Application review for Exceptional promise- Co founder/product and project Manager

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Hello everyone, I really want to say a big thank you to the organisers of this forum, it has been extremely helpful and impactful.

I have been working on my application for a few months now and would need help with review of my documents. I am applying for exceptional promise- Co-founder/Product Manager.

LORS:

  1. Director where I currently work with years of experience in digital transformation
  2. CO-founder and CTO of a blockchain game company
  3. Founder of a cloud solution company

MC 1: START UP 1 (A fin tech company I co founded)
Company registration showing I am a shareholder, proof of partnership with the national bank on digital currency (a distinction typically reserved for tier-1 banks) and different news clipping covering this partnership, highlighting the part my name was mentioned speaking about the company.
MC 2: START UP 2 (An ERP Company I co founded)
Crunchbase profile, Certificate of incorporation, due diligence report investment assessment, Valuation, 5 years forecast, screenshot of revenue headers and revenue by major customers from the dashboard.
MC 3: A block chain startup I worked for
Co founder letter stating my work as a product manager in building the payment systems and help with fund raising. News publication on fund raising
MC 4: High earnings
Proof of high earnings in two different organisations (Home and international). This includes payslip, letter of promotion in one of the companies, glassdor and Indeed link showing I am in the top 10% earners as a project/ product Manager

OC 2: Op-ed written
3 written Op-ed published in business papers with a large audience and information about the business papers including its coverage.
OC 2: Public speaking in a well recognized Europe tech event
Screenshot of the organisers reaching out to me on Linked in, explanation of what the tech event is about including an online link to its media presence), a letter of invite to the tech event as a speaker detailing why they want me as a speaker. (Its worth noting this is a very recent event).
OC 2: Mentorship
A mentorship program where I led sessions and directly mentored two startups for a period of 3 months via Zoom.
I have included an acceptance letter from the organizers confirming my role as a mentor, and a letter of appreciation for my contribution at the conclusion of the program. Also added News clipping about the program.

OC 3: Product led digital company- Start up 2
News clipping of Company, Product features and technical design, link to app stores and live products
OC 3: CO Founders Letters
Letters from my co founders for my two start up
OC 3:Significant contribution as a senior employee of a product-led Digital company
News clipping highlighting the innovative approach and significant contributions to the cloud services market, highlighting the part my name was mentioned when I spoke about the business strategy. Snapshots from the site showing the changes noted following my initiatives and snapshot/ reference to the recommendation letter provided by the CTO (Was part of my 3 recommendation letters).

Your help and guidance will be greatly appreciated.

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Hi @Abi this is a good set!

In MC3, ensure impact is mentioned. In Mc4, you should also include any stock/equity letters in previous startups.

OC2.2 do you just have the invite or did you actually speak at the event? Only the former is weak. If you were a speaker, please do include pictures, attendee size, agenda, your name and profile mention as a speaker etc

OC2.3 is this a structured mentorship program with selection? It looks like you requested to be a mentor versus them selecting you as a mentor? Pl include program structure, mentee testimonials etc

OC3.1: do the news clippings mention your name? If not, is it purely self documentation?

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Thank you so much @pahuja for the insightful feedback.

For MC3: Yes, my impact was highlighted by the co-founder but its worth noting the news clipping only covered the company’s fund raising and nothing specific to me.

For MC 4: How best do I show this? As I co-founded the startups and already showed my equity share as part of MC 1 and MC 2.

OC 2.2: Very helpful, would edit and include more evidence asides the letter.

OC 2.3: I was reached out to be a mentor. I can include proof of this and also a survey assessment of the mentees if that would be helpful.

OC 3.1: The news clipping is about the company, I highlighted I co-founded the company (Start up 2) with proofs. I have links to live products and designs included in the evidence.

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