COURSE ALPHA – 303

THE WINNING PITCH

Over 90% businesses fail to raise funding because of poor business acumen and their inability to present a crisp, convincing and credible pitch.
In this course, you will learn about how to vet every stage of your business, from ideation to execution and fund raising. You will be provided with checklists and a team to help you craft your pitch deck and ultimately present it for final assessment. This course will navigate you through practical solutions to achieve engagement, excitement and action from potential Venture Capitalists and Angel Investors.
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Not just a pitch deck,

In this 4-day intensive master class you will also win

Idea
Validation
A big idea or a big nothing
Financial
Management
Feasibility formats and financial ratios
Brand
Marketing
Crush those 7Ps with style
Sales
Management
Go to market or go to home, Sales it is
Organization Development
Company structures, IPs, and Organization Development
Team Management
It’s always the man behind the machine which makes a difference
Investment Strategy
Investment modeling, exit strategies and deal making
The
Pitch Deck
Now let’s put it altogether and present it with an edge


4 Day workshop

October 1,2 & 8,9 2022

Register

4 days of rigorous learning

From 9 AM EST until 2 PM Daily

Duration

4 Days

Live

Online via Zoom

Timing

4 hours of daily lecture +
3 hours of case studies and reading material +
dialogue, discussions & presentations

Starts

Saturday, 1st October, 2022

Who should attend

The course is ideal for aspiring entrepreneurs and those who are in the process to design their pitch deck or raise funding.

Founders

Entrepreneurs

Startup CEOs

Marketing/Brand Managers

Day 1 - saturday, oct 1

IDEATION AND DESIGN THINKING

INSTRUCTOR 

TIME SLOT

TOPIC

Shafaat Hashmi

9:00 am - 9:15

Welcome & Overview

Zain Jeewanje

9:15 - 9:45

Welcome to Real Business

Kamran Rizvi

9:45 - 10:15

Leadership Mindset

Ha Ngyuen

10:15 - 10:45

How VCs Evalute A Business

Short break

10:45 -11.00


Shafaat Hashmi

11.00 - 12:30

Idea calibration and ideation checklist

Amna

12.30 - 01:00

Ideation to Execution

Forbes Riley

1.00 - 1:30

Validating your Business Idea Through Traction

Shafaat Hashmi

1.30 - 2:00

Spiritually Align Your Idea and Intention

Day 2 - SUNDAY, oct 2

BRAND MARKETING AND GTM

INSTRUCTOR 

TIME SLOT 

TOPIC

Louise Mitchell

9:00 am - 10:30

How to Construct Your Pitch in Harmony

Qaiser Abbas

10:30 - 11:00

The Power of Teams

Short Break

11:00 - 11:15


Amna

11:15 - 11:45

Building an Investible, Credible Brand

Dimple Dang

11:45 - 12:15

Online Marketing that Works

Lindsey Brooks

12:15 - 12:45

Retail + Scale + International Sales

Paul MacFarlane

12:45 - 1:30

Branding Essentials

Shafaat Hashmi

1:30 - 2:00

Integrated Precision Marketing

Day 3 - SATURDAY, oct 8

FINANCIAL MODELING AND DATA METRICS

INSTRUCTOR 

TIME SLOT 

TOPIC

Mushtaq Rahman

9:00 - 11:00

Financial Modeling and Valuation

Break

11:00 - 11:15


Baiju Solanki

11.15 - 11:45

Getting Things Done

Samantha Glover

11:45 - 12:15

Big Data and AI for Marketing and Financial Modeling 

Diego Lecolant

12:15 -12:45

Alternative Sources of Funding

Shafaat Hashmi

12:45 - 2:00

Let the Mountain come to Moses

Day 4 - SUNDAY, oct 9

WINNING PITCH DECK AND STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS

INSTRUCTOR 

TIME SLOT 

TOPIC

Fredrick Bussey

9.00 am - 9:30

5 Keys to Building a Unicorn

Zain Jeewanjee

9:30 - 10:15

The Power of Strategic Partnerships

Break

10:15 - 10:30


Claire Oatway

10:30 - 11:00

The EXP Difference

Amna Razzaq

11:30 - 12.00

Batman and Robin

Shafaat Hasmi

12 noon - 1.00

Bring it Home

The Winning Team

1.00 - 2.00

Let's Celebrate!

