COMMERCIAL VIABILITY ACADEMY
Two Days to Save Two Years™
Exclusive, invitation-only program for founders and investors presented by RQR Advisors
TWO DAYS. ONE OBJECTIVE:
DEFINE THE EXIT.
The Commercial Viability Academy is an exclusive, invitation-only program for founders and investors presented by RQR Advisors. This hands-on Academy educates founders and investors in new life science technologies on how Commercial Viability (“CV”) influences product development, investor confidence, and strategic acquisition.
Using real-world case studies, the Academy shows how commercial logic – not just technical milestones – determines the exit.
The Academy offers unparalleled access to former multinational executives, corporate development leaders, and cross-functional subject matter experts, all working together as they did inside Strategics.
Meet the Team Behind the Academy
Team members with 25+ years experience each. We've been on both sides of acquisition tables: $5B in new product revenue at strategics, founder-side exits on the startup side. We work as an integrated team, not independent consultants.
Executive Leadership
Cross-Functional Expertise
Strategic Relationships
The Academy is designed for founders who value clarity before commitment and who desire fewer slide presentations and more interactive dialogue and debate. Attendees leave the Academy with a draft roadmap for focusing on their next moves in product development, fundraising, and partnerships and for what steps not to take in the process.
Agenda Overview*
Day 1: Perspective & Pressure
Inside the Strategic Mindset — how acquirers decide: assess, invest, acquire, or pass.
Seven Domains of CQ™ — self-guided teaching with real case studies to show how domains manage risk and create value.
Case Studies — tuck-ins, pull-through technologies, and transformative M&A.
Breakouts & Rotations — interactive dialogue with the council, applying domains to each participant’s narrative.
CQ Assessment — identify strengths, surface gaps, and build a personalized roadmap.
* Subject to variations.
Day 2: Inside the Boardroom
Strategic Staff Meeting Simulation — immersive half-day modeled on a strategic leadership review.
Product Development Review — dialogue with the council on how management teams assess readiness and progress.
Corporate Development Debate — where to place bets, when to lead a round, and how strategics decide advance, watch, or pass.
Management Deliberation — behind-closed-doors view of how senior leaders weigh commercial viability.
Seats are limited. Secure your invitation.
Define the exit. Now. It matters.
Commercial success doesn’t just happen at launch—it’s engineered from the first milestone. The CV Academy opens a window into how acquirers think and decide. Participants leave with a sharper lens on their strategy, a candid view of the gaps, and a foundation built with commercial viability as the guide toward a defined exit.
Two Days. One Objective: Define the Exit.
What is your product's path to commercial viability? Your technology’s future isn’t about features—it’s about its fit inside an acquirer’s portfolio. The Academy is where you see, test, and shape that reality.
By invitation or referral only
InterContinental Minneapolis–St. Paul Airport
Location
2 days
Event Duration
December 5-6, 2025
Next Dates
$15,000
Pricing
(Inquire about fees for additional participants)