Who is Bossa Nova?
We pioneered the automated management of on-shelf inventory with robots & AI
We built and scaled robots and cloud AI in 600 Walmart Supercenters. Our robots scanned aisles three times a day, seven days a week, and reported operational problems such as out of stocks to associates for corrective action.
This experience taught us immensely, and we dedicated this website to sharing our learnings with other startups and new entrepreneurs.
Inventory Management
Overview Video
Robot-Based Insights
Previous Website
Capture-Agnostic Insights
Previous Website
Lessons Learned
Most insights would be helpful to Series A-stage startups, including a strategy framework that was invaluable at Bossa Nova. Other insights are specific to robotics and retail.
We've also included fundraising advice for seed-stage startups.
Series A Stage
Culture
Hiring
Product
Platforms as a Service & APIS
Board management
Corp Calendar
Resources
$30M Series B investment memo
$50M Series C pitch
HR: onboarding plan, CEO presentation, employee handbook
Legal: Consulting, NDAs: 1-way, 2-way, 3-way, Interview, Visitor
Financial forecast, SaaS COGS, Production plans
Customer proposal
Strategy Framework
The framework facilitates strategy work through templates and examples borrowed directly from Bossa Nova.
It is intended to assist in refining the business plan.
Content
Market Analysis
Customer Discovery
Product
Operations
Go To Market
Competition
Intellectual Property
Business Planning
Governance
Fundraising
Particularly good advice in the comments section.
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Business Models
Good discussion in the comments section
Business Continuity
Retail Insights
Includes Bossa Nova's multi-signal framework