Comments on: Perfecting Your Pitch http://www.vcdave.com/2008/07/08/perfecting-your-pitch/ The latest news from David Feinleib at MDV Thu, 20 Nov 2008 09:35:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: » 30 days from working for the “man” to VC-funded web startup – day 1 of 30 Mayur Jobanputra http://www.vcdave.com/2008/07/08/perfecting-your-pitch/#comment-3673 » 30 days from working for the “man” to VC-funded web startup – day 1 of 30 Mayur Jobanputra Fri, 08 Aug 2008 21:08:06 +0000 http://www.vcdave.com/2008/07/08/perfecting-your-pitch/#comment-3673 [...] your pitch - http://www.vcdave.com/2008/07/08/perfecting-your-pitch/.  Notice how the company snapshot and team are the first parts of the slide deck?  Thats [...] [...] your pitch - http://www.vcdave.com/2008/07/08/perfecting-your-pitch/. ; Notice how the company snapshot and team are the first parts of the slide deck?  Thats [...]

]]> By: Jay Liew http://www.vcdave.com/2008/07/08/perfecting-your-pitch/#comment-3661 Jay Liew Wed, 06 Aug 2008 20:33:18 +0000 http://www.vcdave.com/2008/07/08/perfecting-your-pitch/#comment-3661 Great write-up .. I think the outline can be generalized and used not just for pitching VCs but also when selling a product/idea to someone else. Thanks for the tip! Great write-up .. I think the outline can be generalized and used not just for pitching VCs but also when selling a product/idea to someone else. Thanks for the tip!

]]> By: Albert http://www.vcdave.com/2008/07/08/perfecting-your-pitch/#comment-3588 Albert Thu, 10 Jul 2008 18:13:23 +0000 http://www.vcdave.com/2008/07/08/perfecting-your-pitch/#comment-3588 Great write-up, but I was thinking -- would companies like Facebook pass these requirements for a good pitch? What I'm trying to ask is that is there a correlation between a good pitch (as measured by your post) vs the success of a startup? Great write-up, but I was thinking — would companies like Facebook pass these requirements for a good pitch? What I’m trying to ask is that is there a correlation between a good pitch (as measured by your post) vs the success of a startup?

]]> By: Jake Roufa http://www.vcdave.com/2008/07/08/perfecting-your-pitch/#comment-3586 Jake Roufa Wed, 09 Jul 2008 13:02:45 +0000 http://www.vcdave.com/2008/07/08/perfecting-your-pitch/#comment-3586 Nice writeup Dave. Having recently completed two pitches successfully, not achieving financial help from the VC's but getting some great feedback instead (hence the success), I can only add one thing to this article. Stress #14. Stress it and don't be afraid of it.I was afraid to talk money, for whatever reason, and didn't wind up selling the pitch as solidly as I could have. I sold my ideas and they are, I feel, firmly embedded in the back of my potential investor's minds. But I didn't say what I could be making or what the financial size of the market was that I was tapping into. I had three minutes and I spent it talking about my wonderful ideas. This is not to say that I don't have wonderful ideas; I do. But if I were to have talked money, and not been scared to do so, I would have had them hook, line, and sinker (and funding). That being said, next time I will talk money and I will walk away with a startup investment! Nice writeup Dave. Having recently completed two pitches successfully, not achieving financial help from the VC’s but getting some great feedback instead (hence the success), I can only add one thing to this article. Stress #14. Stress it and don’t be afraid of it.I was afraid to talk money, for whatever reason, and didn’t wind up selling the pitch as solidly as I could have. I sold my ideas and they are, I feel, firmly embedded in the back of my potential investor’s minds. But I didn’t say what I could be making or what the financial size of the market was that I was tapping into. I had three minutes and I spent it talking about my wonderful ideas. This is not to say that I don’t have wonderful ideas; I do. But if I were to have talked money, and not been scared to do so, I would have had them hook, line, and sinker (and funding). That being said, next time I will talk money and I will walk away with a startup investment!

]]> By: Mike MacAdam http://www.vcdave.com/2008/07/08/perfecting-your-pitch/#comment-3585 Mike MacAdam Wed, 09 Jul 2008 07:49:42 +0000 http://www.vcdave.com/2008/07/08/perfecting-your-pitch/#comment-3585 This is a good post because it provides insight into what hooks investors. The points that help me the most are the company snapshot, Market overview Manage your time. The timing is great too because I have presentation in two days... I'll go over my deck with a fine tooth comb. What I like about high tech is the combination of lots to learn, smart people and the resulting incentive to learn and perform. Thanks for the insights. This is a good post because it provides insight into what hooks investors. The points that help me the most are the company snapshot, Market overview Manage your time. The timing is great too because I have presentation in two days… I’ll go over my deck with a fine tooth comb.

What I like about high tech is the combination of lots to learn, smart people and the resulting incentive to learn and perform. Thanks for the insights.

]]> By: How to Pitch Yourself | My Philly Network http://www.vcdave.com/2008/07/08/perfecting-your-pitch/#comment-3584 How to Pitch Yourself | My Philly Network Wed, 09 Jul 2008 03:05:39 +0000 http://www.vcdave.com/2008/07/08/perfecting-your-pitch/#comment-3584 [...] http://www.vcdave.com/2008/07/08/perfecting-your-pitch/trackback/ Bookmark/Search this post with: [...] [...] http://www.vcdave.com/2008/07/08/perfecting-your-pitch/trackback/ Bookmark/Search this post with: [...]

]]> By: solacetech http://www.vcdave.com/2008/07/08/perfecting-your-pitch/#comment-3579 solacetech Wed, 09 Jul 2008 02:27:11 +0000 http://www.vcdave.com/2008/07/08/perfecting-your-pitch/#comment-3579 Thanx for letting us see what VCs' really pay attention to! Thanx for letting us see what VCs’ really pay attention to!

]]> By: Christien http://www.vcdave.com/2008/07/08/perfecting-your-pitch/#comment-3578 Christien Wed, 09 Jul 2008 02:12:45 +0000 http://www.vcdave.com/2008/07/08/perfecting-your-pitch/#comment-3578 Nice post...I'm starring this in the Reader. Nice post…I’m starring this in the Reader.

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