Course curriculum

The bootcamp is a highly collaborative program that gets you confident to pursue your fundraise in just 3-weeks. We go step-by-step through the process so that you get it done right the first time and have the feedback and accountability from your peers to make sure it is done right. The bootcamp includes access to 1) an investor list with 1k+ contacts, 2) CRM template, 3) financial model templates, 4) SAFE & cap table modeling spreadsheet, 4) data room template, and much more. The sessions will be 2 hours in length and be 50% content and 50% interactive workshops. There will also be VCs who come in and speak to provide additional color.

    1. Intro and Themes of Bootcamp

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    2. Overview of the Sessions + Assignments

    3. Resources

    1. Anatomy of a Venture Fund + Exercise

    2. Investor Psychology: Why Now? (+ Workshop)

    1. Timeline of a Fundraising Round + Goals for your Fundraise

    2. Walkthrough of a CRM

    3. Managing Investor Conversations

    4. Running a Process

    1. Review of previous session

    2. Intro to Storytelling for Start-ups

    3. Rima Reddy - Guest Lecture

    4. Storytelling Part 2

    5. Pitch Tactics

    1. Review of Previous Session on Storytelling

    2. Fundraising Materials Part 1

    3. Fundraising Materials Part 2

    4. What is due diligence?

    5. Jon Sklaroff - Principal at Optum Ventures - Guest Speaker

    1. Why do you need a financial model?

    2. Benchmarks for Financial Modeling

    3. James Shecter - Principal at Fika Ventures

This is a live bootcamp which will include additional asynchronous content. There will be five 2-hour interactive sessions alongside assignments to execute in between sessions.

  • $1,500.00
  • 37 lessons
  • 9 hours of video content
  • Investor List with 1K+ investors
  • Operational Model, Cap Table Models, & other tools and templates

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Instructor(s)

Oliver Spalding

Instructor

Oliver Spalding is an early-stage investor and Instructor at The Wharton School of Business teaching entrepreneurship. Oliver has spent over 5 years as a venture capital investor, including time at Optum Ventures, a $1B+ venture capital firm focused on health tech investments and Brook Venture Partners, a growth equity firm focused on later-stage software and healthcare IT investments. He has also held operational roles at high growth start-ups including Groups Recover Together ($115M raised), a healthcare start-up backed by Bessemer, OV, and Oak HC/FT as well as at Atomic, a leading venture studio (founder of hims and hers (NYSE:HIMS), Openstore, Homebound). Oliver is an advisor for a number of start-up accelerators and has provided guest lectures at leading academic institutions beyond Wharton including Harvard Business School and Northwestern’s Kellogg School of Business. He specializes in helping start-up founders and executives raise capital, execute M&A, and tell the financial story of their business to investors. Oliver has his B.A. in Economics with Honors from Wake Forest University and his MBA from The Wharton School of Business at The University of Pennsylvania.

Testimonials

“Ollie was absolutely wonderful. Every single question we had he answered in a straightforward, honest way from both the VC and entrepreneurs perspective. Even coming from business school, you don't get access to information like that. If you're thinking about it, it's definitely worth it"”

Lindsey Chrismon, Co-Founder of MyHome & HBS Student

“I've been through Ivy League entrepreneurial accelerators and nothing came close to this program in terms of value. Fundraising has always been a black box and after the program, I understand all the steps of the process and I'm already seeing the benefit and from that perspective, it's worth its weight in gold. ”

Conor Brown, CEO @ Odyssey

““Understanding investor motivations for closing deals can be a challenge; however, Ollie connected with the founders and effectively communicated how to navigate the fundraising landscape. I highly recommend taking Ollie's Fundraising Fundamentals class!””

Nate Mason, Principal @ Starburst Aerospace and Defense Accelerator

“Ollie effectively leverages his finance and venture capital experience to demystify the opaque VC world for early-stage tech founders. His sessions consistently receive rave reviews in our accelerator programs!”

Sandra Miller, Head of Start-up Programs @ The Italian Consulate

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