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How To Pitch An Investor

Started by andrewhyde · 7 ヶ月 ago

Walking around TechCrunch50 today I saw quite a few pitches.  I think I can simplify what makes the pitches bad down to this (incorrect) theory:
Investors are drunk party girls at closing time at the bar.
Bad pitches usually come from thinking this.
So:


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7 comments

  • Nikolaus Bauman

    9 ヶ月 ago

    You don't think Ashton could ask them to sit on his bed and make a move? I mean, he may be the exception to the rule...
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  • Kevin Owocki

    9 ヶ月 ago

    "Busy between the term sheets" --> love it!
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  • Bruce

    9 ヶ月 ago

    Dude! Investors are *hot*! ... oh... wrong view. Damn.
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  • Adam

    9 ヶ月 ago

    Plagiarism!!
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  • Andrew Hyde

    9 ヶ月 ago

    Homage to a great pitch.
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  • Andrew Hyde

    9 ヶ月 ago

    Oh yes, he gets a pass.
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  • jhstrauss

    9 ヶ月 ago

    Playing hard to get also seems to work. On day 3 of TC50, I ended up talking to a VC who was so wary of being pitched that he was hiding his badge. He asked what I did, and I told him that I was working on an early stage start-up. So when I politely returned the question and he replied that he was a VC specializing in early stage start-ups, I could see him bracing himself for the pitch. But, I just kept the conversation going and didn't mention anything further about what I was working on. When we parted ways a few minutes later, he offered me his card unsolicited. I'm totally gonna tap that ass! ;-)
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