Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 20, 2021

Don’t do cold calls or email blasts of your resume and business plan to potential investors. Nevertheless, have your elevator pitch honed, and don’t be shy about giving it. In most cases, these groups don’t require that you invest in others, as a condition of membership. Marty Zwilling.

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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. Now comes the really tricky part: getting me to review all that stuff you just neatly uploaded.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 18, 2021

Work on your elevator pitch. This is a concise, well-practiced description of your idea or your startup, delivered with conviction to start a relationship in the time it takes to ride up an elevator. Face time is critical, even with the current rage on social networks, phone texting, and email.

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 12, 2012

I've recently received several emails from people looking for a technical cofounder for their startup. Here's an example of that kind of email. Refine your elevator pitch. I promised I would write this post with some thoughts and ideas on the topic. Go to user groups. Go to tech (or other relevant industry) events.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 2, 2012

Every serious investor, on the other hand, has a stack of these in their in-basket (email or real plastic) awaiting review, and is looking for the flaw or less-capable entrepreneur in each that predicts failure, allowing them to discard it like another piece of junk mail. Asking him to check out your website first and comment is equally bad.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 28, 2018

There’s a quick litmus-test conversation any early-stage VC will have with the founder and it’s one that you should be as prepared for as your elevator pitch. Note: If you enjoy or are learning from this series please subscribe by entering your email below?—?it It goes something like this … VC: “How much money are you raising?”

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 27, 2020

Create an elevator pitch. To do this, you will need an elevator pitch that is compelling and gets potential clients and customers interested. This can be done by staying in contact through email marketing. You want your customer base to anticipate your next email, ensure these provide useful information.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 5, 2011

Every serious investor, on the other hand, has a stack of these in their in-basket (email or real plastic) awaiting review, and is looking for the flaw or less-capable entrepreneur in each that predicts failure, allowing them to discard it like another piece of junk mail. Asking him to check out your website first and comment is equally bad.

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SoCal CTO

NOVEMBER 1, 2010

I had a recent email dialog with the founder of a company looking for a CTO for their startup. We had several emails back and forth where he provided basic details on the concept. Refine your elevator pitch. And I tried to evaluate the idea and figure out: What did the founder really need here? Go to user groups.

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Gust

SEPTEMBER 27, 2014

At the very least, answer ALL the profile questions, include your company’s logo, create a two-minute elevator pitch video and upload your presentation deck. Simply enter their name and email, write a good cover letter, and click the share button. Remember that you will have total control over who can see this material.

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YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 6, 2017

Today most materials are shared over email, so don’t worry about printing out copies. You’ll need a few paragraphs that you can email — often called the elevator pitch — meaning you should be able to give it during a brief elevator ride up to your investor’s office. The presentation.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 10, 2019

Don’t do cold calls or email blasts of your resume and business plan to potential investors. Nevertheless, have your elevator pitch honed, and don’t be shy about giving it. In most cases, these groups don’t require that you invest in others, as a condition of membership. Marty Zwilling.

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Up and Running

SEPTEMBER 6, 2017

What’s the difference between an elevator pitch and an elevator speech? An elevator speech and an elevator pitch are very similar, but a pitch is frequently delivered to investors in a more formal setting and it’s likely that you’ll have a presentation slide deck (also called a pitch deck) to help you out.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 9, 2014

Craft and hone your elevator pitch early. Key introductions in a networking meeting will be quickly lost, unless you take the next step of calling or emailing later to request a personal meeting. Use these meetings to build the relationship, more by asking questions than by pitching your concept.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 30, 2012

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. If you start early, you can improve your message with every cycle, until you have an elevator pitch for your startup that resonates with the right people. Give it to them.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

But they can otherwise save you much time and effort, and are also safer and more productive than the old-fashioned approach of broadcast emailing or cold-calling every investor you can find in online directories, or responding to the risky spam offers you get for funding on social media.

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YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 30, 2019

Think of this as your elevator pitch but instead of a short pitch to give someone in an elevator, it’s a short pitch to stop them from clicking on the next link. Write good content for your website, create helpful videos, send them useful information in your emails, and over-deliver on everything you can.

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Up and Running

JANUARY 15, 2018

This is the perfect time to impress people with your elevator pitch , which is what you use to show potential clients how you can help their business and the reasons they should hire you. Choose some of the same places to hang out and try to engage them in conversation. Develop a routine. Take advantage of tools.

