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16 Pitching Resources
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The Art of the Pitch
guykawasaki.com— — This reading, based on Chapter 3 of The Art of the Start, explains how to pitch your organization in a shorter and clearer way.
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The 10/20/30 Rule of PowerPoint
blog.guykawasaki.com— — “As a venture capitalist, I have to listen to hundreds of entrepreneurs pitch their companies. Most of these pitches are crap: sixty slides about a “patent pending,” “first mover advantage,” “all we have to do is get 1% of the people in China to buy our product” startup”
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Really Bad Powerpoint
sethgodin.typepad.com— — “It doesn’t matter whether you’re trying to champion at a church or a school or a Fortune 100 company, you’re probably going to use PowerPoint.”
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Strategies to Make Your Pitch Perfect
businessweek.com— — Business communications coach Carmine Gallo presents a four-part game plan that new entrepreneurs can use to present themselves and their ideas with confidence.
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Delivering a Marketable VC Pitch
gsb.stanford.edu— — “David Ladd of Mayfield Ventures covers the A to Z’s of how venture capitalists think about a new venture and what you as an entrepreneur need to consider in making that first pitch”
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The Entrepreneur's New Year's Resolution: "I Will Fix My Pitch"
blog.guykawasaki.com— — “Endless articles, books, and blogs have been written on the topic of business plan presentations and pitching to investors. In spite of this wealth of advice, almost every entrepreneur gets it wrong.”
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The Elevator Pitch
seanwise.com— — “As I have discussed at length, if you want to raise capital, you need to get your Elevator Pitch locked down. Want to know more? Check out this video created by Mike Armitage, a producer at CBC as part of Dragons’ Den.”
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Wise Words
theglobeandmail.com— — “So how do you create a powerful elevator pitch? Well, first you need to understand exactly what an “Elevator Pitch” is and where it comes from.”
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Ali G Invents the Ice Cream Glove
youtube.com— — “Ali G presents his idea for an ice cream glove to a few marketing pros and even talks to Donald Trump.”
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Perfecting Your Pitch
garage.com— — Comprehensive steps for developing an effective pitch from Garage Technology Ventures.
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Organization & Preparation Tips
garrreynolds.com— — “Before you even open up PowerPoint, sit down and really think about the day of your presentation. What is the real purpose of your talk?”
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Top Ten Delivery Tips
garrreynolds.com— — “If I had only one tip to give, it would be to be passionate about your topic and let that enthusiasm come out. Yes, you need great content. Yes, you need professional, well designed visuals.”
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The First Five Slides: Unlocking the Story Buried in Your Presentation
sociablemedia.com— — “If you use bullet points in your PowerPoint presentations, it’s probably because writing bullets helps you to build slides quickly and reminds you to cover all the points you want to make.”
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Presentation Excellence
tompeters.com— — Tom Peters’ blog and PowerPoint presentation on how to make an excellent PowerPoint presentation.
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Make a Great Pitch
edcorner.stanford.edu— — “Making pitches is a way of life for an entrepreneur. Kawasaki provides his tips for ensuring each pitch is better than the last. His 10/20/30 rule for PowerPoint slides is essential.”
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Tips for a Good Pitch
edcorner.stanford.edu— — Heidi Roizen provides tips for giving good pitches. First, focus on getting to the next step. For an hour-long meeting, she says, plan on a 20 min. presentation (no more); get to the value proposition in 5 minutes; be articulate; manage the meeting; show experience and establish credibility.