No professors here, but only C-Level Executives and Business Leaders who will train you to practically Win.

Business Idea Validation | Financial Modeling | GTM & Brand Strategy Pitch Deck Design | Presenting Your Pitch

Core Learnings

You will learn a multitude of business skills which are not taught in a typical university. This is an additional course for students who aspire to learn beyond MBA to practically win in the real world as entrepreneurs.

1.

Design Thinking & Idea Validation
Business ideation checklist to ensure you do not pursue a shallow dream but a solid business idea. You will learn weighted factors and critical building blocks to structure a business from ground up.

2.

Research Modeling & Market Testing
Route to innovation which highlights research modeling, testing, IP filing, strategic partnerships and leading a tech team. You will also learn about design thinking and its practical implementation.

3.

Go-to-Market Strategy Justifying Financial Modeling
Financial modeling based on Go-to-Market strategy, scalability of the business and building a brand which will justify forecasted sales and profitability. You will learn how to link your core business operations, marketing and sales strategy with financial forecasting and how to represent it efficiently to investors.

4.

Pitch Deck Design & Presentation Skills
You will learn about the essentials and mandatories of a winning pitch deck. This is followed by helping you craft different types of pitch decks for different types of investors

5.

Emotional Intelligence & Handling Tough Questions
Finally, students will be trained to pitch, handle questions and will be helped to practice their pitch decks for short elevator pitch and 10 minutes presentations. You will be taught how to toggle between story telling, building credibility and instilling excitement to act.

Syllabus

Modules 

Key Take Aways 

Exercices

Discussion 

303.1. Redefining Startups and Business Ideation

  1. Getting real when it comes to real business.
  2.  Understanding company structures
  3. Building foundation of a business
  4. Redefining the definition of startups
  5. Vetting a business idea
  6. Business ideation checklist 


  1. Putting together a business idea 
  1. Sharing business ideas and building a team to present it. 

303.2. Bootstrapping and Route to Innovation 

  1. Creating product market fit.
  2. Fundamentals of marketing research
  3. Understanding consumer
  4. Bootstrap through operational efficiency, marketing and sales
  5. Putting innovation into motion
  6. Filing for IPs and protecting your technology or design patents.
  7. Understanding the timing of launch 
  1. Create a product or service as part of your startup idea.
  2. Carry out a litmus test on business modeling
  3. Conduct a real market research

  1. Present your research results and how your idea can achieve financial sustainability 

303.3. Building a Brand which Sells 

  1. Fundamentals of brand strategy
  2. UI/UX Fundamentals.
  3. Power of Brand Communication
  4. Crafting winning content
  5. Design thinking
  6. Consumer behavior
  7. Sales strategy and team management
  8. Creating sales funnels through smart efficient promotional marketing
  9. Creating brilliant advertising to achieve engagement, recall and action.
  1. Working with a team of designers to craft your brand and learning how to give a marketing brief.
  2. Work on UI/UX and design content for online advertising. 

