Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 26, 2015

As a model, think high-quality marketing collateral, with text and graphics in columns and sidebars, but focused on the value of your business, rather than selling your product. I see too many executive summaries that are simply heavy-duty customer pitches, or lightweight visions of the future.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 4, 2011

Remember to aim the content of both of these at investors, not customers. They must amplify your “elevator pitch” to investors, as well as key points from the business plan and the financial model. Prepare an investment-grade business plan. Close at least one initial customer. Free trials don’t count.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 5, 2011

You can bet that if he ever sees a real business plan from you, it will go to the bottom of the pile. An Executive Summary is a one page elevator pitch of the whole plan (may be separate from the plan), which gives an investor a net perspective on the key business parameters. Send the plan without a summary.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 12, 2020

Here are some guidelines that will help you with the right answers, not only in closing your next investment, but in planning when and how much money to ask for: Investors are most interested in helping you scale the business. Building a huge inventory before you have a confirmed customer is not a convincing strategy.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 2, 2020

In addition, creating a business requires leading and interacting with other people, including partners, investors, and customers. Target measurements allow you to assess your business progress. Take your time in moving from your idea to a business. You must also learn from your customers.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 23, 2010

Remember to aim the content of both of these at investors, not customers. They must amplify your “elevator pitch” to investors, as well as key points from the business plan and the financial model. Prepare an investment-grade business plan. Close at least one initial customer. Free trials don’t count.

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 23, 2020

This SaaS company, one of 50 finalists for SXSW Pitch 2020 , enables global organizations to analyze and resolve pay gaps due to gender or race and stay in compliance over time. Syndio has over 60 enterprise customers including Nordstrom, Match Group, Target, Adobe and PagerDuty and already more than 1.3

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

This pitch will be required by every platform, and it needs your effort and focus before the crush of all the other fundraising tasks. I recommend that you start by creating an “elevator pitch,” then an executive summary, and begin work on your business plan and financial model.

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Up and Running

JANUARY 15, 2018

Your Lean Plan should include an overview of your strategy and tactics (problem-solving and possible solutions), your business model (including your target market and competition), and a schedule of what you’re doing and when. You should also include some core financials such as a sales forecast, expense budget, and cash flow forecast.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 8, 2017

Since this document is outward facing, it is important to keep the terminology and tone consistent with that of your customer set, investors, and business partners. This is your elevator pitch hook, which you must be able to deliver in 30 seconds. Provide details on the business model and cash flow.

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Up and Running

AUGUST 30, 2017

You want to review all the different components of your business model. This description should basically be an elevator pitch for potential partners and business investors to get excited about what you’re offering and your unique location, philosophy, and approach. What is your business model?

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VC Cafe

SEPTEMBER 26, 2010

If you can’t explain your idea in 2 sentences, your customers probably won’t either. Also, make sure you practice your elevator pitch. Get feedback from your customers. Ask customers how they would use your product – friends and family don’t count for this purpose. Articulate your idea.

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Up and Running

MARCH 14, 2018

Your revenue or business model. Customer acquisition: Marketing and sales strategy. This is usually one of the most skipped sections of an investor pitch and a full business plan. How will you reach your customers? Your financials should easily allow you to calculate your customer acquisition costs.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 31, 2014

Here are some guidelines that will help you with the right answers, not only in closing your next investment, but in planning when and how much money to ask for: Investors are most interested in helping you scale the business. Building a huge inventory before you have a confirmed customer is not a convincing strategy.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 5, 2018

Here are some guidelines that will help you with the right answers, not only in closing your next investment, but in planning when and how much money to ask for: Investors are most interested in helping you scale the business. Building a huge inventory before you have a confirmed customer is not a convincing strategy.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 8, 2016

By profit, I simply mean offering a product or service to customers for a price that exceeds the total costs associated with the solution, thus providing some basis for recovering sunk costs and generating a return for stakeholders. Solve a painful problem for customers who have money to spend.

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Up and Running

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

If you employ these nine tips for taking a good pitch and making it great, you’re going to give the kind of pitch that stands out to investors, too. Tell a real customer story. When possible, open your pitch by telling a real customer story that addresses the problem your product or service solves in the marketplace.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 26, 2020

To be clear, I define a product specification as the technical definition of your product, to be used for development and testing purposes, with a quick business summary for context. Use non-fuzzy terms to quantify customer value. Provide specifics on the customer business model.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 27, 2012

Give the “elevator pitch” for your startup. Here is how and why it works, including a customer-centric quantification of the benefits. Define the characteristics of the overall industry, market forces, market dynamics, and customer landscape. Business model. Solution product & technology.

