Module 5: Problem

Learning objectives: how to find and quantify your big problem.

Investors buy big problems, because they know they come with big opportunity. What is the biggest problem you have found that you can solve? This module will help you understand what investors are looking for, how to categorise and prioritise all the problems you are tackling, so that you can focus on selling one big problem, and sanity check that your problem is big enough to fulfil your commercial ambitions.  

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Written and audio guide: 14 mins

Summary video

Essentials

How to approach it

Side template

Investor insights, covering common mistakes and tips and tricks

More resources

 

1 Tool exercise

Find and quantify your biggest problem (~60 mins)

 

 

  

 

 

 

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U2R Problem Sorter

Founders love solving problems. But not all problems are equal, and some are more appealing than others. Investors love big problems because they create big opportunity. The U2R Problem Sorter will help you identify the biggest problem you are solving, quantify it, and assess whether the commercial potential is likely to be enough to attract investment.

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  • 32 original tools to solve common issues 
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