so you think you can pitch?
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So you think
you can pitch?
Sanjay Parekh, @sanjay
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Why is pitching
ability important?
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Andrew Magill
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What will
you pitch?
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Nenad Stevanovic
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What will
investors hear?
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Domenico Nardone
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What should
you pitch?
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simplicity
&
beauty
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Val Camacho
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Sell the vision,
not the doodads.
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John Harvey
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David Porter
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What are some
common problems?
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Have a hook
that people can
remember.
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Never time scale
your pitch.
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3 minute pitch
!=
6 * 30 second pitch
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Use social proof
properly.
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Make TLAs
DOA ASAP.
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Videos are
verboten.
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Don’t ever
“think” or “feel”.
KNOW.
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Tiny fonts
annoy people.
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Your audience
knows how to read.
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Make the audience
seek you out.
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Strive to achieve perfect pitch.