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Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 5, 2009

Chasing funding versus chasing customers and a repeatable and scalable business model, is one reason startups fail. Chasing funding versus chasing customers and a repeatable and scalable business model, is one reason startups fail. Are there customers for what you are building? How many are there?

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 9, 2012

Before you start, remember that the goal of the executive summary is to provide a printed version of your best elevator pitch, to provide a positive first impression to the reader. Business model. Who is your customer, what is the price, and how much does it cost you to build one?

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 24, 2012

Remember to aim the content of both of these at investors, not customers. They must amplify your “elevator pitch” to investors, as well as key points from the business plan and the financial model. Prepare an investment-grade business plan. Close at least one initial customer. Free trials don’t count.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 10, 2011

Give the “elevator pitch” for your startup. Here is how and why it works, including a customer-centric quantification of the benefits. Define the characteristics of the overall industry, market forces, market dynamics, and customer landscape. Business model. Solution product & technology.

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Elevator Pitch Exit Strategy Burn Rate Merger 234

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 30, 2016

Here are some guidelines that will help you with the right answers, not only in closing your next investment, but in planning when and how much money to ask for: Investors are most interested in helping you scale the business. Building a huge inventory before you have a confirmed customer is not a convincing strategy.

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Elevator Pitch Salary Angel Investor Viral 120

Up and Running

JUNE 21, 2012

This will force you to trim needless words and communicate your business idea clearly and with minimal clutter. Whether you want to call it a “one page business plan,” an executive summary, or an elevator pitch, it should contain the following: Customer Problem. Business Model (how you make money).

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 14, 2015

Funding is only one of the critical resources you need to start a business. Maybe more important, you need domain knowledge, relationships and lots of potential customers. Even non-profits require money to operate, so every startup needs a business model with plans to bring in income. Calculate and manage your financials.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 3, 2011

Before you start, remember that the goal of the executive summary is to provide a printed version of your best elevator pitch, to provide a positive first impression to the reader. Business model. Who is your customer, what is the price, and how much does it cost you to build one?

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YoungUpstarts

MARCH 30, 2017

What is your business model? Social enterprises have unique challenges when building a business model. Social enterprises need a business model that demonstrates value while remaining true to a social mission. This is not an “elevator pitch,” but more of a “passion pitch.”

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 24, 2011

Here are some key action items that will give you some priority: Create an investment-grade business plan. This means build a plan that hits all the hot buttons; problem/solution, executive team, competition, business model, reasonable financial projections, and what’s in it for the investor. Line up a winning team.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 19, 2010

Give the “elevator pitch” for your startup. Here is how and why it works, including a customer-centric quantification of the benefits. Define the characteristics of the overall industry, market forces, market dynamics, and customer landscape. Business model. Solution product & technology.

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Austin Startup

APRIL 15, 2017

You should focus on clearly explaining the problem you solve and how you do it as well as what your basic business model is. What kind of customer traction do you have? Come by booth #54 after the pitch” or “Back us on Kickstarter” or “Follow us on Twitter” or “We’re looking for a lead developer.” How can they help you?

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Austin Startup

AUGUST 3, 2017

I want to understand who the customer is, what problem you solve, and how you do it. Is this a big enough market to support a venture funded business? It might be a great idea with a solid business model but it still might not be a good fit for venture funding. Is it something I can use to make my own life better?

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Up and Running

MARCH 13, 2019

Whether you are trying to raise money from angel investors or venture capitalists for your business, or just want to perfect your business strategy, a solid elevator pitch is an essential tool for achieving your goals. How to build a winning elevator pitch in 7 steps: 1. Define the problem. Simple as that.

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Gust

AUGUST 19, 2012

Give the “elevator pitch” for your startup. Here is how and why it works, including a customer-centric quantification of the benefits. Define the characteristics of the overall industry, market forces, market dynamics, and customer landscape. Business model. Solution product & technology.

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Exit Strategy Elevator Pitch Burn Rate Merger 146

Gust

DECEMBER 16, 2012

Remember to aim the content of both of these at investors, not customers. They must amplify your “elevator pitch” to investors, as well as key points from the business plan and the financial model. Prepare an investment-grade business plan. Close at least one initial customer. Free trials don’t count.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 11, 2010

Before you start, remember that the goal of the executive summary is to provide a printed version of your best elevator pitch, to provide a positive first impression to the reader. Business model. Who is your customer, what is the price, and how much does it cost you to build one?

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Austin Startup

SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

link] Can you introduce yourself and give us your elevator pitch? We have two other founders that run the head of data and tech, and I run the business side. We identified that midterm rentals are a thing, and we know that business model works so we took on funding to grow it. We kept in the shadows for a while.

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