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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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Give the Best Elevator Pitch Ever With a 3,000-Year-Old Technique

Up and Running

He hands you your driver’s license which you’d just shown to security and suddenly you realize this person is one of the biggest angel investors in the universe. The two of you strike up a conversation and he asks what you do, and you just happen to be seeking funding for your startup. What does this have to do with an elevator pitch?

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30 Entrepreneurs Share their Best Networking Tips and Advice

Hearpreneur

Networking with peers and colleagues will always bring you more opportunities than trying to secure a non-reciprocal connection with someone you idolize. 14- Create conversation on Twitter Photo Credit: Jarrett McCraw Twitter has turned into a kind of niche social media platform designed for specific niches.

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You are the Best One to Build Your Startup Brand

Startup Professionals Musings

I hear lots of excuses from startup founders, like “I’m too busy,” concern over IP security, can’t afford an agency, and it’s too early. 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. Even bad coverage is better than no coverage.

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How to Start a Business in a Month – #30DayChallenge

Up and Running

Day 8: Write a one page pitch. Consider your One Page Pitch (similar to an elevator pitch), the precursor to your business plan. It’s very similar to an elevator pitch in that it will lay out your business strategy in a format that is easy to digest. This should give you a good overview of what’s included.

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PR for a Startup Should Not Start With an Agency

Startup Professionals Musings

I hear lots of excuses from startup founders, like “I’m too busy,” concern over IP security, can’t afford an agency, and it’s too early. 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. Even bad coverage is better than no coverage.

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Raising Money Using Customer Development

Steve Blank

Entrepreneurs put together their funding presentation by extracting the key ideas from their business plan, putting them on PowerPoint/Keynote and pitching the company – until they get funded or exhausted. What are Early Stage VC’s Really Asking? If they’re not busy looking at their Blackberry’s/iPhone’s.) is quite good. is quite good.