 | |
| . Great to see you too! Thanks for supporting all these awesome causes! |
| |
| |
| for Innovation. Tell Congress we need smart reform. Attract & keep talent in USA |
| |
| |
| Thanks so much everyone for joining me for the tonight! |
| |
| |
| . I've seen a lot great ones - the best pitches lift you up with inspiration/excitement |
| |
| |
| . You're so welcome! Happy to help. |
| |
| |
| A5 Cont.: You can also often find local workshops/classes like this one: |
| |
| |
| A5: A simple Google search reveals great videos like this one from David Rose: |
| |
| |
| . A bit more low-risk of rejection - worrying about duplication is usually a bit exaggerated. |
| |
| |
| . I think fine-tuning your pitch depends more on discovering what the people you are pitching to care about. |
| |
| |
| . I think both genders respond well to confidence and clear data/information... |
| |
| |
| . Authenticity is extra important - clearly state your strengths, but don't pretend you have no weaknesses |
| |
| |
| . That sounds good - I would also pitch too each other and start the group practice as early as possible. |
| |
| |
| . If you can try to find a quick way for the audience to relate to it, to see the use case, that works wonders. |
| |
| |
| . Yes - the team has to be honest about everyone's strengths. Highlight those. |
| |
| |
| . No magic number, but no more than what you need to tell basic story. Agree- images/charts/graphs over heavy words. |
| |
| |
| . How do you currently have the team practice the pitch? |
| |
| |
| . For sure! Always good to start w/your maxed out deck (everything you need) and then edit for different audiences |
| |
| |
| . Once you have that great one or two sentences, it opens up more time to get into details/show personality |
| |
| |
| . I think first step is to figure out how to explain exactly what your product does in one sentence (or two) |
| |
| |
| . Twitter seems to be a little slow for me too - we'll all hang int there! |
| |
