1. Full Process: From Application to Finalization

2. Stages Description
1. Application: fill out and submit an application weeks
2. Deliverables: prepare and submit a business case and a presentation weeks
3. Presentation: present to the expert board of Noosphere Nest weeks
4. Planning: develop a step-by-step plan for your project’s execution weeks
5. Implementation: full execution of the project until a public launch TBD
6. Finalization: project long-term exit TBD

3. Present results and finalize next steps
Stages Progression
This diagram explains how the success of each stage affects the rest of the process.
Accepted
Accepted
Develop a plan, receive resources, and execute
Submit Application
Develop Deliverables
Present to the Board of Experts 4
& 5
Present results and finalize next steps 1 2 3 6
Rejected
Rejected

4. Stage 1 - Application To do We will 2-6 weeks
Fill out the application form “Noosphere Nest Application Form.docx”
your application to
Review your application within 2-6 weeks from the submission date
you our decision
If your project is approved, you can proceed to Stage 2. Deliverables

5. Stage 2 – Deliverables To do We will 4-6 weeks
Prepare deliverables:
Business case
Presentation
Submit deliverables to
Pair you with a Nest Coordinator
Your Nest Coordinator will help you prepare by providing:
Document templates
Presentation training
Advice and guidance
Schedule your Presentation for the Expert Board

6. Stage 2 – Deliverables Description What Length Format Purpose
Business case
20-30 pages
Word document
Describes your project in detail
Used for due diligence
Presentation
10-15 slides
PDF or PPT
Your main pitching tool
Focused on brief and clear presentation of your project

7. Stage 2 – Deliverables Business Case Section Description Templates
Business Model
Vision, mission, and values
Value proposition
Target markets
Business model
Marketing plan
Key resources and activities
Use business case and financial templates, and business model canvas template provided by your Nest Coordinator
Financial Analysis
Breakeven analysis
Sales scenarios and projections
Capital spending
Operating costs
Funding requirements
External Environment
The economy
Market analysis and key trends
Competitor analysis
Competitive advantages of the business model
Implementation Roadmap
Milestones
Roadmap
Risk Analysis
Limiting factors and obstacles
Critical success factors
Specific risks and countermeasures

8. Stage 2 – Deliverables Presentation Slide Number Content #1 Cover
Project info: project name, leader’s name and contact information
#2 Problem
Customer problem stated in economic terms
#3 Solution
Solution: how and why it works, the value provided to the end customer
#4 Market
The description and the size of the market
#5 Distribution
Distribution channels, service, support
#6 Business Model
How you will make money
#7 Competition
Who else solves problem and how they stack up
#8 Team
Key players, relevant background, why this team is right for this project
#9 Milestones
Describe the main milestones and what financial results will be achieved in each
#10 Financials
How big, how fast, cash needed, key assumptions
#11 - #15 (keep to as few as possible)
Product roadmap

9. Stage 3 – Presentation To do We will 15 minutes
Once your Presentation is scheduled, practice with your Nest Coordinator
The presentation format:
Presentation: 10 minutes
Q&A: minutes
The Experts Board will listen to your presentation and ask you questions
You will be evaluated based on the presentation content, presentation and Q&A delivery effectiveness
Within 1-2 weeks, you will hear back with the decision
If you are accepted, you can proceed to Stage 4. Planning

10. Next Steps
If you received a favorable decision after your Presentation to the Experts Board (Stage #3) , you will now:
Receive Funding
Receive Resources and guidance
Get help from a Nest Mentor
Execute your project
Congratulations!
If your project was not accepted, the Expert Board will provide a detailed explanation.
We thank you for your participation and hope to hear from you again in the future.

11. Stage 4 – Planning To do We will 4-6 weeks Build your team
Define your development process
Create and confirm project plan
Formalize cooperation with us by signing an agreement
Provide consulting in all areas:
Planning, estimation, and development process
Recruit your team:
By using our specialists pool
By hiring needed staff
Prepare an agreement and sign it with you:
Agreement authorizes project scope, project plan, funding amounts, terms and conditions

12. Stage 5 – Implementation
TBD
To do
We will
Implement your project:
Manage project
Report the progress
Present intermediate results / milestones
Provide work space
Interact with you via your Nest Mentor:
Provide consulting in all areas
Grant access to our knowledge base
Grant access to our technological platform
Fund your project as agreed
Maintain and audit your project
Connect you with investors
To confirm changes in your project
To make important decisions about your project

13. Stage 5 – Implementation TBD
During the implementation stage:
Weekly meetings with your Nest Mentor
Based on your requests, we will connect you with mentors
You can request additional resources
At each milestone:
You present your results
Your Nest Mentor evaluates your project
After each milestone you and your Nest Mentor together:
Perform SWOT analysis and send report to investors
Perform risks analysis and update risks section in the project plan
Make decisions about possible changes and reflect changes in the project change log
If necessary, send change request to investors for approval

14. Stage 6: Finalization TBD
Once the plan is completed, you present your finished project to the board of investors and experts
Your project is checked against:
How achieved goals correspond to the planned ones
How the actual expenses correspond to the planned ones
How real dates correspond to the planned ones
How your project performed compared to the original plan
The investors make decision about finalization options and possible further cooperation

15. Stage 6: Finalization TBD
Successful exit from Noosphere Nest:
Project operates as newly created company, and partnership continues outside the Noosphere Nest scope
Team members can be moved out of Noosphere Nest into the new company and continue as employees/co-founders
Trial operation inside Noosphere Nest:
New funding must be negotiated
New project must be starting from the planning stage
Rework with/without additional funding:
Rework must be reflected in the project plan
New milestone must ne defined
Project and/or idea failed and closed

16. Guidelines for Applicants
Think “outside the box”
If you are submitting a new idea, assess it using financial projections and comprehensive market research
If you are submitting an idea that has been done before, prove that you can do it better
Think of ideas that have a definite path for growth and exit
Think of ideas that that can scale quickly with a minimum resource and other costs
Good luck! 