YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 28, 2017

OK, are you sitting down ‘cause I have a confession to make…ready… I actually like networking! Now I’m not saying it’s easy, you always have to be ‘on’, you always have to be willing to mix it up and sometimes I do get that affliction suffered by many power networkers – Smile Cheek Fatigue. Networking is about people, not end goals.

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ReadWriteStart

JUNE 1, 2020

Instead of funding, you pay the investors a structured royalty, which is a portion of the sales. Accelerators and incubators support the startups with a small amount of funding, mentorship, networking opportunities, resources, and workspaces. ? Royalty based investment. A royalty based investment is an exciting mode of funding.

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 12, 2012

Tech Events / Meetups - In Los Angeles, There are lots of Networking Events in Los Angeles and Southern California that are techie oriented. Here are a few perspectives on the topic of finding technical cofounders: In Building a sweat equity team , Joel on Software tells us: You simply need to network. Refine your elevator pitch.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 25, 2021

“Pitching” is the insider term for presenting your product idea to people who could conceivably buy it or fund your efforts. Start by developing an “elevator pitch” that you can deliver in 30 seconds to hook a potential investor. Attend trade shows and network to find the right players and pitch your product.

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The Startup Magazine

JULY 13, 2021

This means perfecting your sales pitch. Build your elevator around those reasons and make a solid argument as to why they should choose you. Just remember that an elevator pitch isn’t intrusive, as it’s more about placing the seed in their mind as to why they need to work with you.

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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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Up and Running

JANUARY 15, 2018

Once you’ve decided that you’re ready to start a small web design firm, you’ll need to develop a host of skills to help you run a successful business, including time management, sales and promotional strategies, and client acquisition. You should develop a sales process that covers the following: Finding new prospects. Connect online.

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 26, 2016

87% of top level executives network 2-3 times every week. 90% increase their business opportunities through taking part in these events, according to National Networking Statistics. Whilst communications today rely heavily on technology, nothing beat good old fashioned face-to-face networking. Don’t Overdo The Pitch.

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Up and Running

SEPTEMBER 3, 2015

Estimate your basic expenses and forecast sales to ensure that you can make a profit with your business. Create a marketing and sales plan. Create an elevator pitch. A strong brand is the key to customer loyalty and higher sales. Sales forecast. Refine your elevator pitch for investors.

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Up and Running

SEPTEMBER 26, 2018

Some success stories weren’t always so successful—even big companies like LEGO experienced declining sales at one time before they went back to their roots and began to refocus on the products their customers really loved. If the idea of networking makes you cringe, you’re not alone. What are your goals for networking?

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YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 30, 2019

Do you donate a percentage of every sale to a worthy cause? Think of this as your elevator pitch but instead of a short pitch to give someone in an elevator, it’s a short pitch to stop them from clicking on the next link. Give your target audience a ton of value, before they ever see a sales pitch.

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VC Cafe

AUGUST 9, 2012

Without positive feedback and growing popularity, the critical first few sales become even harder as well as funding being tough to secure. We have doubled the sales of last month with less spending as well as being contacted by five VCs and investors, including two VCs from this list.

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VC Cafe

SEPTEMBER 26, 2010

Also, make sure you practice your elevator pitch. As the founder, you’re the number one sales person of the company and it is not a function you can outsource right away. Show you’re knowledge and passion when speaking to an investor and don’t say you need money to recruit a sales force.

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Up and Running

SEPTEMBER 6, 2017

A great elevator speech will spark interest in your business and hopefully lead to a deeper conversation. Elevator speeches are a great opportunity for entrepreneurs. What’s the difference between an elevator pitch and an elevator speech? An elevator speech is always delivered verbally—it is a speech, after all.

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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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Women Entrepreneurs Can

JUNE 16, 2022

Networking with the Right People. Networking can take you so much further than simply working on your own. Handing out business cards and having a ready elevator pitch goes a long way! You can work with handy companies like Iberia to implement your own management strategy, which can evolve into frontend wellness.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 22, 2014

“Pitching” is the insider term for presenting your product idea to people who could conceivably buy it or fund your efforts. Start by developing an “elevator pitch” that you can deliver in 30 seconds to hook a potential investor. Attend trade shows and network to find the right players and pitch your product.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 17, 2017

“Pitching” is the insider term for presenting your product idea to people who could conceivably buy it or fund your efforts. Start by developing an “elevator pitch” that you can deliver in 30 seconds to hook a potential investor. Attend trade shows and network to find the right players and pitch your product.

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Up and Running

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

Personal development and access to your mentors’ networks will give you access to all kinds of resources you otherwise might not have. For example, TikTok, one of the fastest-growing platforms currently available, provides business owners ample opportunities to connect with leads and drive sales. Focus on what you know.

