Steve Blank

MARCH 8, 2011

Each team gave each professor a three-minute elevator pitch for their idea, and we let them know if it was good enough for the class. BlinkTraffic will empower mobile users in developing markets (Jakarta, Sao Paolo, Delhi, etc.) is their business worth pursuing (market size).

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Gust

SEPTEMBER 27, 2014

In order to be competitive, a company needs to have just about everything in place, from its product to its team to market traction, before it is ready to seek funding. 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.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 30, 2014

Senior business leaders, for example, are unlikely to relate when you pitch your latest web app that mashes up existing technology derived from early social-networking applications. Every business leader knows how difficult it is to keep up with a changing market.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 31, 2016

Senior business leaders, for example, are unlikely to relate when you pitch your latest web app, highlighting the mashup technology, which you derived from early online social networking applications. Every business leader knows how difficult it is to keep up with a changing market.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 24, 2012

Reserve the company name on social networks to protect it. They must amplify your “elevator pitch” to investors, as well as key points from the business plan and the financial model. All the conviction and market research in the world are no substitute for real customers paying real money. Free trials don’t count.

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ReadWriteStart

OCTOBER 27, 2011

To be in business today, our most important job is to be head marketer for the brand called You. For more information on this or inspiration check out one of my favorite marketing books, Seth Goodin's Purple Cow which he describes as: "(A) plea for originality, for passion, guts, and daring. Refine your personal elevator pitch.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 24, 2011

Practice every step, including the elevator pitch to get the first meeting. Get introduced via one of the social networks, or a professional organization, before you approach a VC with a business proposal. Remember you only have one chance for a good first impression. Identify the right people in the right firms.

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YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 25, 2018

But for some reason, it fails to appear on a lot of social network popularity lists. Create short, elevator pitch-style videos to tell potential partners or customers about your business. Google Plus, You Say? You’d think Google Plus would be one of the most widely used platforms for businesses and professionals.

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Gust

DECEMBER 16, 2012

Reserve the company name on social networks to protect it. They must amplify your “elevator pitch” to investors, as well as key points from the business plan and the financial model. All the conviction and market research in the world are no substitute for real customers paying real money. Free trials don’t count.

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crowdSPRING Blog

AUGUST 18, 2016

The Tumblr post was shared across the social network ( it now has over 19,000 notes ) and spawned spirited discussions about retail markup among social media and fashion blogs. Think of it as a visual elevator pitch. Image credit: Everlane. The message was clear: you are paying too much for your tee shirts.

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cdixon.org

SEPTEMBER 17, 2011

Even if your idea gets in the wrong hands, they will probably just get the high level “elevator pitch” which isn’t worth much anyways. Very, very few markets have room for only one player. But it’s probably wise to be more secretive in some vertical markets: [link]. link] Kristian Dupont.

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Growthink Blog

MAY 24, 2010

Next, I'll give you my best practices for creating all of your Venture Capital Marketing & Presentation Materials. including: * 3 simple keys to a powerful elevator pitch * How to construct a business plan that will impress venture capitalists * The 3 things you must accomplish in your Executive Summary * And more.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 14, 2010

Get introduced via one of the social networks, or a professional organization, before you approach a VC with a business proposal. Practice every step, including the elevator pitch to get the first meeting. Make a personal connection, directly or indirectly. Create an investment-grade business plan.

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Up and Running

NOVEMBER 4, 2015

Elevator pitches and pitch decks. In this case, it’s the pitch feature that allows you to get all of your most important points down in one place, either as a one-page format or as a pitch deck that you can export to Powerpoint if you need a slide deck for a presentation. Market research. Analytics tools.

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Up and Running

APRIL 5, 2017

Several economic factors make healthcare a likely place where your startup will see profits: The global preventive healthcare technologies and services market is expected to reach $432.4 Keep maintaining and building your network—it’s the journey that counts. If your work helps save even one person’s life, you’ve already done a lot.

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mashable.com

MARCH 24, 2011

Mashable | The Social Media Guide Viral Topics Twitter YouTube Facebook iPhone Google Video About Mashable Company About Us Advertise Submit News Contact Us Announcements Resources Guidebooks Lists How To Trending Mashable Awards Subscriptions Partners W3 EDGE Rackspace Concentric Sky Dynect DNS Intridea Welcome to Mashable! Have an account?

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www.quicksprout.com

NOVEMBER 1, 2010

They are always refining the elevator pitch and searching for soundbites that resonate, trying to be more efficient at generating the hype that’s necessary. They manage to conquer ranking and analysis market on Twitter and websites using their twittergrader and websitegrader. You’ll be surprised on what you’ll learn. {

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techcrunch.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

Take facebook – it was not the 1st social n/w but now is the biggest. Google – not the 1st search engine infact when they started there wer likes of Yahoo, AltaVista already in the market… Idea is imp but at the end of the day it the vision and the grit of the founders that brings the company to the shores of success.

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techcrunch.com

FEBRUARY 19, 2010

Tech Gadgets Mobile Enterprise GreenTech CrunchBase TechCrunch TV Disrupt SF More TechCrunch TV Beta Invites Crunchies Elevator Pitches Gillmor Gang Podcasts TechCrunch Europe TechCrunch Trends TechCrunch France TechCrunch Japan Whats Hot: Android Apple Facebook Google Microsoft Twitter Yahoo Zynga Subscribe: Think Your Start-up Is Venture Worthy?

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www.vccafe.com

MARCH 11, 2013

Whether you’re wondering what site search you should use or what is the best email marketing tool, knowledge is power. Inbound Marketing vs Interruption marketing. Social networking. Social/Sharing. Email marketing. Market Research. Promotions/Marketing. Part 1- Intro. Live Mocha.

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