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Both Sides of the Table
MAY 15, 2011
Today’s post is a subtle one about positioning yourself in a presentation. It’s any meeting where you are in a small room and are being called on to present on some form of overhead slides. The problem is that the people your presenting to are forced to choose between looking at you and looking at the screen.
Both Sides of the Table
FEBRUARY 7, 2011
.&# It was my investment philosophy that observing teams’ performance over time was far more insightful than reacting to how good of a product demo they do, how good they present Powerpoint slides or how great tech blogs say they are. Lines vs. Dots is all about people. But what about markets? Market Opportunity.
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InfoChachkie
JULY 1, 2013
The great thing about beginning your pitch in an awkward manner is that you can alienate the majority of your audience quickly, making the fact that you are unprepared (as outlined in next suggestion) much less relevant. You are an entrepreneur – go for it. A minimum of 20 to 30 slides per minute is a reasonable rule of thumb.
Both Sides of the Table
DECEMBER 16, 2009
This is part of my new series on what makes an entrepreneur successful. I originally posted it on VentureHacks , one of my favorite websites for entrepreneurs. I started the series talking about what I consider the most important attribute: Tenacity. If you haven’t spent time over there you should.
Both Sides of the Table
JANUARY 13, 2011
I recently filmed a show for This Week in Venture Capital in which I talked about how to prepare for a VC meeting: whom you’ll meet, who should attend from your side, what materials you should bring and how you should run the meeting. So why would I have talked so much about the deck in my post? I funded them 8 weeks later.
Both Sides of the Table
JANUARY 31, 2010
I spoke about this yesterday on Fox Business News. A friend of mine once said about public speaking, “it’s far more interesting to the audience if you’re loud and evocative than if you’re actually making great points.&# This is so true. Before the event I wanted to find out what I could about the students.
InfoChachkie
JULY 1, 2013
The great thing about beginning your pitch in an awkward manner is that you can alienate the majority of your audience quickly, making the fact that you are unprepared (as outlined in next suggestion) much less relevant. You are an entrepreneur – go for it. A minimum of 20 to 30 slides per minute is a reasonable rule of thumb.
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