Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 26, 2012

An "elevator pitch" is a concise, well-practiced description of your startup and your plan, delivered with conviction and enthusiasm, that your mother should be able to understand in the time it would take to ride up an elevator. A good elevator pitch is not just for an elevator discussion.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 12, 2020

A valid milestone might be closing a specific big-name customer or channel, such as Walmart, or it might mean getting your first 100,000 social-media followers, by a given target date. Investors are not interested in giving you money to keep in the bank for backup, for investing in real estate or a fancy new car.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 9, 2014

Craft and hone your elevator pitch early. The sooner and more effectively you utilize all the available marketing channels, the more visibility and impact you will have later when your product or service arrives. In fact, you dont need a third-party public relations agency at this stage.

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ConversionXL

JULY 16, 2021

The elevator pitch. The channel you told it on? Here are four elements of an effective messaging strategy and our take on how to use them to stand out: 1. Your USP is front and center. It’s the executive summary of a business proposal, so to speak. Grab my attention or lose your chance. Was it the way you told your story?

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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. Follow other designers and developers on Twitter, and reach out to people on LinkedIn, Facebook, or other social media channels.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 10, 2017

It does mean that you need to look, listen, and participate in the business world around you, and network through all available channels, like business-oriented social networks online (LinkedIn), local business organizations (Chamber of Commerce), and events or conferences in your school or industry. Work on your elevator pitch.

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Gust

OCTOBER 11, 2011

An “ elevator pitch ” is a concise, well-practiced description of your startup and your plan, delivered with conviction and enthusiasm, that your mother should be able to understand in the time it would take to ride up an elevator. A good elevator pitch is not just for an elevator discussion.

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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. In fact, you don’t need a third-party public relations agency at this stage.

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Steve Blank

MARCH 8, 2011

Startups, are not about executing a plan where the product, customers, channel are known. 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. We were positing that 20 years of teaching “how to write a business plan” might be obsolete.

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YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 2, 2012

Soon, Asia will get one of its own – Angel’s Gate is set to air on Singapore-based broadcaster Channel NewsAsia from next week. Angel’s Gate airs on Channel NewsAsia every Monday, 8pm SG/HK time from 6 th Feb.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 29, 2013

It does mean that you need to look, listen, and participate in the business world around you, and network through all available channels, like business-oriented social networks online (LinkedIn), local business organizations (Chamber of Commerce), and events or conferences in your domain. Work on your elevator pitch.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 31, 2014

A valid milestone might be closing a specific big-name customer or channel, such as Walmart, or it might mean getting your first 100,000 social-media followers, by a given target date. Investors are not interested in giving you money to keep in the bank for backup, for investing in real estate or a fancy new car.

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YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 6, 2014

Understand the problem you’re solving, recognize your market size, and identify the most effective channels to that market. It may sound obvious, but I can’t tell you how many pitch meetings I’ve sat through in which the entrepreneur hadn’t done their homework on me or my areas of interest/expertise. Focus on developing your idea.

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YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 17, 2015

Given the multiple channels we’re all using to communicate to current and prospective customers, inconsistency is frequent. Hone your elevator pitch, not your sales pitch. Hone your elevator pitch, not your sales pitch. Sniffing out a potential new lead?

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 5, 2018

A valid milestone might be closing a specific big-name customer or channel, such as Walmart, or it might mean getting your first 100,000 social-media followers, by a given target date. Investors are not interested in giving you money to keep in the bank for backup, for investing in real estate or a fancy new car.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 8, 2012

It does mean that you need to look, listen, and participate in the business world around you, and network through all available channels, like business-oriented social networks online (LinkedIn), local business organizations (Chamber of Commerce), and events or conferences in your domain. Work on your elevator pitch.

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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. Outline your sales and marketing strategy (direct marketing, sales channel, viral marketing, and lead generation). Executive team.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 7, 2011

It does mean that you need to look, listen, and participate in the business world around you, and network through all available channels, like business-oriented social networks online (LinkedIn), local business organizations (Chamber of Commerce), and events or conferences in your domain. Work on your elevator pitch.

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OnlyOnce

JULY 9, 2013

Chapter 2: Defining and Testing the Story…Start Out By Admitting You’re Wrong, A Lean Business Plan Template, Problem, Solution, Key Metrics, Unique Value Proposition and Unfair Advantages, Channels, Customer Segments, Cost Structure and Revenue Streams. Chapter 3: Telling the Story to Your Investors…The Business Plan is Dead.

