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10 Things I Hated About Your Business Pitch

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And just so you understand, market need and solutions aren’t boring, especially when you show them in stories rather than alleged facts. Real businesses make profits like 7 percent, 9 percent, occasionally even low double-digit profits (stated as a percentage of sales). You focused on internal rates of return and net present value.

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10 Things I hated About Your Business Pitch

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I’m talking about the 10-20 minute slide presentations and accompanying questions and answers. . And just so you understand, market need and solutions aren’t boring, especially when you show them in stories rather than alleged facts. Not just disruptive , but market-leading , and viral , and pivot.