Help for Start-ups

Risk comes from not knowing what you’re doing.
– Warren Buffett

Starting and bootstrapping a business is hard. It’s really hard. You’re not only the CEO, but often the sales person, manager, staff, courier, accounts receivable clerk, help desk person, and janitor.

There’s a lot you know, but there’s also a lot you’re sure you don’t know. And then there’s probably stuff you aren’t even aware you don’t know yet.

We’ve been there. That’s why Animax wants to help you tackle some of those unknowns so you can turn your idea into the next Google, Twitter or Apple.

Business Model Assessment

You’ve got a slam-bang piece of technical wizardry. You’re ready to conquer the world with it. But you’re still a little fuzzy on all the ins and outs of your business model. What’s your best market? How’s it segmented? How are you going to sell into it? Does your tech solve a tangible business problem? Who really has that problem? Is your financial model realistic? What key relationships do you need to develop?

If you have these questions and many more, Animax can help you find clarity and focus to make your bootstrapping easier and improve your chances for success.

Mentoring

You’re really a technologist or inventor at heart. You’ve got the special sauce that solves the big problem out there. But you’re still learning the ropes when it comes to the many facets of running a business.

If you desire some extra experience to bounce your ideas off, Animax can help you develop your latent business skills and work with you to help you make better business decisions.

Financial Modeling

Accounting wasn’t your thing, that’s why you invented the next greatest widget or awesome service! But we all know that managing the money is what can make or break a new company just as much as the market’s reception to your slick new offering. And to get more investors you need to show how you’re going to return that money plus profit to them.

If you want a robust yet simple financial model, Animax can help you build a better understanding of what your business can and cannot do from a fiscal perspective so you can present the right story to potential funding partners (and still feed yourself!).

Sales & Marketing

Marketing is hard. Selling is even harder. There’s no better sales person for your service or product than you, the founder – you’ve got more passion and know why your offering helps customers better than anyone else. But you’re not a sales person by training. And you’d like some help.

If you’d like practical help in how to develop your marketing and sales activity, Animax can help you better position your offerings and develop some basic techniques and tools to improve your lead generation and sales approach.