Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 26, 2012

An "elevator pitch" is a concise, well-practiced description of your startup and your plan, delivered with conviction and enthusiasm, that your mother should be able to understand in the time it would take to ride up an elevator. A good elevator pitch is not just for an elevator discussion.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 12, 2020

That means they normally only invest in startups with a working product that has already been sold to at least one customer for full price (beta tests, giveaways and best friends don’t count). Startups whose marketing budget is trivial lose credibility and most likely the investment. Make sure allocation amounts are reasonable.

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The Startup Magazine

AUGUST 18, 2017

A panel representing savvy Investors/Venture Capitalists and seasoned African Fintech Pioneers will evaluate the business model of each chosen start‐up or trail‐blazer in a high-stress 10 minute “ elevator pitch ” to the “ Wolves ” who will ask the tough questions and provide the illuminating insights.

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Africa Ethiopia Elevator Pitch Technical Review 62

The Startup Magazine

JUNE 24, 2021

Creating a startup from scratch can be a daunting endeavor. This approach allows startups to easily identify customer-based problems and solutions, while keeping their ideas easy-to-follow, and to change if need be. It’s key to have confidence that your startup will eventually find a profitable business model. Revenue streams.

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OnlyOnce

JULY 9, 2013

Startup CEO (OnlyOnce – the book!), My book, Startup CEO: A Field Guide to Scaling Up Your Business , is now available for pre-order on Amazon in multiple formats ( Print , Kindle ), which is an exciting milestone in this project! Part III – Pre-Order Now. questions”. Writing a book is a LOT harder than I expected!

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Startup Advisory Board Elevator Pitch Forecast 95

Up and Running

JANUARY 15, 2018

Calculate startup costs. The good news is that startup costs are relatively low, but you will need a few things, so make sure you spend some time thinking through your startup costs. Would you rather be seen as a young startup company, or work on creating your own personal brand? The basics.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 9, 2014

. I still hear too many excuses for not working early on the elevator pitch, like wanting to fly under the radar, dont have the team together yet, or cant afford an agency. There is real value in doing the key things yourself, before your startup is even started: Demonstrate thought leadership before selling a product.

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Gust

OCTOBER 11, 2011

An “ elevator pitch ” is a concise, well-practiced description of your startup and your plan, delivered with conviction and enthusiasm, that your mother should be able to understand in the time it would take to ride up an elevator. A good elevator pitch is not just for an elevator discussion.

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Elevator Pitch Startup Differentiation Distribution 174

Steve Blank

MARCH 8, 2011

It was designed to bring together many of the new approaches to building a successful startup – customer development, agile development, business model generation and pivots. Startups, are not about executing a plan where the product, customers, channel are known. – not just web-based startups.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 8, 2012

It does mean that you need to look, listen, and participate in the business world around you, and network through all available channels, like business-oriented social networks online (LinkedIn), local business organizations (Chamber of Commerce), and events or conferences in your domain. Work on your elevator pitch.

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mashable.com

MARCH 24, 2011

He’s the founder of four companies, most recently WPEngine , and blogs weekly about startups and geekery. I’ve reviewed hundreds of startup pitches and I can tell you that everyone makes the same types of errors. Both are death for startups. This isn’t important for showmanship.

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Programming Startup Technical Review Software Review 86

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 10, 2017

It does mean that you need to look, listen, and participate in the business world around you, and network through all available channels, like business-oriented social networks online (LinkedIn), local business organizations (Chamber of Commerce), and events or conferences in your school or industry. Work on your elevator pitch.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 30, 2015

It does mean that you need to look, listen, and participate in the business world around you, and network through all available channels, like business-oriented social networks online (LinkedIn), local business organizations (Chamber of Commerce), and events or conferences in your school or industry. Work on your elevator pitch.

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Elevator Pitch Startup Social Network Networking 120

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 31, 2014

That means they normally only invest in startups with a working product that has already been sold to at least one customer for full price (beta tests, giveaways and best friends don’t count). Startups whose marketing budget is trivial lose credibility and most likely the investment. business entrepreneur funding investor startup'

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Elevator Pitch Salary Angel Investor Viral 285

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 1, 2016

I still hear too many excuses for not working early on the elevator pitch, like wanting to fly under the radar, don’t have the team together yet, or can’t afford an agency. There is real value in doing the key things yourself, before your startup is even started: Demonstrate thought leadership before selling a product.

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Elevator Pitch Customer Public Relations Social Media 120

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 29, 2013

It does mean that you need to look, listen, and participate in the business world around you, and network through all available channels, like business-oriented social networks online (LinkedIn), local business organizations (Chamber of Commerce), and events or conferences in your domain. Work on your elevator pitch.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 5, 2018

That means they normally only invest in startups with a working product that has already been sold to at least one customer for full price (beta tests, giveaways and best friends don’t count). Startups whose marketing budget is trivial lose credibility and most likely the investment. Make sure allocation amounts are reasonable.

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Elevator Pitch Salary Angel Investor Viral 139

Up and Running

AUGUST 18, 2014

It can be hard to pitch your startup, but with a little practice, you’ll be able to naturally bring it up in social situations—without feeling pushy or rehearsed. But finding natural ways to pitch your startup may still seem like the most daunting task you’ve faced yet. Adapt your pitch to the platform.

