README.md

Entrepreneurship

This repository consists of a links of best blog posts, articles and Videos for anyone on entrepreneurial journey

Upgrad Startup India Program

Idea Identification and Assessment

1. Identifying and Assessing the Idea

   • How to research your business idea

2. Identifying Target Segment and Market Sizing

   • 5 Steps to selecting a target market
   • 3 Critical targeting lessons for startups
   • The entrepreneur’s guide to estimating market size for their startup

3. Analysing Environment and Competitive Advantage

   • How to use Porters 5 Forces
   • How to Analyse Competitive Power using Porter’s 5 Forces
   • Importance of Environmental Scanning Business

Building a Legal Foundation

1. Choosing the Right Legal Structure

   • Choosing the right legal structure for your startup
   • 5 Things to know before hiring a startup lawyer

2. Permits, Registrations & Compliances

   • The structure of the legal system for start-ups in India

3. Intellectual Property Rights

   • Why IPR is crucial for start-ups

4. Contracts

   • Why are contracts important?

Understanding Financial Basics

1. Financial Statements, MIS and Financial KPIs

   • Making financial statements useful
   • Management information systems (MIS)
   • Business metrics every startup should observe
   • Measure performance and set targets

2. Working Capital Management

   • How to determine your working capital needs
   • Ensuring sustainability via WCM
   • Tips to managing working capital

3. Financial Management and Long-Term Investments

   • Financial management
   • Seven investment principles for investors

4. Capital Structure and Taxation

   • Debt vs Equity
   • Choosing between debt and equity financing
   • Debt vs. equity: Which is right for your startup?
   • The capital structure of firms
   • Tax tips for entrepreneurs

5. Capital Structure and Taxation

   • Break-even analysis-entrepreneur
   • Conduction a break-even analysis
   • How break-even analysis can help a new entrepreneur

Introduction to Business Planning

1. Components of Business Plan

   • Sample business plans

2. Creating an Effective B-Plan: Part 1

   • Creating financial projections for your startup

3. Creating an Effective B-Plan: Part 2

   • Determining the perfect marketing budget

4. Creating an Effective B-Plan: Part 3

   • Financial projections in a business plan
   • Planning for shipping charges

Fund Raising and Valuation

1. Summary - Funding Overview

   • Funding
   • Investment rounds for startups explained

2. Summary - Valuation

   • How startup valuation works
   • How does dilution affect your startup?

Pitching & Termsheet

1. Investor Pitch

   • The perfect start-up pitch
   • The 5 best pitch tactics I heard as an angel investors
   • Common mistakes start-ups make when pitching to investors

2. Components of a Pitch

   • 5 elements of a perfect pitch
   • Start-up pitch presentation

3. Term Sheet and Post-Term Sheet

   • Term sheet explained
   • Investor term sheet demands you don't have to fear

4. Creating an Effective B-Plan: Part 3

   • Financial projections in a business plan
   • Planning for shipping charges

Videos & Playlist

• Indian Entrepreneurs Interview