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EARLY VENTURE STAGE

Early Venture Stage Program

Venture Series A & B

Course Overview

Early Venture Stage (Venture Series A & B):

This is the phase of a company’s life that is financed by the Series A & B rounds — usually an 18–24 month period for each Series. It’s by far the most significant stage because it is during this stage that the company must complete complex transitions to address scale and risk relative to size of financings.

Companies in this stage are measured by valuation inflection milestones. Building and de-risking capabilities are the main activities during the Series A & B phases. Investors here can include traditional institutional VC firms, Corporate venture capital (CVC), private equity (PE) firms, or any other financial or strategic capital backer.

You’re in this stage if you have:

A product that is being tested clinically

Evidence that sales cycles are fast and sales are efficient

Secured Series A and B funding

You can graduate to the next stage when you’ve:

Achieved significant growth

Hired a more complete team, including sales

Attracted incremental rounds of Series A and B funding

Shifted corporate attitude from operating a risky startup to building a company with sustainable growth

Certification

At the end of 12 months, CEOs successfully completing the requirements, will receive a certification to progress to the Late Growth Stage

Program Goals

CEO Benefits From The Program

Transferable Economics:

Managed Service
Cap Table Management Application
Accrual, GAAP Basis Accounting
Month End Financial Statements by 20 Days
(Executive Summary, P&L, BS, CF)
5-Year Forecast With Monthly Budget to Actual

Competitive Greatness:

Clear Differentiation of Target
Product Profile (TPP) Versus Standard of
Care and Competitive Entrants
Unique Value proposition (USP) supported by
clinical program

Compelling Solutions:

Clinical Testing in Key Geographies
(Phase I / II)
Building Out and Adding Pipeline Development

Championship Team:

PEO (Example: Justworks)
Employee Handbook
Establish Core Values
Establish Mission & Vision
Implementing Talent Strategy

Attractive Markets:

Clinical Studies Support Clarity
on Market Share and Patient Selection

Fund Raising:

Series A – B
Equity Priced Rounds, Institutional
Investors, $10mm+

Intellectual Property – Legal:

Patents Granted
Licensing Agreements
Possible Purchase Agreements

TGMP Manufacturing / Clinical Viability

Understand how manufacturing drug substance outside of the USA can affect your program (cost vs quality)
Understand CMC drug product timelines, general scope, costs, delivery to clinic
Understand how CDMO can help streamline formulations for PK studies and clinical trials
Understand GMP resupply planning and tech transfers
Importance of Regulatory, accelerating market plan (e.g. IND, Special designations (orphan, fast track), FDA relationship

Month Twelve

Networking

Corporate Venture Pitch Contest

Corporate Venture Workshop

Program Details

Early Venture Stage Group
Price:	$1,000 per CEO
Partners:	TBD
Moderators:	David Crean • Tari Suprapto • John Foley
Company Stage:	Early Venture Stage
Frequency:	Monthly
Location:	TBD
Time:	8:30AM to 11:30AM
Calendar:	TBD

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Nominate an Early Venture Stage CEO in the Life Sciences areas of pharmaceutical, biotechnology (small molecules, biologics, CGT), medical device, med tech, life sciences tools.

CEO360 is a moderated peer-to-peer advisory program where 20-25 Life Sciences CEOs meet monthly and collaborate to solve their toughest business issues.

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EARLY VENTURE STAGE

Early Venture Stage Program

Venture Series A & B

Program Goals

CEO Benefits From The Program

Program Modules

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Month One

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Month Two

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Month Three

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Month Four

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Month Five

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Month Six

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Month Seven

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Month Eight

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Month Nine

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Month Ten

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Month Eleven

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Month Twelve

Program Details

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CEO360 is a moderated peer-to-peer advisory program where 20-25 Life Sciences CEOs meet monthly and collaborate to solve their toughest business issues.

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