BizStarts Milwaukee Mentors' Areas of Interest
 
Name  
 
Please rate your comfort level with providing mentoring in the following entrepreneurial activities:
  Less comfortable – – – – – – – – Most comfortable 
  1 2 3 4 5
Start up first steps
 
Team formation
   “The psychology of”
   “Identifying the gaps”
   “Writing job specifications”
   “Selection of candidates”
      “Recruiting”
      “Interviewing”
 
Founders/employee ownership issues
 
Licensing and patents valuation/strategy
 
Strategic review of technology(as it applies to market and business models)/alternatives
 
Business model
 
Vision/marketing
 
Business plan outline
 
Business plan review    
 
Review of Financials
 
Funding strategy
 
Presentation review
 
Fund raising pitch
 
Product pitch
 
Investment/financing sources
   “Angels”
   “Venture Capital”        
   “Other”
 
Review and negotiations of term sheets (cutting the deal)
 
With which technology/market areas are you most comfortable?
 
Hardware
 
Software         
 
Energy
 
Communications
   “Datacom”      
   “Telecom”       
 
Computation/Information
 
Tools
 
Process industries, manufacturing
 
Other (specify)
 
Additional comments:
          
 
For question, contact:
   Chelsea Krause
   BizStarts Milwaukee, Inc.
   BizStarts Milwaukee Mentors
   10437 Innovation Drive, Ste. 317
   Milwaukee, WI  53226
   chelsea@bizstartsmilwaukee.com