Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 8, 2016

Every entrepreneur needs a good “elevator pitch” which succinctly describes the idea, the customer value proposition, and business profit. Remember you can’t sustain a business or social cause with no revenue or profit. The smart ones identify and budget innovative approaches, and use metrics to tools to monitor effectiveness.

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Up and Running

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

This is where your elevator pitch needs to be embedded. Some of the best plans I have seen define the size of the market by amalgamating the revenues (reported or estimated) of their competitors. Some revenue questions you’ll want to be able to answer include: What were the components of your revenue?

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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. You need to show your summary revenue and expense projections for three to five years. That’s your metric to see if you have their attention.

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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. You need to show your summary revenue and expense projections for three to five years. That’s your metric to see if you have their attention.

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Austin Startup

SEPTEMBER 6, 2019

link] Can you introduce yourself & give us your elevator pitch? That puts us in a place where we’ll be close to 2 million dollars in annual revenue. We got to chatting about the world of FinTech as well as the elusive credit market that hadn’t been formalized until Zirtue hit the scene.

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ConversionXL

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Prescriptive analytics The digital analytics metrics you need to know How to use analytics to improve marketing campaigns Define your mission, goals, and KPIs Set key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure marketing performance What to look for in a digital analytics product 9 tools for your digital analytics stack 1. Conversion rate.

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Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 5, 2009

A Progress Graph on the right visually shows how far you’ve come (in whatever units of goodness you’re tracking – revenue, units, users, etc.) Good if you have your own money, better if the cash comes from investors, but best if it’s revenues from customers. Did the VC’s like your team ? Get back up and running.

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The Startup Magazine

JUNE 24, 2021

Revenue streams. High-level concept – Create an “elevator pitch” summarizing the purpose and innovativeness of your product. Key metrics. Use appropriate metrics to track how your business is progressing and performing. Estimate the earnings that your product/service may generate.

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Duct Tape Marketing

JANUARY 4, 2023

17:16] Is there a small set of metrics that you rely on? [19:43] Then I want to talk to you about adding a new revenue stream to your business that will completely change how you work with clients. Is there a small set of metrics that you rely on as. So the emphasis and the laser focus on metrics is like, not optional. (18:49):

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 16, 2016

Show how your project aligns within your company’s current business imperatives, but don’t throw around hyperbolic and unrealistic metrics about revenue projections and market share. Sure, you may have crunched every number, analyzed every metric, and made countless spreadsheets and projections and growth charts. Be patient.

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Up and Running

MAY 22, 2018

After carefully noting their responses (and not asking leading questions), give them your elevator pitch—the short and sweet version of your idea. You’ll have to actually demonstrate that you’re generating revenue and increasing your client base. Your MVP’s success will be a key component of your investor pitch deck.

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