Pitch Questions

I'm trying to put together a pitch, and am looking for ideas on where/how to best practice giving it, before it's polished enough to show to potential investors.

Pitch Selling

asked Dec 13 '10 at 19:06

Blueberryfields
426 points

I've heard many anecdotes telling of pitches that convince investors at parties, in elevators, while having coffee, etc... It occurs to me that all of these pitches assume that both parties speak...

Pitch

asked Nov 30 '10 at 13:51

Blueberryfields
426 points

We have developed a system that lets small businesses issue membership cards to their clients which can then be used as payment cards. The clients either preload the card with money or link it with...

Sales Pitch Statistics Ethics Market Research

asked Nov 10 '10 at 05:42

Olivier Lalonde
2,753 points

A group of us want to work with a rather large company on a specific project. I was able to contact the person in the department i wanted and on the initial email she forward me to 4 colleagues...

Pitch Project Planning Large Companies

asked Nov 11 '10 at 23:43

Frank B.
111 points

I am following up on How do I pitch to a potential partner? I found the project manager who in the department of the company i wish to work with but however she forward me to 5 managers in smaller...

Pitch Large Companies

asked Nov 12 '10 at 17:04

Frank B.
111 points

I am an aerospace engineer. On a whim I went to an entrepreneurial conference at the university that is in my town. And then, on a whim, at the evening pitch session, I pitched some hair-brained...

Pitch Angel Investment

asked Nov 17 '10 at 15:48

John Berryman
388 points

i've been working on a project for the last year or so and during that time 4 out of 5 partners have left, leaving only me. I've turned the project into a modest success and have now received some...

Partner Pitch Angel Partnerships

asked Oct 25 '10 at 05:49

Sherif Buzz
462 points

Just to give some background, I'm building a software as a service offering which is almost in private beta and I have a few customers lined up to start using it at launch. Its a solo gig so far,...

Networking Venture Capital Pitch Angel

asked Oct 9 '10 at 14:15

Javid Jamae
347 points

We've been admitted as semi-finalists at an Innovate!100 Pitch Slam. The main purpose of the even is getting some visibility and, allegedly, getting a G/Score for your pitch. The G/Score is a...

Pitch

asked May 3 '10 at 19:20

Deleted
655 points

I like to learn by example so I am trying to find sites that are putting recorded pitches up online. Examples would be: Shark Tank on Jason Calacanis's This Week in Startups -...

Funding Venture Capital Pitch Learning

asked Feb 28 '10 at 02:23

Nicky Hajal
123 points

I'm pitching a major potential client on Wednesday. I mean, HUGE. Background (thanks, James!): We are Textaurant, a SaaS web app tool that provides waiting list management for busy restaurants....

Sales Pitch

asked Jan 12 '10 at 12:36

Josh Sam Bob
1,578 points

I am about the create a pitch/marketing video, so I would be keen to find out about any software that helps you create various animations, overlays, etc. Possibly bundled with some sound effects.

Marketing Pitch

asked Nov 9 '09 at 07:50

Miro
146 points

Related to "Things you need to have ready to pitch", is it necessary to have a whiz-bang all-singing all-dancing professionally produced PowerPoint deck for an investor pitch? My feeling is that...

Pitch

asked Nov 10 '09 at 06:20

Jeremy Mc Gee
371 points

I will be joining an event on angel financing where there will be quite some angel investors shown up. Just wonder what I should talk about when meeting those angels, should I pitch them my ideas...

Ideas Pitch Angel

asked Nov 12 '09 at 03:08

Martin
16 points

Whether it is pitching to an investor, customer and your friends a well constructed and thought out elevator pitch can make all the difference. What are some of the key components that need to be...

Pitch

asked Oct 12 '09 at 04:11

Usman Sheikh
1,728 points

I'm a designer / developer. My product is ready for beta, so my focus has to shift towards sales and marketing. My problem is that I just cannot sell. I have an irrational fear of annoying people...

Sales Pitch Selling

asked Aug 13 '11 at 05:35

Finch
211 points