Startup Professionals Musings
JUNE 20, 2016
Even if your product is a technological marvel, I look for balanced strength on the team in finance, marketing and operations. It starts with having a vision and an ability to get the message across in your elevator pitch, in a written business plan and one-on-one with potential investors. Able to communicate on every level.
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. Most VCs lead one round of financing in your company and are looking for other VCs to lead subsequent rounds. Founder: “$8–10 million” VC: “What’s your current burn rate?”
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ReadWriteStart
JUNE 1, 2020
If you are facing any problem you can always check out this: Business Loan vs. Equity Financing. You should also prepare an elevator pitch, which is a 5 minute verbal summary of your business idea and the plan. It is called an elevator pitch because you should be able to pitch to someone over an elevator ride.
YoungUpstarts
APRIL 17, 2018
Think of it as an elevator pitch for recruiting. Felix manages sales, marketing and finance at Talkative, and often writes about technology, startups and marketing. You can’t just expect top talent to gravitate to you without any effort on your part. As an example, the reasons we provide to prospective engineers are 1.
Austin Startup
JANUARY 2, 2018
Whether it’s a thirty-page business plan, a ten-page pitch deck, a five-minute presentation, a one-page executive summary or a twenty-second elevator pitch, your primary goal is to answer the question, “What does your company do?” Litr.ly: “Litr.ly
YoungUpstarts
FEBRUARY 6, 2017
As an entrepreneur, your goal when raising financing is to get several term sheets — the documents describing the terms and conditions of financing. One of the worst positions you can be in during a financing is to have investors interested, but be too far short of your goal. Determine how much you need to raise.
Up and Running
FEBRUARY 16, 2022
Having a great elevator pitch can help articulate that vision to others. But identifying a larger goal can help you get on track to achieving it. First, establish a big vision, and then make small steps towards achieving that goal. Once you have a vision in place, you can identify the next logical steps in building up to that vision.
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