Many entrepreneurs ask Guy Kawasaki what is the best way to open a pitch to potential investors. Here he answers that question, but also tells you the ten worst opening lines that you can use.
How to pick up a Venture Capitalist
Posted by JohnH under Raising CapitalFrom http://www.sun.com 5809 days ago
Made Hot by: tcamba on May 31, 2008 1:47 pm
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5808 days ago
The message though, about being to the point doesn't just apply for interviews with VC's it applies to your contacts, your customer service & your website design/copy.
I remember when I worked in customer service and realized the best way to make people happy was ask what would make them happy and then do it!
@LosLosbaby > I must be following you around the web. This post was in one of my feeds this morning.
5809 days ago
I have been thinking, and working on my problem space for 3 years, and yet @skyberrys took a look at it and in an instant revolutionized our messaging by asking a simple question.
My corollary to Guy's article: if it takes 2000 "practices" to get a muscle memory built-in to the brain--it takes about 500 "pitches" to get your message down to pure, simple, and sweet:
"Your products, everywhere." -- Us
No matter how good you think your pitch is, another one might hit it on the head harder:
"One product management space." -- @skyberrys