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Scenario: naive entrepreneur approached by angel investor

I am an aerospace engineer. On a whim I went to an entrepreneurial conference at the university that is in my town. And then, on a whim, at the evening pitch session, I pitched some hair-brained ...
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How to find the right person to speak to at a company?

I am following up on How do I pitch to a potential partner? I found the project manager who in the department of the company i wish to work with but however she forward me to 5 managers in smaller ...
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How do I pitch to a potential partner?

A group of us want to work with a rather large company on a specific project. I was able to contact the person in the department i wanted and on the initial email she forward me to 4 colleagues that ...
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How to find statistics for a sales pitch?

We have developed a system that lets small businesses issue membership cards to their clients which can then be used as payment cards. The clients either preload the card with money or link it with a ...
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“One Man Startup” - Should a add people before going out looking for funding?

i've been working on a project for the last year or so and during that time 4 out of 5 partners have left, leaving only me. I've turned the project into a modest success and have now received some ...
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First-time meeting with a VC and Angel Investor

Just to give some background, I'm building a software as a service offering which is almost in private beta and I have a few customers lined up to start using it at launch. Its a solo gig so far, and ...
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G/Score Opinions?

We've been admitted as semi-finalists at an Innovate!100 Pitch Slam. The main purpose of the even is getting some visibility and, allegedly, getting a G/Score for your pitch. The G/Score is a ...
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What are some resources to watch example pitches?

I like to learn by example so I am trying to find sites that are putting recorded pitches up online. Examples would be: Shark Tank on Jason Calacanis's This Week in Startups - ...
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High concept pitch review

I'm beginning fundraising for my brick & mortar textbook rental company. My best high concept pitch is "Blockbuster for textbooks". I need some feedback on how this rubs people, seeing that ...
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Pitching a major potential client on Wednesday. Any ideas to knock their socks off?

I'm pitching a major potential client on Wednesday. I mean, HUGE. Background (thanks, James!): We are Textaurant, a SaaS web app tool that provides waiting list management for busy restaurants. We ...
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Mingling in angel investor gathering

I will be joining an event on angel financing where there will be quite some angel investors shown up. Just wonder what I should talk about when meeting those angels, should I pitch them my ideas in ...
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Should a pitch have a professional presentation?

Related to "Things you need to have ready to pitch", is it necessary to have a whiz-bang all-singing all-dancing professionally produced PowerPoint deck for an investor pitch? My feeling is that such ...
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Software for making pitch/marketing videos

I am about the create a pitch/marketing video, so I would be keen to find out about any software that helps you create various animations, overlays, etc. Possibly bundled with some sound effects.
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Best start-up pitch videos

I was just watching a few of the TechCrunch50 videos, and I really liked the Yext pitch the most - http://www.techcrunch50.com/2009/yext/. Any of you guys here have recommendations for some very ...
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Example of a freemium business plan?

Do you guys have any examples of business outlines, or slide decks so i could get an example for making one for my startup. my business model is freemium model thanksĀ”
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Does Anyone Have Good Examples of “After the Fact” Pitch Decks?

I know that no one in there right mind would circulate a deck publicly while they were out pitching their company. However, it would seem that a deck from a successful round 5 or 10 years ago would be ...
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What are 3 essential components of a great elevator pitch?

Whether it is pitching to an investor, customer and your friends a well constructed and thought out elevator pitch can make all the difference. What are some of the key components that need to be ...

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