The Perfect Pitch for Startups

The Perfect PITCHfor startups #1 ALWAYS INCLUDE: Your OPEN WITH A STUNNING SLIDE company name (if you have one) A decent logo Don't forget your contact information! YOUR WOW FACTOR IN LESS THAN #2 45 15 10 WORDS You have 30 seconds to explain what you do! 30 hy #3 #4 what makes YOU special? EXPLAIN THE OPPORTUNITY YOU EXPLOIT What are your unfair* ADVANTAGES? Which problems you address with youř idea? unfair = nobody else has it! #5 DEMO TIME TO DO A Make it work & Make it last less than 10 minutes SALES&MARKETING #6 Your tactics on HOW you'll achieve CRITICAL MASS And NO, going viral isn't a strategy! #7 What you can What they can't #8 How will you 24 Be honest! MAKE MONEY? admit that there's COMPETITION! Simply show your BUSINESS MODEL Tell in what they're better Tell in what they aren't #9 #10 FORECAST Put up numbersyou're 07 confident that you can meet Show how the company will evolve TEAM #11 END with: CURRENT STATUS FIRST SHIP FIRST REVENUE Design: plastical (@plastical) http://plastical.com by Ryan Vannin (@ryanvannin) Thanks to: Guy Kawasaki (@guykawasaki) and his inspirational Pitch example http://bit.ly/yz9m5O 2012