{"id":2396,"date":"2011-01-31T22:43:43","date_gmt":"2011-02-01T05:43:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.talesfromthe.net\/jon\/?p=2396"},"modified":"2011-01-31T22:43:43","modified_gmt":"2011-02-01T05:43:43","slug":"refining-your-one-page-executive-summary-part-1-getting-started-draft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/2024.thenexus.today\/index.php\/2011\/01\/31\/refining-your-one-page-executive-summary-part-1-getting-started-draft\/","title":{"rendered":"The agile approach to a one-page executive summary, part 1: Getting started (DRAFT)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Update, February 2: Final version posted on NWEN’s blog<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n


\n\"\"<\/a>First in a series. Key takeaways:<\/em><\/p>\n

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  1. There are a lot of good reasons to write a one-page executive summary.<\/em><\/li>\n
  2. The agile approach involves multiple iterations: make progress, get feedback, repeat.<\/em><\/li>\n
  3. Rebecca Lovell’s The Art of the One-Page App<\/a> and Garage Technology Ventures’ Writing a compelling executive summary<\/a> are\u00c2\u00a0great resources.<\/em><\/li>\n
  4. When you start, you’re likely to be blocked on some of the sections.\u00c2\u00a0 Don’t panic!\u00c2\u00a0 Put down something basic, or just leave them blank, and move on.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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    There were 32 early-bird registrations for this spring’s NWEN First Look Forum, up from 23 last fall.\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 And 25% are women, up from 17% last time, so while there’s till a long way to go, it’s nice to see continued progress.\u00c2\u00a0 I’ve also talked to several other entrepreneurs’ planning on entering, so we’re looking forward to a great event.\u00c2\u00a0 The deadline’s February 21<\/strong><\/a>, so there’s still plenty of time to sign up<\/a> and email in an initial version of your one-page application<\/a>.\u00c2\u00a0 Once you get feedback from the committee, you can revise and resubmit it, multiple times if you want, until the final deadline.<\/p>\n

    The first time you try to do an executive summary and try to boil your business down to a single page, it’s a daunting task.\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 So for all the people still thinking about applying, and for all the early-bird applicants who are revising, we’re kicking off a series of posts illustrating the process I use for creating refining a “one-pager”.\u00c2\u00a0 This isn’t the only way to\u00c2\u00a0 do it of course; if you’ve got suggestions or alternative, please leave them in the comments.<\/p>\n

    But first, an importnat question.<\/p>\n

    Why?<\/h2>\n


    \nWhether or not your doing FLF, though, there are all kinds of reasons to spend time working on a one-pager.<\/p>\n