ko, Manager, SR&ED and Business Tax Incentives, EY Canada
10. Corporate Structure - presented on May 25
Speakers:
Geoff Pedlow
Samuel Li
Hardeep Gill
Get the deck here (pdf)
11. Exit Strategy - presented on June 1
Speaker: David J. Raffa
Read David’s latest Tech M&A report here (pdf)
Follow along with the powerpoint here (pdf)
12. Pitch & Presentation
Speaker: Paul Brassard
Pitch Masterclass (pdf)
13. All about investor profiles: Friends & Family, Angels, VCs
Speaker: Brian Martin
Perfecting Your Fundraising Deck
Speaker: Anthony Mouchantaf - RBCx Capital, Director, Venture Capital @ RBCx
Perfecting Your Pitch Deck (pdf)
