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Pillar 4 · Gestion d'entreprise et de projet
Basecamp
Startups & Cash Management
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Course overview
Uncover the key skills, knowledge and strategies to kickstart your startup business, mastering effective cash management to ensure financial stability and success throughout your entrepreneurial journey.
Course outline
VideoCourse intro 5:23
Lesson 1
- VideoThe 7 Basecamps of the Startup Journey 7:37
- DiscussionWhat proves your startup is ready for the next basecamp?
- QuizThe seven startup basecamps
- Workshop
- ResourceFacilitator Guide: Activity 34 – Basecamp Assessment
- ResourceInstructions for those with Active Businesses
- ResourceInstructions for those at the Idea Stage
- ActivityPeer Reality Check
- ActivityOutputs for Active Businesses vs Idea Stage
Lesson 2
- VideoWhy Startup Success Needs Cash and Lots of It 20:15
- DiscussionWhen does saving cash cost you too much time?
- QuizRecognizing startup costs
- Workshop
- ActivityDay 1: Market Research Costs
- ActivityDay 2: Production Costs
- ActivityDay 3: Team Compensation Costs
- ActivityDay 4: Sales & Marketing Costs
- ActivityDay 5: Legal & Operational Costs
- ActivityDay 6: Finalizing the 36-Month Financial Plan
- ActivityDay 7: Strategy Session & Presentation
- Resource36-Month Budget Workshop – Schedule Overview
Lesson 3
- VideoDifferent Types of Cash at the Start of a New Company 13:39
- DiscussionHow would a loan, a grant, or an investor change your choices?
- QuizGifts, grants, and loans
- Workshop
Lesson 4
- VideoPotential Sources for Startup Capital 15:06
- DiscussionWho would you ask for your first $10,000, and why?
- QuizChoosing sources of startup capital
Lesson 5
- VideoThe Typical Mistakes Startups Make with Cash 3:06
- DiscussionWhich spending mistake could put your startup at risk?
- QuizCommon cash mistakes
- Workshop
- PraxisPraxis 10: Entrepreneurial Clarity Video · 6:22
MAGNET roadmap
- Mindset
- Sharpen, question, and update your beliefs about where and how much cash is needed to start
- Assessment
- Calculate how much cash you need for your startup; and the types and sources of cash realistically available to you?
- Goals
- Understand the phases of startup development and their goals
- Net Worth
- Understand how and why a company’s value grows as it advances through each phase of development
- Expenses
- Understand and identify the typical mistakes that startups make with cash
- Track
- Calculate your company’s runway and understand what it says about the company’s health
Ways to experience Basecamp
Explore student practice materials or join a facilitated workshop. Organizations can license the curriculum and facilitator discussion guides or arrange managed delivery.