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Pitch Deck Template

Biotech • Fundraising

KPI Dashboard

Business Operations • Starting a Company

Company Playbook

Business Operations • Starting a Company

Financial Model Template

Biotech • Budgeting & Planning

Founder Restricted Stock Agreement

Budgeting & Planning • Fundraising

Invention Disclosure Form

Biotech • Legal

Cap Table Template

Biotech • Budgeting & Planning

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The Alliance

By: Reid Hoffman

Leadership • Management

Extreme Ownership

By: Jocko Willink

Starting a Company • Strategy & Operations

Good to Great

By: Jim Collins

Starting a Company • Strategy & Operations

The Five Dysfunctions of a Team

By: Patrick Lencioni

Strategy & Operations

The Entrepreneur's Guide to a Biotech Startup

By: Peter Kolchisnky

Biotech • Starting a Company

The Billion Dollar Molecule

By: Barry Werth

Biotech • Starting a Company

Talking to Strangers

By: Malcolm Gladwell

Starting a Company • Strategy & Operations

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What questions should I be prepared to answer in the university licensing process?

Alan Gordon Director of Business Development at Harvard University

Tech • Fundraising

Play

How can I create an awesome pitch deck?

Andrew Lau CEO at Jellyfish

Tech • Fundraising

Play

Part 2: Should I bootstrap my company?

Chad Laurans Fmr CEO at SimpliSafe

Tech • Fundraising

Play

Part 1: Should I bootstrap my company?

Patrick Campbell CEO at ProfitWell

Tech • Fundraising

Play

What tips do you have for founders with little financial experience?

Yvonne Hao Fmr. COO / CFO at PillPack

Tech • Budgeting & Planning

Play

When should the COO / CFO role be linked?

Yvonne Hao Fmr. COO / CFO at PillPack

Tech • Budgeting & Planning

Play

How do I know VCs will like my idea?

Steve Conine Co-Founder at Wayfair

Tech • Fundraising

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How much should I invest in IP?

Russ Wilcox Partner at Pillar VC

Legal • Starting a Company

Do VCs offer resources in addition to capital?

Sarah Hodges Partner at Pillar VC

Fundraising • Starting a Company

What happens if one of my co-founders leaves early?

Russ Wilcox Partner at Pillar VC

Leadership • Management

How do VCs view familial founding teams?

Jamie Goldstein Partner at Pillar

Fundraising • Starting a Company

What should my pitch deck include?

Sarah Hodges Partner at Pillar VC

Fundraising • Starting a Company

Banc of California

Banc of California is one of the nation’s premier relationship-based business banks focused on providing banking and treasury management services to small-, middle-market, and venture-backed businesses. The Venture Banking Group offers a broad range of venture debt, fund finance, and treasury and cash management solutions. Key lines of business served include VC-backed multi-stage tech companies, VC and PE fund finance, developing life science companies and comprehensive treasury management services.

Biotech • Banks

Podium Law

Caryn Davies is a successful lawyer and entrepreneur, transitioning from an impressive career as a decorated Olympic rower to a sought-after corporate attorney. She founded Podium Law, a technology-driven legal firm designed to expedite and improve legal processes for businesses, leveraging proprietary machine learning techniques to deliver faster and high-quality legal services.

Tech • Legal

Legalpad

Our mission is to make work visas fast and easy. Built on 10+ years of getting venture-backed founders visas, Legalpad combines software and attorneys to get the world’s best entrepreneurs and technologists working in the US.

Biotech • Hiring

Troy Law

With more than 20 years of immigration experience, the Law Office of Christine Troy has a proven track record of developing honest and effective solutions to complex immigration situations. We thrive in creative and agile problem-solving and embrace the intricacy of legal cases when other attorneys have told clients there was no hope. Our practice focuses on immigration for businesses and families.

