Pitch Questions

I wonder, how did Quora persuaded their investors as they don't make revenue and even they don't have any revenue model as far as I know. The question is same again for twitter ( I know they sell...

Funding Pitch Business Model Twitter Fundraising

asked Dec 27 '11 at 15:54

To Rr0t
69 points

We have a project we've been working on as a side project (Web based education and training application) for a few months as more of a hobby than anything. Recently we were approached by someone...

Pitch Company Investors

asked Dec 1 '11 at 18:11

Cubed Eye
150 points

My partner and I are considering applying to an accelerator program in NYC. The application asks for two pitch videos, one about the business and one about the team. Just wondering what these...

Pitch Seed Funding

asked Oct 30 '11 at 23:27

D Moore
174 points

Being tired of doing stuff that turned out to be far from what users actually need, I think now it's time to ask potential users first (think lean startup mantra) before doing anything. The idea...

Getting Started Pitch Customer Feedback

asked Oct 31 '11 at 17:52

Anton Gogolev
136 points

Would it be wise to bring our Angel to the VC-pitch? The Angel would make a good impression. He is definetely better at pitching than everyone in the team. But what impression would it make, if...

Venture Capital Pitch Angel

asked Oct 31 '11 at 21:45

Tim
16 points

I've just applied to Y Combinator and was wondering what kind of questions I might be asked and where/how I should research to know the answers.

Pitch Investors

asked Oct 17 '11 at 11:11

Dan
11 points

Would-be start-up's pitching to VCs (at least, on Dragons Den) need to offer a % of their business, in exchange for an agreed amount of up-front capital & (sometimes) a bit of business...

Venture Capital Pitch

asked Sep 6 '11 at 11:56

Ivi
6 points

Given a business case with even a modest 20-30 variables/dimensions on which one would base the case, how does anyone going over it decide whether it is 'worth it'? I mean if looking at a business...

Ideas Pitch Business Model Business Plan

asked Sep 11 '11 at 03:31

Ph D
422 points

It's something new. There is this reality tv show coming up, for candidates to pitch their ideas to a panel of judges, then get funded. The whole process will be aired in national TV several months...

Funding Pitch

asked Jul 25 '11 at 20:34

Victor
593 points

I'm working on launching a startup based on a new computing platform developed by my co-founders. The platform itself is very powerful and flexible, and we envision it being used as a foundation...

Funding Products Pitch Seed Funding Platforms

asked Aug 1 '11 at 18:56

Berislav Lopac
111 points

I'm looking for advice on writing a business plan for a VC or Angel investor in the technology field. What are they looking for in a business plan/pitch? There are some good basic guides on...

Venture Capital Pitch Business Plan

asked Jul 4 '11 at 08:37

Hisnameisjimmy
126 points

Should business ideas pitched to venture capitalists be narrated in 2nd person or 3rd person? One does not actually sell the product/service to the VC, but in a sense it does "sell" the whole...

Venture Capital Pitch

asked Jul 6 '11 at 02:34

Peter Knego
103 points

I am still paying on my college loans, have a child going to a private university on partial scholarship in the fall, not great credit, low disposable income, a happy marriage, very rewarding...

Ideas Pitch Entrepreneurs

asked May 7 '11 at 12:51

Teachermom
11 points

How do you start your cold call pitch? What has worked for you? Do you go straight into the product asking if they're interested? Or Do you get personal and ask them how they're doing. Let me...

Marketing Pitch Entrepreneurs

asked May 1 '11 at 10:27

Andy
81 points

My startup just was selected as a semifinalist in a local state-run business plan competition. I'm very excited about this, the first prize is pretty decent and would really provide some help with...

Pitch

asked Apr 19 '11 at 11:43

Nick
1,171 points

I have developed my product completely, and have built a business for the product to be able to take to market. The product is unlike anything else on the market as of now and in my opinion would...

Ideas Contract Pitch Data Protection

asked Apr 23 '11 at 06:07

User9915
16 points

The Northwest Entrepreneur Network's First Look Forum finale is a pitch competition followed by networking. During the competition, companies give a 5-minute presentation covering the basics:...

Networking Pitch Investors

asked Apr 24 '11 at 02:33

Jon Pincus
52 points

I'm trying to understand how much info about projections I need to put on the pitch deck. I'm assuming investors don't want all the detail... just the high level numbers (revenue, profit, growth)....

Pitch Investors Deck

asked Apr 6 '11 at 11:23

Nick
1,171 points

I just finished a pitch deck (11 slides, with 25 slide appendix), knowing that I'll often be emailing the deck to investors to read. So it's mostly text. I'm pretty sure that if I present at a live...

Pitch Angel Deck

asked Apr 7 '11 at 10:28

Ryan B
86 points

We're preparing a pitch deck for our startup which looks to partly make money from downloadable content. We'd like to add a subscription model for the content, and we are looking for examples of...

Subscriptions Pitch Business Model

asked Dec 7 '10 at 01:50

B20000
126 points