A twelve week, hands on advisory program that helps life sciences founders turn strong science into an investable venture by seeing like an investor, building institutional grade materials, and running a disciplined capital process. Designed for scientific founders who want an experienced commercialization and capital advisor at their side, not just another class.
A short working call to map your current stage, key gaps, and whether the program is a fit. No obligation.
Authority and proof
Learn from a senior executive, investor, and coach
Jim Jordan has been the buyer, the seller, and the investor in life sciences deals.
Senior executive in Fortune 100 and startups
- Senior executive in Fortune 100 healthcare companies with P&L responsibility and a mandate to grow through partnerships and acquisitions
- Senior leader in multiple venture backed startups, helping prepare companies for sale and working directly with bankers and acquirers through diligence and negotiations
Investor and ecosystem builder
- Chief Investment Officer and then CEO of Pittsburgh Life Sciences Greenhouse from 2005 to 2020
- Worked with 483 life sciences companies across therapeutics, devices, diagnostics, biotech, and health technology
- Directed $60 million to university investments and $25 million into 135 startups, overseeing a portfolio that went on to generate more than one point five billion dollars in regional equity and about six hundred million dollars in investor returns through eleven exits, led by the companies' management teams
Advisor, coach, and author
- Current business coach to several life sciences company executives
- Co-Chairman of a life sciences pre-seed bootcamp (bootcamp.bio) and advisor on startup accelerator curricula
- Designed and led graduate and executive programs in life sciences, healthcare and healthcare data analytics
- Author of two startup books and one book on strategic patents; curator of HealthcareData.Center and host of a ChalkTalkJim podcast
In practice, this means you are working week by week with someone who has been the buyer, the seller, and the investor when decisions about funding, partnering, or acquiring companies like yours are made.
The core problem
Why most life sciences founders struggle to raise and scale
Most scientific founders do not fail because the science is weak. They stall because the path from interesting data to an investable, milestone driven life sciences venture is opaque.
Common patterns include:
- Learning by expensive trial and error across regulatory, clinical, and fundraising decisions
- Consuming fragmented advice from books, blogs, and general startup programs that do not speak to life sciences realities
- Taking early steps that quietly damage reputation with investors, key opinion leaders, and future acquirers
The result is lost time, wasted capital, and avoidable "no for now" decisions from stakeholders who might have backed you if the story, evidence, and plan were framed correctly.
Program promise
A structured roadmap instead of trial and error
This twelve week life sciences capital readiness program gives scientific founders a comprehensive, actionable roadmap that replaces guesswork with a sequenced system and an experienced advisor working alongside you.
You will:
- Master both macro strategy and micro execution for development, commercialization, and capital
- Learn how investors and acquirers actually evaluate opportunities like yours
- Build the tools, materials, and communication mechanisms that earn credibility with stakeholders
- Avoid common founder errors that erode trust with investors, customers, and future acquirers
Core promise statement
Transform your scientific innovation into an investable, milestone driven life sciences venture faster and smarter. This program delivers context rich frameworks and hands on guidance for scientists new to startups so you avoid costly mistakes, build credibility, and hit the milestones that unlock your next stage of growth.
What You Leave With: Tangible Deliverables
By the end of the program, you will have:
Strategic Foundation
A clear project, product, or company decision for your venture today, with implications mapped for capital and strategy.
Product Definition
An updated Target Product Profile and Technology Profiler aligned with your intended label and regulatory pathway.
Executive Materials
A two-page Executive Summary and stage-appropriate investor pitch that speaks the language of institutional capital.
Comprehensive Deck
A swimlane investor deck with aligned backup sections for science, clinical, regulatory, reimbursement, competition, IP, and capital.
Due Diligence Ready
A data room folder structure with priority documents started that you can activate when investors begin deeper review.
Investor Pipeline
A live investor and strategic partner pipeline with a simple tracking system to manage relationships systematically.
Communication System
Reusable investor update templates and an eight to twelve-week outreach plan for maintaining momentum.
Three segments. One integrated capital system.
Over twelve weeks you will:
See like an investor
Build your fundable package
Run your capital engine
Segment 1 – See like an investor
You begin by seeing your venture the way capital does.
You and Jim work together to:
- Decide whether you currently have a project, a product, or a company, and understand the implications of that decision for capital and strategy
- Update your Target Product Profile and Technology Profiler so the scientific story, intended product, and future label align
- Build a three to five member AI advisory board of investor, strategic, and technical personas that mirror the people who will evaluate you next
- Use those personas to stress test your claims, evidence, regulatory pathway, and exit logic
Segment 1 deliverables
- A clear project versus product versus company decision
- An updated Target Product Profile and Technology Profiler at the right level for your stage
- A reusable AI advisory board prompt pack you can use in your own thinking and with tools such as ChatGPT
Segment 2 – Build your fundable package
Next you and Jim turn insight into a coherent set of materials that meet institutional expectations for an investor ready pitch and data room for life sciences startups.
You will:
- Draft and refine a two page Executive Summary that an investor can forward inside the partnership without translation
- Build a concise investor pitch deck tuned to your stage and target investors
- Build a swimlane investor deck where every summary slide has its own backup section with the detailed logic, data, and assumptions that support it
- Design a due diligence and data room structure appropriate to your stage and begin populating priority folders
For pre venture teams, Segment 2 emphasizes de risking the science and demonstrating that you understand your regulatory and clinical trial pathway.
For post venture backed teams, Segment 2 emphasizes showing that you have the evidence and operational plan for your next regulatory phase, along with a concrete plan for more advanced trials or commercialization.
