Whats Your Story Square One October 3 2016 About Me Pitch perfect Investors have an abundance of deals to choose from if your case isnt clear theyll likely pass on you Pitch perfect ID: 530485
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The Elevator Pitch:
What’s Your Story?
Square One
October 3, 2016Slide2
About MeSlide3
Pitch perfect
Investors have an abundance of deals to choose from, if your case isn’t clear, they’ll likely pass on you.Slide4
Pitch perfect
A private equity group in town sees
+3,000 potential deals a year and funds four to six
One angel group in town sees 600+ potential deals a year and funds 12Slide5
Information overloadSlide6
Information overload
In 1970
, we saw 500 ads per day. In 2005
: 5,000. YouTube sees a dramatic dropoff in viewership if a video takes more than 2 seconds to load.Slide7
Three “C’s”
of StorytellingSlide8
Clear.Slide9
Concise.Slide10
Compelling.Slide11
What’s your story?Slide12
Who are you?
Your mission?
Your personal goals and core values?Slide13
What do you do?
What does your company do? Write it down now. Slide14
What makes you different?
Your product?Write it down now. Slide15
Who are you talking to?Slide16
Know your audience
Funders
Clients/CustomersSupporters
Resource ProvidersEmployeesSlide17
Potential
places to find your audience
Networking eventClient
opportunityHoliday partySlide18
What do you want next?
Write it down now. Slide19
Outcome ideas
Make a
saleEnlist
support for an ideaMeeting for potential fundingSlide20
Hook ‘em
!Here’s the time where you write your catchiest sentence or two.Slide21
Practice
makes perfect Slide22
Practice makes perfect
Solicit feedback
Test the marketSlide23
TipsSlide24
Tips
Be your authentic self.
Use powerful language.Skip the jargon.
Energy and enthusiasm shine. Slide25
Go!Slide26
Questions?
Contact me:
dv@danielavelazquez.com