Biotech • Hiring

Getson & Schatz

Getson & Schatz, P.C. is an experienced immigration law firm conveniently located in downtown Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Our immigration lawyers represent corporations, individuals and families in all areas of immigration law including immigrant visa and non immigrant visa applications, employment and family immigration, asylum, citizenship, and deportation defense.

Biotech • Hiring

Alcorn Immigration Law

With offices located in Silicon Valley, California & New York City, Alcorn Immigration Law supports clients around the world with United States inbound immigration. We obtain U.S. visas, green cards, and citizenship for entrepreneurs, investors, technology professionals, and their families. 2019 Global Law Experts Awards Law Firm of the Year in California for Entrepreneur Immigration Services.

Biotech • Hiring

Greenberg Traurig

Greenberg Traurig, LLP has more than 2400 attorneys in 43 locations in the United States, Europe, Latin America, Asia, and the Middle East.

Biotech • IP Law Firms

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Getting Started

33 founder questions

Co-Founder Relationships

42 founder questions

Legally Forming a Company

15 founder questions

Financial Planning

16 founder questions

Intellectual Property

13 founder questions

Top Advice for Founders

26 founder questions

The Founder Journey

16 founder questions

Zapier

zapier.com

Zapier connects the apps you use everyday to automate your work and be more productive.

Starting a Company • Strategy & Operations

Stripe

stripe.com

Online payment processing for internet businesses. Stripe is a suite of payment APIs that powers commerce for online businesses of all sizes.

Budgeting & Planning • Finance & Accounting

Trello

trello.com

Trello’s boards, lists, and cards enable you to organize and prioritize your projects with you and your team.

Tech • Collaboration

Asana

asana.com

Asana allows remote teams to organize projects, manage shifting priorities, and get work done.

Leadership • Management

DocuSign

docusign.com

DocuSign offers a suite of applications and integrations for automating and connecting the entire agreement process, for contracts, legal documents, etc. Send secure documents for electronic signature.

Tech • Bookkeeping

A Guide to Spinning Out of University

Russ Wilcox Partner at Pillar VC

Featured • Guide • Biotech • Starting a Company

Articles

How To Find a Co-Founder or Early Startup Team Member

10 Nuggets of Advice for Early Stage Founders

Approaching Tough Conversations as a Founder

10 Principles for Success in University Spinouts

How Much Should Startups Invest in Intellectual Property?

How to: Choose a Startup Lawyer

A Founder’s Guide to Data-Driven Budgeting in Biotech

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Templates

Pitch Deck Template

KPI Dashboard

Company Playbook

Financial Model Template

Founder Restricted Stock Agreement

Invention Disclosure Form

Cap Table Template

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Books

The Alliance

By: Reid Hoffman

Extreme Ownership

By: Jocko Willink

Good to Great

By: Jim Collins

The Five Dysfunctions of a Team

By: Patrick Lencioni

The Entrepreneur's Guide to a Biotech Startup

By: Peter Kolchisnky

The Billion Dollar Molecule

By: Barry Werth

Talking to Strangers

By: Malcolm Gladwell

Answers to Founder Questions

What questions should I be prepared to answer in the university licensing process?

How can I create an awesome pitch deck?

Part 2: Should I bootstrap my company?

Part 1: Should I bootstrap my company?

What tips do you have for founders with little financial experience?

When should the COO / CFO role be linked?

How do I know VCs will like my idea?

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Videos

How much should I invest in IP?

Do VCs offer resources in addition to capital?

What happens if one of my co-founders leaves early?

How do VCs view familial founding teams?

What should my pitch deck include?

Vendors

Banc of California

Podium Law

Legalpad

Troy Law

Getson & Schatz

Alcorn Immigration Law

Greenberg Traurig

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Playlists

Getting Started

Co-Founder Relationships

Legally Forming a Company

Financial Planning

Intellectual Property

Top Advice for Founders

The Founder Journey

Software

Zapier

Stripe

Trello

Asana

DocuSign

Guides

A Guide to Spinning Out of University