Screening Venture Opportunities provides 4 anchors for evaluating business opportunities: 1) Create significant value for customers by solving problems or meeting needs they are willing to pay for. 2) Target a big market with high growth, margins, and cash flow. 3) Ensure a good fit with founders/management skills and market. 4) Investors look for strong teams with relevant experience, businesses with high returns and exit routes, and deals with realistic valuations and shareholder agreements.

1. Screening Venture Opportunities ”you do not have a strategyuntilyousayno to a lot of oppotunities

2. 4 anchors for business opportunities

3. #1 Createoraddsignificantvalue to a customerorend-user.

4. #2 Solving a significantproblem, removing a seriouspain-pointor meeting a significantneed – for whichsomeone is willing to pay a premium.

5. #3 Big marketwithhighgrowth, highgross marginand strong, earlycashflow, highprofit and return for investors.

6. Goodfitwith the founders/management at the time and market. #4

7. What do investors look for? The Team The Business The Deal

8. The Team Honesty Commitment Marketknowledge Trackrecord Chemistry Determination Lowstartingsalaries

9. The Business Highreturn Exit route Realisticfinancialforecasts Highgrowth potential Intellectualproperty Local Marketknowledge Investmentready

10. The Deal Realisticvaluation Simple shareholderstructures Anti-dilutionmeasures Due diligence