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Hippoland

APRIL 16, 2017

But, I’m trying to paint a picture of what channels are too competitive to get attention in and which channels have opportunities. That is your opportunity to jump in and do an elevator pitch. Most elevator pitches are really weak. Also, an elevator pitch does not mean you just talk at someone.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 30, 2016

A valid milestone might be closing a specific big-name customer or channel, such as Walmart, or it might mean getting your first 100,000 social-media followers, by a given target date. Investors are not interested in giving you money to keep in the bank for backup, for investing in real estate or a fancy new car.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 30, 2015

It does mean that you need to look, listen, and participate in the business world around you, and network through all available channels, like business-oriented social networks online (LinkedIn), local business organizations (Chamber of Commerce), and events or conferences in your school or industry. Work on your elevator pitch.

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Up and Running

AUGUST 18, 2014

But finding natural ways to pitch your startup may still seem like the most daunting task you’ve faced yet. Your elevator pitch, for all that it can be perfected, can come off as rehearsed, and too straightforward, or too brief. Don’t discuss your bonding or dive deep into individual marketing channels.

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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. Outline your sales and marketing strategy (direct marketing, sales channel, viral marketing, and lead generation). Executive team.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 26, 2020

Be sure to include this in your “elevator pitch,” which you must always deliver as a prelude to your technology features. Set specific targets on the sales channels and marketing initiatives you need, including the use of social media, brand building, franchising, trade shows, affiliates, and distributors.

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YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 25, 2018

But even Harry might not realize the professional benefits other social media channels offer. Create short, elevator pitch-style videos to tell potential partners or customers about your business. He’d have a great profile picture and use relevant keywords and phrases in his about section.

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Up and Running

NOVEMBER 3, 2014

Every small business should have what’s called an elevator pitch ready to go. It is called an elevator pitch because it is short enough to tell someone about your business in an elevator. This is where your pitch blog post comes in—you can send a tweet that includes a link to your pitch with a short note.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 2, 2010

It does mean that you need to look, listen, and participate in the business world around you, and network through all available channels, like business-oriented social networks online (LinkedIn), local business organizations (Chamber of Commerce), and events or conferences in your domain. Work on your elevator pitch.

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Up and Running

AUGUST 24, 2016

Write up a brief statement, similar to an “elevator pitch”. Your social media channels are a great way to get in contact with the media and industry leaders in your area; they’re also a great place for you personally to spread the word about your business’s grand opening. Figure out your unique selling proposition.

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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. Outline your sales and marketing strategy (direct marketing, sales channel, viral marketing, and lead generation). Executive team.

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Duct Tape Marketing

APRIL 4, 2019

Don’t just give listeners your generic elevator pitch; tell them something special about your business, and consider making an exclusive offer, just for listeners. Then shout it out on social media, send an email newsletter telling your fans about the episode, or boost the post on your favorite social channels.

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Life Beyond Code

JUNE 13, 2013

A note of caution : Because “personal branding” is such a cliched term, you may be tempted to build a brand on social media channels as there are gurus out there who are telling how to use all the social networks to amplify your brand. The order is important. Free eBook: Personal branding for technology professionals.

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Up and Running

APRIL 7, 2015

See Also The 7 Key Components of a Perfect Elevator Pitch. Do you realize you’re vastly underestimating your marketing expenses (or sales expense, or margins through channels, or headcount required for direct selling)? And please don’t think this list is exhaustive or comprehensive. How strong is your patent?

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Up and Running

APRIL 5, 2016

Think of your story as though it’s an elevator pitch; it has to be succinct, memorable, and deliverable in a few sentences or a short conversation. Or, perhaps your story is about how you bootstrapped your business by starting several side businesses and never gave up on your dream, even in the face of adversity.

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Up and Running

OCTOBER 22, 2014

Sales channels: How will you reach your target customers? The beauty of the pitch format is that you can come back and revise as you go. See Also The Key Components of a Perfect Elevator Pitch. First, you’ll want to use your pitch to identify the key assumptions about your business. Do you have a single storefront?

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ConversionXL

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

It involves collecting and measuring data from interactions with your website, ecommerce store, social media channels, and mobile apps to make decisions based on audience or user behavior. For example, which channels drive the most traffic to your product page? Think of it like an elevator pitch.

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Duct Tape Marketing

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Andrew Warden (05:09): Channel, I got you. We think that BEC, which is a new channel, right. So I'm waiting to see, I have no idea, but this is what I, you know, you ask about experimentation and you always have to make sure that you're carving out, you know, 10, 10, 15% of your budget of your spend to try new channels.

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