Segment 3 – Run your capital engine
Finally you and Jim turn strategy and materials into a working investor and partner funnel.
Build a target list
Build a target list of investors and strategic partners using professional data sources and your existing network
Track relationships
Stand up a simple way to track those relationships in a customer relationship system or structured spreadsheet with clear stages and next actions
Set up updates
Set up a newsletter and outbound update process so investors and partners receive thoughtful, evidence based updates anchored in your milestones
Design outreach plan
Design an eight to twelve week outreach plan aligned with your scientific, regulatory, and commercial triggers
You will see examples of simple stacks such as:
- A spreadsheet plus a basic email platform for very early stages
- A modern customer relationship system plus a tool such as Brevo or Mailchimp for scalable updates
One program, two entry points
This is a single life sciences capital readiness and startup training program with two tracks so you join at the right level while sharing the same frameworks and language.
Track 1 – Investor Ready Lab
For scientific founders at pre seed or seed with limited startup experience.
Best suited if:
- You have strong science and early preclinical evidence, but little experience with venture building
- You need to de risk your scientific and translational story and show you understand the regulatory and early clinical path
- You have few or no institutional investors on your cap table yet
The goal of this track is to become credible for angels and first institutional life sciences funds.
Track 2 – Raise Ready Sprint
For teams that already have venture capital on the cap table and are preparing for the next institutional or strategic round.
Best suited if:
- You are entering or already in human studies or later device trials, or early commercialization
- You need to align your Target Product Profile with actual data and prepare for the next regulatory or commercialization phase
- You want to design a serious process across specialist venture capital, corporate venture, business development, and when relevant growth equity or private equity
The goal of this track is to become compelling for specialist VCs, corporate venture arms, and strategic partners.
Is this program a fit for you
This is for you if
- You are a scientific founder or chief executive of a life sciences venture in therapeutics, devices, diagnostics, biotech services, or healthcare information technology
- You are at pre seed, seed, or early institutional stages and want a structured, contextual system rather than piecing together advice from books and blogs
- You want a hands on advisor and business coach, not just slide decks and recorded lectures
- You are willing to do the work to build materials, refine your plan, and actively engage investors and partners
This is not for you if
- You are looking for a guarantee that you will raise capital
- You want a generic accelerator focused on pitch nights rather than deep work on strategy, evidence, and process
- You expect someone else to raise capital for you rather than learning how to run a process yourself
What the twelve weeks look like
Each week follows the same simple structure so you make real progress, not just take notes.
Learn how to do it
Ninety minute topic session
Each week we walk through one or two core topics, such as your Technology Profiler, Target Product Profile, Executive Summary, swimlane investor deck, or data room structure. You see the framework, worked examples, and how to apply them to your own venture.
Do the work with support
Homework Club working session
You work on your own materials live while I am available to answer questions, unblock decisions, and review drafts in real time. You leave with tangible progress on your profiler, TPP, decks, data room, or funnel, not a blank page.
Work through your issues
Sixty minute one to one coaching session
You get dedicated time to go deep on your specific situation. We stress test your strategy, refine your milestones and capital plan, and tune your materials together with someone who has been the buyer, the seller, and the investor.
Across the twelve weeks you also receive templates and examples for Target Product Profiles, Technology Profilers, investor decks, swimlane structures, data rooms, and investor funnels so you are never starting from zero.
What changes for you as a founder
Most founders start this journey feeling unsure and reactive. By the end of the program, you feel centered and confident because you know what you are doing, why you are doing it, and how to talk about it with investors and partners.
Clarity on your path
You can map your venture from today to the next two or three investable milestones, with clear regulatory, clinical, and commercial triggers instead of a vague sense that you simply need to raise money.
Credibility with investors and boards
You are no longer guessing what to show or say. Your Target Product Profile, Executive Summary, decks, and data room tell a coherent story in investor language, so you feel prepared rather than exposed in high stakes conversations.
Control of your capital process
Instead of reacting to ad hoc interest, you have a defined investor pipeline, a simple tracking system, and an update rhythm you trust. You know what to do next week and next month, which reduces anxiety and lets you lead with calm conviction.
Next step
If you are a life sciences founder who wants to replace trial and error with a structured path and a seasoned advisor at your side, the next step is simple.
Book a Capital Readiness Call.
On this short working call we will map your current stage and evidence against investor and acquirer expectations, identify the biggest gaps in your development plan and materials, and decide together whether Investor Ready Lab or Raise Ready Sprint is the right entry path and whether now is the right time.
No pressure and no promise that we can work with everyone. You will leave with a clearer view of your capital and commercialization path, whether or not we decide to move forward together.
FAQ
What is a life sciences capital readiness program?
It is a structured, twelve week advisory program that helps scientific founders see like investors, build institutional grade materials, and run a disciplined capital process for their next raise.
Is this right for pre seed and seed ventures?
Yes. Investor Ready Lab is designed for pre seed and seed life sciences founders who are de risking science and preparing for angels and first institutional life sciences funds.
Do you guarantee we will raise capital?
No. No one credible can guarantee that. This program gives you the system, materials, and advisory support to run a professional process and avoid the common mistakes that quietly kill deals.
What is the time commitment?
Expect to commit approximately four to eight hours per week, including the three weekly sessions plus time to work on your materials between sessions. The more you lean into the work, the more value you will get from the advisory relationship.
Life Sciences Capital Readiness Program for Scientific Founders