GET START UP READY
Our World Class Master Classes
Doing a start up is an exciting time. In some ways it is a life changing experience. It needs personal, professional and industry skills that are unparalleled. No one is ever fully start up ready. But being prepared helps. We conduct a series of world class master classes to impart all relevant business skills and make you start up ready. It does not matter what your background or prior experiences are, our master classes are designed to start from basic and take you to world class business school level. In many ways you can look at these as a quick start up MBA.
We are not traditional consulting firm which charges you by the hour to build excel models and power point presentations. We are partners who work with you as fellow entrepreneurs. We have worked with start ups all over the world – India, Dubai, USA, Russia, Brazil, Spain.
our experience
Why Strategy Simplified?
WHAT YOU LEARN
Masterclass Topics
We conduct a series of five master classes: Research – industry, market, consumer; Business, operating and investment plan; Funding your venture; Setting up and launching.
Masterclass 1
Business concept building
a. How to identify the business concept
b. Understanding industry
c. Evaluating economic value of business idea
d. Identifying and finalising business concept
Masterclass 2
Masterclass Topics
a. Industry research
b. Consumer research
c. Understanding opportunity
d. Validating the business concept
Masterclass 3
Masterclass Topics
a. Detailing the plan
b. Building business plan
c. Building operating & investment plan
d. Detailing the business pre set up & post set up plan
Masterclass 4
Masterclass Topics
a. Funding options
b. Debt vs Equity financing
c. Secured vs Unsecured debt options
d. Private placements, Venture capital funds
e. How do VCs work
f. How do they evaluate your plan
g. Realistic funding goals
h. Learning/adapting as you go along
Masterclass 5
Masterclass Topics
a. Resource planning & management
b. Hiring core team & other resources
c. Company structure legal entity
d. ESOPs vs Compensation
e. Converting plans, excel sheets to business operations
f. Preparing for failures & reworking plan
g. Setting milestones and Kick starting operations
WHAT YOU LEARN
Meet Your Mentor
Kuldeep Gupta
Wharton, MBA
I am passionate about start-ups, teaching and mentoring. Over the years I have garnered skills through my experiences, mistakes and mentors. I have learnt from the best business leaders around the world. My journey includes working as corporate manager, strategy consultant and entrepreneur.
- MBA from Wharton School, USA
- Engineering from Birla Institute of Technology, India
- 15 + years of hands-on experience as an entrepreneur, consultant, business manager
- Specialist new ventures, Business school applications & mentoring
- 15+ years of experience in diverse industries and start ups
THE HIGHLIGHTS
Format of Masterclasses
- Master classes are held in co-working spaces. These are in-person classes conducted by Kuldeep Gupta.
- Session size is limited to 20 participants per class.
- Learning is imparted via structured time tested module of interactive session, includes case studies from our consulting practice and Harvard business school cases. These cases are relevant and real world from all over the world.
- Each session is followed by Q&A and casual networking coffee session.
- Participants are free to buy slot for one class or all 5 master classes. Each master class costs just Rs. 2000/-
