Comments on: What should I send investors? Part 1: Elevator Pitch http://venturehacks.com/articles/elevator-pitch Good advice for startups. Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:12:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Quora http://venturehacks.com/articles/elevator-pitch/comment-page-1#comment-498 Quora Sat, 12 Mar 2011 17:15:50 +0000 http://venturehacks.com/articles/elevator-pitch#comment-498 <strong>Are there any professional AngelList pitch writing companies?...</strong> Work on the business, not the pitch. I think we're good at positioning to investors but you can't position something that isn't working, is in a small market, has a weak team, or has a weak product. I'm not saying any of these apply to your company... Are there any professional AngelList pitch writing companies?…

Work on the business, not the pitch. I think we’re good at positioning to investors but you can’t position something that isn’t working, is in a small market, has a weak team, or has a weak product. I’m not saying any of these apply to your company…

]]> By: Quora http://venturehacks.com/articles/elevator-pitch/comment-page-1#comment-497 Quora Tue, 04 Jan 2011 14:13:38 +0000 http://venturehacks.com/articles/elevator-pitch#comment-497 <strong>When interacting with VC's, should you be disclosing what other VC's you're talking to?...</strong> No. General rule of thumb: Don't tell investors what other investors you are *talking to*. Reasons: * They will call the other investors you are talking to. Many VCs love to compare notes, and often will only perceive a deal as hot only if othe... When interacting with VC’s, should you be disclosing what other VC’s you’re talking to?…

No.

General rule of thumb: Don’t tell investors what other investors you are *talking to*.

Reasons:
* They will call the other investors you are talking to. Many VCs love to compare notes, and often will only perceive a deal as hot only if othe…

]]> By: Ask the Angels » Blog Archive » AngelList - Santa Never Sleeps http://venturehacks.com/articles/elevator-pitch/comment-page-1#comment-496 Ask the Angels » Blog Archive » AngelList - Santa Never Sleeps Sat, 18 Dec 2010 00:38:48 +0000 http://venturehacks.com/articles/elevator-pitch#comment-496 [...] pitching the Pasadena Angels, some of the best advice on these sites includes how to create a great elevator pitch  and pitch deck. There are also great write-ups on how not to do your pitch, including an example [...] [...] pitching the Pasadena Angels, some of the best advice on these sites includes how to create a great elevator pitch  and pitch deck. There are also great write-ups on how not to do your pitch, including an example [...]

]]> By: Amazon Startups » Dicas para fazer seu Pitch http://venturehacks.com/articles/elevator-pitch/comment-page-1#comment-495 Amazon Startups » Dicas para fazer seu Pitch Mon, 13 Dec 2010 18:02:49 +0000 http://venturehacks.com/articles/elevator-pitch#comment-495 [...] Venture Hacks [...] [...] Venture Hacks [...]

]]> By: Elevator Pitch | zeladinet http://venturehacks.com/articles/elevator-pitch/comment-page-1#comment-494 Elevator Pitch | zeladinet Wed, 17 Nov 2010 19:55:54 +0000 http://venturehacks.com/articles/elevator-pitch#comment-494 [...] 7. Use the same tactics for print. You can hone your elevator skills by practicing them in writing. Babak Nivi describes the email elevator pitch here. [...] [...] 7. Use the same tactics for print. You can hone your elevator skills by practicing them in writing. Babak Nivi describes the email elevator pitch here. [...]

]]> By: seeking women http://venturehacks.com/articles/elevator-pitch/comment-page-1#comment-493 seeking women Sat, 28 Aug 2010 04:15:41 +0000 http://venturehacks.com/articles/elevator-pitch#comment-493 [...] What should I send investors? Part 1: The Elevator Pitch by Venture Hacks – Venture Hacks is one of my favorite all around startup/entrepreneurial resources and their article about pitching is no less. In this article Venture Hacks gives a real life example of a pitch by serial entrepreneur Marc Andreessen, dissects his pitch, and shows you how to write a pitch just as good as Marc’s. [...] [...] What should I send investors? Part 1: The Elevator Pitch by Venture Hacks – Venture Hacks is one of my favorite all around startup/entrepreneurial resources and their article about pitching is no less. In this article Venture Hacks gives a real life example of a pitch by serial entrepreneur Marc Andreessen, dissects his pitch, and shows you how to write a pitch just as good as Marc’s. [...]

]]> By: Matthew Ogston http://venturehacks.com/articles/elevator-pitch/comment-page-1#comment-492 Matthew Ogston Fri, 04 Dec 2009 19:50:31 +0000 http://venturehacks.com/articles/elevator-pitch#comment-492 Thanks Chris for posting the link to your top 5 must read resources. These will be my weekend reading! Thanks Chris for posting the link to your top 5 must read resources. These will be my weekend reading!

]]> By: What Should I Send a VC Before the Meeting? « Both Sides of the Table http://venturehacks.com/articles/elevator-pitch/comment-page-1#comment-491 What Should I Send a VC Before the Meeting? « Both Sides of the Table Sun, 26 Jul 2009 05:35:32 +0000 http://venturehacks.com/articles/elevator-pitch#comment-491 [...] topic of what to send in advance is also covered in a Venture Hacks blog posting (see here) where they assert that a well placed introduction is more important than an elevator pitch (by [...] [...] topic of what to send in advance is also covered in a Venture Hacks blog posting (see here) where they assert that a well placed introduction is more important than an elevator pitch (by [...]

]]> By: chris mccann http://venturehacks.com/articles/elevator-pitch/comment-page-1#comment-490 chris mccann Fri, 10 Apr 2009 07:15:48 +0000 http://venturehacks.com/articles/elevator-pitch#comment-490 I just wrote up a blog post detailing 5 must read resources before pitching your company, including this post and others by Dick Costolo, Paul Graham, and more check it out at http://bit.ly/17JuP I just wrote up a blog post detailing 5 must read resources before pitching your company, including this post and others by Dick Costolo, Paul Graham, and more check it out at http://bit.ly/17JuP

]]> By: 5 Must Read Resources before Pitching Your Company « Entrepreneurial Activism http://venturehacks.com/articles/elevator-pitch/comment-page-1#comment-489 5 Must Read Resources before Pitching Your Company « Entrepreneurial Activism Fri, 10 Apr 2009 07:01:28 +0000 http://venturehacks.com/articles/elevator-pitch#comment-489 [...] What should I send investors? Part 1: The Elevator Pitch by Venture Hacks - Venture Hacks is one of my favorite all around startup/entrepreneurial resources and their article about pitching is no less. In this article Venture Hacks gives a real life example of a pitch by serial entrepreneur Marc Andreessen, dissects his pitch, and shows you how to write a pitch just as good as Marc’s. [...] [...] What should I send investors? Part 1: The Elevator Pitch by Venture Hacks – Venture Hacks is one of my favorite all around startup/entrepreneurial resources and their article about pitching is no less. In this article Venture Hacks gives a real life example of a pitch by serial entrepreneur Marc Andreessen, dissects his pitch, and shows you how to write a pitch just as good as Marc’s. [...]

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