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10 Ways To Make Your Investor Pitch More Effective

Startup Professionals Musings

The first words out of your mouth should be “Can everyone hear me, and read the screen?” According to Gartner, the opportunity is 100 million by 2015, with 12% compounded growth.” Investors don’t need to know the implementation details of your patent or customer support plan. Research your audience before presenting.

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10 Guidelines for Angel Funding Presentations

Startup Professionals Musings

The first words out of your mouth should be “Can everyone hear me, and read the screen?” According to Gartner, the opportunity is 100 million by 2015, with 12% compounded growth.” Investors don’t need to know the implementation details of your patent or customer support plan. Research your audience before presenting.

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10 Funding Quotes Every Entrepreneur Should Skip

Startup Professionals Musings

Gartner says our market will be $50 billion in 2015.” That’s probably the soft way of saying, we don’t have a patent or any “secret sauce” for a competitive advantage. I highly recommend that you screen your business plan and your executive presentation carefully for variations on any of these statements, and remove them.

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10 Tips on Making a Memorable Investor Pitch

Startup Professionals Musings

The first words out of your mouth should be “Can everyone hear me, and read the screen?” According to Gartner, the opportunity is 100 million by 2015, with 12% compounded growth.” Investors don’t need to know the implementation details of your patent or customer support plan. Research your audience before presenting.

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Ten Ways to Optimize Your Investor Pitch Time

Startup Professionals Musings

The first words out of your mouth should be “Can everyone hear me, and read the screen?” According to Gartner, the opportunity is 100 million by 2015, with 12% compounded growth.” Investors don’t need to know the implementation details of your patent or customer support plan. Research your audience before presenting.

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Top Ten Tips for Pitching to Investors

Startup Professionals Musings

The first words out of your mouth should be “Can everyone hear me, and read the screen?” According to Gartner, the opportunity is 100 million by 2015, with 12% compounded growth.” Investors don’t need to know the implementation details of your patent or customer support plan. Research your audience before presenting.

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