Tech Startup Porter's
Five Forces Analysis

Immediate download and fully editable files let you tailor the Five Forces content quickly to your startup, market, or product stage without redoing research or formatting.

Instant digital download available

Fully editable Word and Excel

Replace examples with your metrics

Adapt structure to fundraising decks

The template breaks down all five forces-industry rivalry, new entrants, substitutes, buyer power, and supplier power-so you see where risk concentrates and where to defend or attack.

Industry rivalry assessment included

New entrant threat scenarios included

Substitute product pressure analysis

Buyer and supplier power scoring

Designed for tech and SaaS startups, the content aligns with recurring startup risks-platform competition, network effects, pricing pressure, and channel dependency-making insights immediately applicable.

SaaS and platform-specific examples

Channel and partner risk prompts

Network-effect assessment checklist

Stage-based competitive recommendations

Clean, presentation-ready layout with headings, tables, and narrative boxes makes the analysis client-ready and easy to paste into investor decks or internal strategy docs.

Slide-and-report friendly structure

Consistent headings and color cues

Ready-to-copy executive summary

Printable one-page force snapshot

The analysis is formatted for investor decks and business plans, showing quantified pressure points and strategic moves that back valuation and go-to-market claims.

Investor-friendly strategic takeaways

Quantified pressure ratings included

Directly pasteable into pitch decks

Supports due-diligence questions

Excel/Google Sheets version includes visual force ratings, radar charts, and editable tables so analysts can run scenarios and produce quick visual summaries.

Editable rating matrix included

Radar and bar charts included

Works in Excel and Sheets

Plug-in your own metrics

Pre-written, research-backed force narratives and suggested evidence sources save hours of writing and let you focus on strategy and validation instead of drafting from scratch.

Pre-written force narratives included

Suggested evidence sources listed

Replace examples with your data

Cuts analysis time significantly

Built for reuse across client projects, the template lets consultants deliver consistent, repeatable Five Forces assessments and tailor recommendations by industry or stage.

Client-ready, repeatable framework

Customizable per engagement

Templates for workshop output

Fast client deliverable generation

Ideal for case studies and projects, the template teaches practical application of Porter's framework with startup-focused prompts and grading-ready structure for instructors.

Case-study friendly layout

Student project rubrics suggested

Starter examples for classroom use

Teaches applied strategic analysis