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Elevator Pitch Private Placement Startup Conversion 114

Up and Running

NOVEMBER 4, 2015

Use them to propel your startup into success and growth. Elevator pitches and pitch decks. LivePlan : Full disclosure, we’re the makers of LivePlan—but that just makes us more certain that it’s an essential startup tool. Pressfarm : Find journalists to write about your startup. Accounting software.

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YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 6, 2014

Understand the problem you’re solving, recognize your market size, and identify the most effective channels to that market. In today’s fast-paced startup scene, new players are entering and exiting constantly. In keeping with research, make sure you’re pitching the right person/people. Focus on developing your idea.

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Cofounder Elevator Pitch Early Stage Valuation 154

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. Think of it as a selling effort, not an attempt to fully describe your startup. Here are the key components: The problem and your solution.

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Business Plan Elevator Pitch Viral Lead Generation 244

www.vccafe.com

MARCH 11, 2013

Startup Resources (Updated Mar 2013). Venture Capital Cafe > Startup Resources (Updated Mar 2013). VC & Startup Resources. Seed Startups. VC Cafe covers early stage Israeli and European tech & mobile startups. Hundreds of startups featured since 2005, will yours be next? About VC Cafe.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 30, 2016

That means they normally only invest in startups with a working product that has already been sold to at least one customer for full price (beta tests, giveaways and best friends don’t count). Startups whose marketing budget is trivial lose credibility and most likely the investment. Make sure allocation amounts are reasonable.

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Elevator Pitch Salary Angel Investor Viral 120

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 7, 2011

It does mean that you need to look, listen, and participate in the business world around you, and network through all available channels, like business-oriented social networks online (LinkedIn), local business organizations (Chamber of Commerce), and events or conferences in your domain. Work on your elevator pitch.

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Elevator Pitch Entrepreneur Social Network Networking 241

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. Think of it as a selling effort, not an attempt to fully describe your startup. Here are the key components: The problem and your solution.

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Elevator Pitch Viral Lead Generation Metrics 226

Hippoland

APRIL 16, 2017

But, I’m trying to paint a picture of what channels are too competitive to get attention in and which channels have opportunities. That is your opportunity to jump in and do an elevator pitch. Most elevator pitches are really weak. Also, an elevator pitch does not mean you just talk at someone.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 2, 2010

It does mean that you need to look, listen, and participate in the business world around you, and network through all available channels, like business-oriented social networks online (LinkedIn), local business organizations (Chamber of Commerce), and events or conferences in your domain. Work on your elevator pitch.

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Entrepreneur Elevator Pitch Social Network Networking 145

Up and Running

MAY 2, 2016

At Bplans, we’re happy to participate in National Small Business Week by giving you access to the best resources and advice we have for small businesses and startups. How to Pitch Your Business (The Bcast). Starting your business: Free resources: Business Startup Checklist ». Startup Guide eBook ». POS Systems.

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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. Think of it as a selling effort, not an attempt to fully describe your startup. Tags: executive summary entrepreneur startup business plan.

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Elevator Pitch Viral Lead Generation Business Plan 138

Brandanew

FEBRUARY 19, 2016

But as a small business owner or a startup, you’re already ready to put in time and effort. g) You’re focussing on a single channel for marketing (e.g. I’ve discussed this before, but let me repeat, for a new Startup, start building your community bird by bird even as far back as 6 months in advance.

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Marketing Elevator Pitch Community Audience 100

Life Beyond Code

JUNE 13, 2013

A note of caution : Because “personal branding” is such a cliched term, you may be tempted to build a brand on social media channels as there are gurus out there who are telling how to use all the social networks to amplify your brand. Please read: How to weave a story around your startup? The order is important.

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Entrepreneur Elevator Pitch Dilution Channel 119

Up and Running

APRIL 7, 2015

When you pitch a startup to angel investors, you want to get questions. If you don’t get questions then your pitch fell flat and nobody is interested. See Also Master Your Pitch and Find Funding Success. My advice to you, if you’re pitching, is to love the questions that interrupt and answer them eagerly.

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Angel Investor Elevator Pitch Venture Capital Valuation 60

techcrunch.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

And therein lies the problem in finding co-founders for that startup you’re dying to launch. It’s most comfortable to hang out with people like ourselves, but those are exactly the folks you probably don’t want to co-found a startup with. Sean and Shawn from Napster met in an IRC channel. I’ll explain.

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Cofounder Founder Silicon Valley Technical Cofounder 66

Duct Tape Marketing

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Andrew Warden (05:09): Channel, I got you. We have the, again, all the DNA, as you said of a startup culture, right? We think that BEC, which is a new channel, right. Because the moment that you rest on the laurels of the channel, that's working so well for you is the moment it stops doing that. No, actually it, yeah.

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Duct Tape Marketing

JANUARY 4, 2023

John Jantsch (05:07): I mean, you use that like as your core channel. We have the, again, all the DNA as you said, of startup culture, right? We think that Bec, which is a new channel, right? Because the moment that you rest on the laurels of the channel that's working so well for you is the moment it stops doing that.

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techcrunch.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

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