First Look Forum: Throw your hat into the ring!
Are you at an inflection point in your business and need help taking it to the next level? Are you an innovative, growth-oriented startup and could benefit from expert coaching and exposure to an investor audience? Look no further than NWEN’s signature coaching program and investment showcase: First Look Forum!
NWEN is the region’s home for innovative businesses in every growth sector in our economy, from web 2.0 to medical technology, clean tech to consumer products. By applying to NWEN’s First Look Forum you will have the chance to access the breadth and depth of coaches, advisors, investors and more—all dedicating their time and talents to help your business reach the next level of success.
It’s that time of year again! The spring 2012 NWEN First Look Forum will be held Tuesday, April 24, at the Arctic Club in Seattle. Our web site has all the details, including the dates (early bird application deadline of February 6 and the final deadline is February 27) and the all-important link to the application — a one-page executive summary. Early-bird applicants get an extra round of feedback from the committee, invitations to a reception on February 8, and are invited to a reception on February 8. So now’s a great time to get started!
For last spring’s FLF, I wrote a blog series called The Agile One-Pager, describing an iterative approach to writing the executive summary, and going from a brand new idea to a decent executive summary. Of course, there are many other approaches; but many participants told me that the ideas were helpful to them. So here are links to the first four parts, along with the key takeaways.
January 12th, 2012 at 5:13 pm
Well done here Jon. You really nailed it. I competed in the FLF with my first startup and was really pleased with the feedback (positive and constructive) from my coaches. They really helped me improve my executive summary (one page was tough!) and finally the pitch. We made the finals in the end and a great deal of that success was directly attributed to our coaches and the multiple iterations they went through with us before the event.