Thinking Startup

The Message

Integrity

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You have to be trust worthly

Passion

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Get real on the project]

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Knowledge

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Domain expertiseKnow your market segment

Skills

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MarkettingSalesTechnicalAdministration

Leadership

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Have the team or know how to get them and be the fearless leader.

Commitment

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To the very end regardless of the bad thu

Vision

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Change the worldNot a me too product or services

Realism

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Rational projections that are grounded in reality

Coachable

The Presentation

Company Logo

Busines Overview

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Two sentences to provide context

Management Team

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Exprience, you have done this sort of thing before. Who is the team.

Market

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What is the size of the market? Is it worth the investment?

Product

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What the heck is the product? No live demo, just a screen short or mock up. Let them know why people are goping to buy what every it is.

Business Model

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How do you make money on it? Per unit basis or for the actual product you are selling. Who are your customers?

Strategic Relationships

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Special relationships what will help you. A producing partner. Valudation this helps sell the idea. You are bigger than the one little thing over here.

Competition

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Everyone has competition, even if it's the old way of doing something. Who or what exactly is the competition? That helps you judge who you will fit in to the world.What makes you special? What is your positioning strategy? How are you going to prevent the competition from eating your lunch.

Barriers to Entry

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Why is no one doing what you are proposing? What the the road blocks and how do you plan to deal with them?

Keys to Success

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What the the key reasons that your product will succeed in the market place.

Financial Overview

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A year or two back or as long as you have been in exsistance and four year projected financials. How is the product going to translate into a business model? What is the driver? Customer growth and the cost of aquisition and retention.

Use of Funding

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What is the VC money going to be used for?

Capital & Valuation

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The Ask?How much do you what?Who has invested so far? Did you invest personally? Shows commitment. Friends and family? Angel investors?Capitol structure so far.

Conclusion Logo

YOU

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The entire purpose of VC pitch is to sell YOU and the people in your project.

Timeline

Start like a rocket

Upward path

Knock them out of Park

Tips

Best Practices

Steve Jobs

Less is more

Zen Like

Worst

Lots of words and bullets

Good

Short, short bullet points

Better

Just the headline

Best

Only Images

Balance

Positives

Logical Progression

Things I know or understand

Validators

Negitives

Things I know are not true

Things I don't understand

Things that make me think

Interal inconsistencies

Typos and errors

Skills

Always use presenter mode

Always use a remote control

Hand outs are NOT your presentation

Don't read your speech

Never, ever look at the screen