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Duct Tape Marketing

JANUARY 15, 2020

Transcript of Incorporating Storytelling Into Your Sales Process written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. This is John Jantsch, and my guest today is John Livesay , he is also known as The Pitch Whisperer. He’s a sales expert and storytelling keynote speaker on sales, marketing, negotiation and persuasion.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 29, 2015

“Pitching” is the insider term for presenting your product idea to people who could conceivably buy it or fund your efforts. Start by developing an “elevator pitch” that you can deliver in 30 seconds to hook a potential investor. Attend trade shows and network to find the right players and pitch your product.

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Up and Running

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

As the CEO of your own company, you will be expected to be the lead sales person, so show the investors that you know how to sell them on your own company. What’s more compelling than big talk is to show exactly how you will reach those millions—what information about your company do you have that’s made you forecast those kinds of sales ?

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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. Managing a Business Sales and Marketing journalists media relationships networking'

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Austin Startup

SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

link] Can you introduce yourself and give us your elevator pitch? I think if you’re a sales person and you grew up with sales experiences you’re used to “No”— you’re used to rejection. Are you looking to establish a network of experienced, successful entrepreneurs, investors and mentors that can help you on your journey?

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YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 20, 2015

Don’t feel the need to distill everyone’s experiences into some cute, clever, marketing speak elevator pitch/slogan you can spit out at networking meetings. Don’t believe that what matters is getting the sale above all else. Resist this temptation. Don’t push them or twist their arm.

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Up and Running

DECEMBER 16, 2014

” We recently featured an excerpt from her book, which offers even more great tips on networking for entrepreneurs. For this presentation, we’re going to go over several, including self-branding, media relations, social media, networking, and speaking engagements. A positioning statement is also known as an elevator pitch.

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rob.by

MARCH 8, 2012

Whilst the average tech entrepreneur may lack some of the more business relationship, networking, and sales/marketing skills – they still need to have an entrepreneurial mindset, understand financial models, market factors, and how the business ultimately makes money. 60s elevator pitch). Music Gear for Sale/Trade.

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Up and Running

SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

Is it a sales pitch or an opinion? The Institute for Small Business Entrepreneurship (ISBE) publishes its journal of research six times a year, provides funding for research activities conducted by businesses, and offers benefits to members through its network of contacts and access to its special interest groups. 29 Countries.

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Up and Running

OCTOBER 21, 2014

A sales forecast. Census Bureau or the national Small Business Development Center (SBDC) network, your local chamber of commerce and relevant industry publications. Day 8: Write a one page pitch. Consider your One Page Pitch (similar to an elevator pitch), the precursor to your business plan. Startup costs.

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Duct Tape Marketing

MARCH 23, 2023

It's brought to you by the HubSpot Podcast Network. And the next year what we did was we gathered all of our sales folks and we created this theme around football, and we had them hold up props. So this helped personalize our sales folks. 08:07): So we switched it up a little bit. So footballs, helmets, trophies.

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crowdSPRING Blog

FEBRUARY 11, 2019

Create a sales plan. So, before you hit up your first networking event, ask yourself these important questions: What identity/personality do I want my consulting brand to project? Create a Sales Plan. You will need a sales strategy to bring in, and close, clients. Choose your niche. Define your services. Spread the word.

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The Startup Lawyer

JANUARY 25, 2010

Here’s the scoop from the MIT Forum site: MIT Enterprise Forum DFW Chapter is pleased to announce our January event: Effective Pitching. As an entrepreneur you have often heard about the elevator pitch. There is more to pitching than 30 second pitches. JR Atkins, Sales specialist and social media speaker.

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Austin Startup

NOVEMBER 11, 2017

We knew we would solve the problem faster by having access to the Techstars network and accelerator program (5000+ founders, mentors and investors worldwide) Learn how to scale our business and automate sales and csm by exporting our SaaS in a foreign and huge market: the US. I met with around 110 mentors total, in less than 3 weeks.

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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. Offer discounts, giveaways, or sales for your grand opening. Tom Smith of Insights From Analytics recommends doing PR outreach to local media and sharing your story. “We

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cdixon.org

SEPTEMBER 17, 2011

You’ll refine your sales and investor pitch. 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. You’ll learn about competitive products that exist or are being built.

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Austin Startup

NOVEMBER 10, 2010

Q: Give us the elevator pitch for you company? And in our first week after hitting the start up directories, we had over 2,600 unique visitors and our first 3 sales. On one hand, the 3 sales semi-validated our hypothesis that other businesses would pay us money to send out handwritten notes.

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Duct Tape Marketing

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

Klaviyo is a platform that helps growth-focused eCommerce brands drive more sales with super-targeted, highly relevant email, Facebook and Instagram marketing. First of all, I don’t believe a value proposition is that elevator pitch, that short thing that we say. I still need to network at this event. Transcript.

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