De-risking tech startups for pre-seed investors through SkilledUp Life Volunteers
De-risking tech startups for pre-seed investors through SkilledUp Life Volunteers
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De-risking tech startups for pre-seed investors through SkilledUp Life Volunteers
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De-risking tech startups for pre-seed investors through skilled volunteers
Create the investor demand for multiple Term Sheets
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- Large market
- Unmet need
- Deep understanding of the problem
- Product live
- Early paying customers
- Month-on-month growth, getting closer to £10k MRR
- Founder/Market/Problem Fit
- Product team
- Customer development team (marketing & sales)
- Product Manager
- Product and Business Analysts
- UI/UX Designers
- Lead Developer
- Back-end Developers
- Front-end Developers
- User QA Testers
- Product Marketers
- UI/UX Designers
- Back-end Developers
- Front-end Developers
- User QA Testers
- Build your team using skilled volunteers
- Build your version 1
- Get traction
- Show growth
- Start talking to pre-seed investors
2024 is a terrible year for venture capital
Data source: Deal Lite www.deallite.uk
Ideal Founder Position
You de-risked your business for Pre-Seed investment.
You receive multiple term sheets.
You are in the driving seat.
Big market - underserved - deep understanding of the problem - greater Founder/Market fit
Initial product launched - users flocking in growing revenues - getting closer to £10k MRR
Need capital for increasing the growth rate and not for proving the market need.
You have the initial team in place.


Manoj Ranaweera
Building tech startups since 2004 - yes 20 years!
Currently running:
manoj.ranaweera@skilledup.life

www.skilledup.life @skilleduplife
3 basics to excite pre-seed investors



Market opportunity
Traction
Team
Idea to £10k MRR
Concept validation
Go beyond your friends and family
Product development
From wire framing to version 1 of the product & beyond
User acquisition, conversion & support
Demand generation to generating early revenues & growing them

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Operations
From HR to accounts and legals. Learning to run as a business.
Product
Building your product team with access to unlimited skilled volunteer talent base

www.skilledup.life @skilleduplife


Full team - top down
Lean team - bottom up

50,000+ Skilled Volunteers from 140 countries
2 to 3 hrs per day for 60 Volunteer Days over a 3 month Volunteer Agreement
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Excite Pre-Seed Investors
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