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3 Reasons Why Your Elevator Pitch Will Never Work

YoungUpstarts

We started the meeting going around the table and were each given two minutes to share what we did – our elevator pitch, a way to present our work in such a concise way that it could be shared within the span of an elevator ride. Reason #3: We make our elevator pitch about ourselves. It was a fiasco.

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How to Build a Messaging Strategy that Grabs Your Customer’s Attention

ConversionXL

This will help you gauge who your audience is and how to speak to them at every customer touchpoint. Gumroad , a software that allows content creators to easily sell digital products, gets straight to the point with their unique selling proposition (USP) : They state exactly who their target audience is: creators.

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How to Describe Your Startup

Austin Startup

Whether it’s a thirty-page business plan, a ten-page pitch deck, a five-minute presentation, a one-page executive summary or a twenty-second elevator pitch, your primary goal is to answer the question, “What does your company do?” Litr.ly: “Litr.ly Litr.ly: “Litr.ly on Medium , Twitter or AngelList.

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SXSW Pitch Finalist: Syndio

Austin Startup

Last October, Colacurcio won season two of GeekWire’s Elevator Pitch (literally given in the 32-second elevator ride of Seattle’s Smith Tower); her pitch also won the Geek’s Choice award after live voting by the audience in the Summit app. For now, men still control the VC checkbooks.

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8 Tips To Building Your Brand

YoungUpstarts

Establish Your Audience. The target audience should help you determine how you want to display and sell your product or service. Conduct plenty of research to better understand your target audience’s demographics. Keep in mind that different colors may elicit different images, feelings or ideas from any viewing audience.

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How to Create an Elevator Speech (With Examples)

Up and Running

An elevator speech is a 30- to 60-second answer to the question, “So, what do you do?” A great elevator speech will spark interest in your business and hopefully lead to a deeper conversation. Elevator speeches are a great opportunity for entrepreneurs. It’s a quick summary of your business and its value proposition.

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You are the Best One to Build Your Startup Brand

Startup Professionals Musings

I’m talking about doing some real networking to test your elevator pitch, and get to know some potential investors before you ask them for money. Start writing a blog, speaking at local groups, and conversing at networking meetings about the need you see in the marketplace, before you pitch a solution.