303.4. Financial Modeling 

  1. Preparing a financial feasibility
  2. Devil is in the details.
  3. Application of Financial ratios
  4. Basics of investments
  5. Justifying financial model

303.5. Go to Win Market and Building Partnerships 

  1. Planning and executing a brand launch
  2. Building communities
  3. Tailoring and stitching strategic partnerships
  4. Winning negotiations
  5. Strategic Marketing
  6. Open for Funding - how to communicate and reach out?
  1. Negotiation scenarios and case study 
  1. Practicing negotiation
  2. Presenting brand launch and GTM strategy

305.6. Building a pitch deck and presentation 

  1. Pitch deck design
  2. Content writing
  3. Perfecting your pitch
  4. Understanding different types of pitch decks.
  5. Writing a white paper
  6. Marketing your pitch deck
  7. Presenting your pitch online and in-person 
  1. Designing your pitch deck with a team of designers
  2. Practicing your pitch online

  1. Deliver a complete pitch with pitch deck and manage Q&A as well as negotiations. 

Bonuses

Pitch Pointers

A check-list of all the essential components of a perfect pitch, steps to be followed in the presentation as well as network building strategies.

Pitch Deck Factory

After learning and developing all the components of a pitch, lead a team of designers and developers to bring your ideas to life.

Pitch Deck Care++

It’s not just about what you will learn in this workshop, it’s what we’ll do together – six months from now. A continued support and mentorship to ensure your success.

It's not the certificate that matters, but the learning which you will receive.

Instructors

You are being trained by serial entrepreneurs, venture capitalists and brand marketing professionals with decades of practical experience. Your trainers raise investments, launch brands and turn around companies on a daily basis for a living. Some surprise guests await you as well, having global experience in angel investing and running multi-million dollar businesses internationally.

Shafaat Hashmi

Chairman, Stalliongates Investments,
CEO, Brandbeat Advertising and Communications.
shafaathashmi.com

forbes riley

Dr. Forbes Riley “Pitch Queen”,

Celebrity, TV Host, Best Selling Author

Ha Nguyen

Founder and CEO of Dynasty Ventures

Amna Razzaq

COO Brandbeat Advertising & Communications Global

Zain Jeewanjee

Angel Investor, Serial Entrepreneur, Philanthropist – Founder & CEO Insure123, Silicon Valley’s fifth-largest insurance brokerage firm

paul macfarlane

Managing Partner, Business/ Brand Strategist Brandbeat Advertising & Communication

qaiser abbas

Chief Inspiring Officer, Possibilities and an Award-Winning Leadership Coach. Organizational Psychologist. Author of ‘Tick Tick Dollar’

kamran rizvi

Co- Founder, Carnelian and School Leadership

(Ex-Senior Banker UK)

Samantha Glover

CIO | Mathematician & Growth Hacker

Fredrick Bussey

Founder, IconStatus

Baiju Solanki

Founder of EnSpirit Global Ltd

claire oatway

dimple dang

Podcaster & Marketing Expert, Mesmerizing Marketing

Louise mitchelL

Founder, Take My Word

Mohammad Mushtaqur Rehman

Director at Prolific Accountants Ltd. UK

Diego Lecolant

Private Banker & Financial Planner

lindsey brooks

Founder & CEO Boardwalk Holdings Corporation

Bonuses

Pitch Pointers

A check-list of all the essential components of a perfect pitch, steps to be followed in the presentation as well as network building strategies.

Pitch Deck Factory

After learning and developing all the components of a pitch, lead a team of designers and developers to bring your ideas to life.

Pitch Deck Care++

It’s not just about what you will learn in this workshop, it’s what we’ll do together – six months from now. A continued support and mentorship to ensure your success.

The Alphapreneurs Advantage

1.

Access our members only community of Venture Capitalists, Business Leaders, Serial Entrepreneurs and Accredited Investors.

2.

Learn from real life business leaders who have been practically leading global businesses.

3.

We do not leave you stranded after teaching, but help you execute to practically achieve your professional goals through our bespoke business consulting and brand marketing services.

4.

Collaborate with like minded peers and get industry insights through our regular power networking sessions.

$4,750

limited seats

practical learnings

from the best business leaders globally

Helpdesk

Maryam Tariq

Client Servicing Executive.
maryam@brandbeat.co

Zaheer Sajjad

Technical Assistance.
zaheer@brandbeat.co

Talha Munir

Course Coordinator.
talha@brandbeat.co
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