Application process: 1. Please submit this completed application by December 14th, 2022.
(The Portland Region is now closed for applicants)
2. Email your pitch deck (5-7 slide limit - see suggestions below) to Ljohnson@mced.biz
**You do not need to submit your pitch deck until your interview in December**
3. Once Applications close, a member of the Top Gun team will connect with you to schedule an interview with the Top Gun Interview Committee.
*Your application will be reviewed by both the Top Gun Planning Team and interview committees.
There are limited spots available in each location and this is a competitive application process.
Entrepreneurs chosen to participate in the Top Gun Program are:
Coachable,
Have companies that are Scalable and Sustainable,
and have an Innovative component.
Slide Deck Suggestions:
1 slide should indicate the Total Addressable Market (TAM) or some other measure of the market opportunity for your business
1 slide must describe the business model and major revenue streams
Other content:
Market validation/traction: show early proof that either consumers or other market participants have signaled interest in the form of dollars spent or conContracts signed
Describe the team
Revenue information (revenue to date plus reasonable projections)
Also, somewhere in your presentation (either orally or in your deck):
How long the company has been operating (if in business)
Whether you have taken, or are pursuing, any outside investment (or plan to)