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July 06, 2006
Dutch Startup Founder's Tips On Pitching To VCs
We found a post entitled: Ten Tips For A Perfect Pitch in the Fleck.com blog about how to prepare for making a presentation to a venture capitalist.
We don't know if Fleck's founders, whose plug-in for Firefox is still in stealth mode, have actually raised capital, so the "perfect" in the title might be a bit hyperbolic -- nevertheless, the tips, if followed, would certainly give an entrepreneur more self-assurance and knowledge about his or her presentation in front of potential investors.
For example, it is suggested to make a video of the presentation. And to repeat the pitch on film until its without a flaw. This is a good one.
We've sat through too many pitch-fests where it is obvious that the founders hadn't invested the prep time. And the effect on the audience has varied from barks of derisive laughter and hisses, to people walking out, at worst, and at best, a marked increase of the Blackberry prayer bow: heads down and thumb-flicking.
If any of you do make a short video of your demo and pitch, we invite you to send us your final version, or send us a link to it. If we think it's good, we'll post it on the alarm:clock euro.
Read - 10 tips for a perfect pitch (fleck.com blog)
Posted on July 6, 2006 07:38 AM | Posted to entrepreneurship | Permalink
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