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Up and Running

SEPTEMBER 3, 2015

Create an elevator pitch. Refine your elevator pitch for investors. Flesh out your target market details. Create a marketing and sales plan. Outline key milestones and metrics. List your management team. Create a financial plan. Include an appendix. Brand your business. Sales forecast. Profit and loss statement.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 7, 2011

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. If you start early, you can improve your message with every cycle, until you have an elevator pitch for your startup that resonates with the right people. Give it to them.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 10, 2017

Work on your elevator pitch. This is a concise, well-practiced description of your idea or your startup, delivered with conviction to start a relationship in the time it takes to ride up an elevator. Face time is critical, even with the current rage on social networks, phone texting, and email.

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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. Craft and hone your elevator pitch early. Use these meetings to build the relationship, more by asking questions than by pitching your concept.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 17, 2010

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. If you start early, you can improve your message with every cycle, until you have an elevator pitch for your startup that resonates with the right people. Give it to them.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 29, 2013

Work on your elevator pitch. This is a concise, well-practiced description of your idea or your startup, delivered with conviction to start a relationship in the time it takes to ride up an elevator. Face time is critical, even with the current rage on social networks, phone texting, and email.

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Gust

JULY 22, 2012

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. If you start early, you can improve your message with every cycle, until you have an elevator pitch for your startup that resonates with the right people. Give it to them.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 28, 2013

Don’t do cold calls or email blasts of your resume and business plan to potential investors. Nevertheless, have your elevator pitch honed, and don’t be shy about giving it. In most cases, these groups don’t require that you invest in others, as a condition of membership. Marty Zwilling.

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Hippoland

APRIL 16, 2017

Have you ever seen an investor on his/her phone emailing or texting people in the corner of a room? That is your opportunity to jump in and do an elevator pitch. A strong elevator pitch will cover something unique about you / your story / any KPIs or metrics you may have / why what you’re doing is important.

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Up and Running

JULY 13, 2022

As a startup, think of the value proposition as your elevator pitch. Pro Tip: Add an email sign-up form so interested visitors can receive updates about your business or be placed on a waiting list for an upcoming product. When a visitor comes to a site, they typically spend about 10 seconds on the page.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 27, 2012

Don’t do cold calls or email blasts of your resume and business plan to potential investors. Nevertheless, have your elevator pitch honed, and don’t be shy about giving it. In most cases, these groups don’t require that you invest in others, as a condition of membership. Marty Zwilling.

Networking 242

Networking Accredited Investor Elevator Pitch Entrepreneur 242

YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 28, 2017

With that said though – nail your elevator pitch. I find Infusionsoft works a treat for me but even if you use your own email the key point here is make sure the contact doesn’t stop the minute you leave the hustle and bustle of the event. This is the time to give of yourself, not take what you can.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 25, 2016

Don’t do cold calls or email blasts of your resume and business plan to potential investors. Nevertheless, have your elevator pitch honed, and don’t be shy about giving it. In most cases, these groups don’t require that you invest in others, as a condition of membership. Marty Zwilling.

Networking 120

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 8, 2012

Work on your elevator pitch. This is a concise, well-practiced description of your idea or your startup, delivered with conviction to start a relationship in the time it takes to ride up an elevator. Face time is critical, even with the current rage on social networks, phone texting, and email.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 29, 2016

I recommend making friends the first formal test of your elevator pitch, your investor slide deck, and your business plan, and earnestly ask for their advice (not money) early. But they do expect you to take them seriously, as follows: Proactively and sincerely engage each potential investor.

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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. Take a look at my website for the Sample Executive Summary , which shows what can be done in one page (both sides).

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Austin Startup

APRIL 15, 2017

It’s a good idea to preschedule a few practice sessions in-person and also encourage teams to record their pitch and send you the video to review. 5 Secrets to a Killer Elevator Pitch Audio-Visual Setup Every venue has different requirements but here are some general suggestions. Are you evaluating their business or their pitch?

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David Teten

JULY 23, 2019

– 1-2 sentence elevator pitch. Note the pitch should explain what they actually do preferably using the Mad Libs format : “My company, [NAME], is developing [A DEFINED OFFERING], to help [DEFINED AUDIENCE], [SOLVE A PROBLEM], with [SECRET SAUCE].”. – 1 sentence with most exciting metric from their growth.

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Austin Startup

AUGUST 3, 2017

I talk to at least a dozen new entrepreneurs each week and probably review two dozen email pitches. If you contact me cold then we’re probably going to exchange a few emails before I invite you to meet in person (however, it’s worth noting that I still do take a lot of meetings this way).

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