Startup Professionals Musings
NOVEMBER 4, 2019
In my experience, the key steps I look for always include the following: Testing the idea against customers who have money to spend. Prepare your marketing story for customers and investors. Start by developing an “elevator pitch,” that you can deliver in thirty seconds to hook a potential customer or investor.
Gust
JULY 23, 2014
So even if my own mother asked me to meet with you, and you were pitching me a biotech opportunity for a $10 million investment at a $90 million valuation, I might take the meeting, but it wouldn’t be particularly useful for either of us. In this case, it’s not a lack of interest, just a lack of time and efficiency.
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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. Create a written plan, with target milestones and metrics. You must also learn from your customers. Yes, there are a lot of bridges to cross. A full plan may be no more than 20 pages.
The Startup Magazine
JUNE 19, 2022
But since a majority of businesses receive dozens of sales presentations per day, gaining customer loyalty is more difficult than it sounds. They also play a vital function in sales by helping teams and individuals set the appropriate objective and measure the appropriate metrics. Truly believe in your product. Source: Pixabay.
Up and Running
SEPTEMBER 3, 2015
Define your ideal customer. How easy is it to acquire a customer, and how much will it cost? Interview potential customers to ensure that they have the problem you are trying to solve. Interview potential customers to validate that your solution is something your customers will pay for. Create an elevator pitch.
OnlyOnce
JULY 9, 2013
The book is part of the Startup Revolution series that Brad has been working on for a couple years now, including Do More (Even) Faster , Venture Deals , Startup Communities , and Startup Life (with two more to come, Startup Boards and Startup Metrics). Writing a book is a LOT harder than I expected!
Startup Professionals Musings
AUGUST 14, 2015
Maybe more important, you need domain knowledge, relationships and lots of potential customers. Every startup needs a simple elevator pitch, quantifying the value of its journey, that can be communicated in less than a minute to new team members, potential investors and customers.
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