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San Diego's Startup Venture-sphere

Your goal is to make your startup successful. You need to make the right relationships and get the backing you need to establish and grow your venture. Having said that, your becoming involved with San Diego's startup-ecosphere is not a goal unto itself.

It's different for me. I am interested in being and staying involved within the region's venture ecosystem. It is important that I have a good overview of this landscape in order to aid the startup Founders who work with me. Being aware of resources and avenues in support of new ventures is an important part of my value.

My specific business and new-venture experience, as well as my diverse, yet deep background in business, writing and science affords me a good vantage point to help you. Together we can identify, prioritize and fill-in any gaps in your plan to bring your products or services to market.

I seek to take on founding projects in a freelance role. Use me for example: as a hands-on, interim executive to build a department; to recruit and forge key relationships. You might have me take project management control over your business plan production, to author particular sections or spreadsheets, or perhaps to flesh out a business model or marketing strategy.

San Diego’s startup marketplace is a good one. Groups you might be interested ininclude: Angel investors, business incubators & accelerators; support and networking organizations; corporate mentor programs, government entrepreneurial support programs, grant programs, venture capital firms, Intellectual Property advisors, law firms, prototype-engineering companies, and various manufacturing and Meet-up groups.

I am a life-long learner who is quite versatile and constantly accumulating resources and contacts to aid my customers' startup goals. Do you think I might be able to add value to your venture? Let's talk.

Professional Writing

I gained the experience needed to write for you over three decades in corporate and entrepreneurial environments: technical magazine publishing, marketing, sales, business and non-profit management, science, research, education, medicine, the arts, and through independent consulting.
 
I enjoy the process of writing. I also bring another strength to your projects — good information gathering skills. Through research, and, from you and your staff, I will learn what is needed to deliver. I am a quick study. Your documents will be on time, as budgeted, and written in a style well-suited to communicate your message.
 
You should know that I am particularly comfortable in the cross-roads of fact and message. If you find yourself on a balance-beam with pragmatic and visionary concerns on either side, or perhaps caught between business and creative thinkers in science, technology or commerce, I can help. Whether your message is subtle or straight forward — I will deliver it clearly.

Have written and produced…

• Business Plans

• Marketing and Sales materials and presentations

• Professional documents, filings, and reports

• Financial spreadsheet models and analyses

• Scripts for corporate and documentary videos

• Agreements, Correspondence , Press Releases

• Videos

• Grant Applications

• Research Reports

• a Private Placement Memorandum (PPM) that was used successfully to raise $1.2M (written in conjunction with a law office)

• Scientific journal articles

• Experimental protocols & hypothesee

• Popular science magazine articles

• Syndicated radio programming “The Latest Breakthroughs in Science, Health & Technology”

• Product packaging

• Music related articles

The Devil’s in the Details

One way or another you will need to get down to the fine points in describing your plans and projections, as well as relating your compelling business “story” to investors and consumers. These descriptions and models require the kind of editing and analytical skills I have diligently honed over time.

Creating working drafts is one thing— authoring finished, professional level documents, with the right tone and covering all the necessary information to convince investors, is another. I promise you, the devil is in the details and I can deliver the comprehensive documentation investors require.

I will mentor and provide coaching to your team while producing results. I will produce deliverables not just recommendations. Investors will love your business plan.

SUPPORT & DELIVERABLES

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Business Model
Pitch Deck
Business Model
Business Plan Strategist
Business Plan Author
Spreadsheet Author
Financial Projections
Sales & Marketing
Competition Analysis
Interim Management
Funding Path
Terms Sheet
Intellectual Property
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Team Building
Finding Co-Founders
Company Culture
Coaching
Video Scripting
Professional Writing