ReadWriteStart

JUNE 1, 2020

The primary source of your funds should be your paying customers, i.e., your business should generate enough revenues and profits to fund the growth and expansion. Any custom manufactured IoT device would require software development as well as hardware customization. Both of which are expensive and time-consuming.

Startup 150

Startup Entrepreneur Elevator Pitch Seed Stage 150

Gust

JULY 23, 2014

So even if my own mother asked me to meet with you, and you were pitching me a biotech opportunity for a $10 million investment at a $90 million valuation, I might take the meeting, but it wouldn’t be particularly useful for either of us. In this case, it’s not a lack of interest, just a lack of time and efficiency.

Angel Investor 153

Angel Investor Elevator Pitch Pre-Money Valuation Technical Review 153

YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 29, 2017

You’re in discussions with strategic partners and potential beta customers. Think of your first B2B web site as one step beyond your elevator pitch. It’s the first place a potential customer will go to check you out. It’s the first place a potential customer will go to check you out. Plan to iterate.

Elevator Pitch 100

Elevator Pitch Web Portfolio B2B 100

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 26, 2015

I see too many executive summaries that are simply heavy-duty customer pitches, or lightweight visions of the future. " Investors want to buy into an entrepreneur with a startup that can provide evidence of an ability to double customer productivity, at half the cost, with patented technology.

Intellectual Property 120

Intellectual Property Elevator Pitch Angel Investor Technical Review 120

Up and Running

APRIL 11, 2012

He defines the elevator pitch, video pitch, executive summary, PowerPoint presentation, and business plan as different forms. Talk about solving customer problems. Do not estimate revenues as a percentage of the market. Which customers will buy how much of your product. Do a bottom’s up analysis.

Business Plan 85

Business Plan Elevator Pitch Technical Review Due Diligence 85

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 26, 2012

An "elevator pitch" is a concise, well-practiced description of your startup and your plan, delivered with conviction and enthusiasm, that your mother should be able to understand in the time it would take to ride up an elevator. A good elevator pitch is not just for an elevator discussion.

Elevator Pitch 283

Elevator Pitch Startup Differentiation Distribution 283

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 24, 2011

Your friends and family are really the only answer until you have a significant revenue stream. Practice every step, including the elevator pitch to get the first meeting. Use friends, family, and angels, if possible, to get a product, revenue, and customers first before the VC connection.

Venture Capital 233

Venture Capital Revenue Elevator Pitch Silicon Valley 233

Up and Running

MARCH 14, 2018

Your revenue or business model. Customer acquisition: Marketing and sales strategy. This is usually one of the most skipped sections of an investor pitch and a full business plan. How will you reach your customers? Your financials should easily allow you to calculate your customer acquisition costs.

Hockey Stick 164

Hockey Stick Exit Strategy Technical Review Angel Investor 164

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 9, 2021

Here is my outline of key deliverables that could convince me that you are a cut above the “average” entrepreneur that approaches me with nothing but a dream and a prayer: Personal video introduction with elevator pitch. Successful startups are all about the right people with the right stuff. Investors will expect it for due diligence.

Elevator Pitch 390

Elevator Pitch Entrepreneur Due Diligence Angel Investor 390

ConversionXL

JULY 16, 2021

This will help you gauge who your audience is and how to speak to them at every customer touchpoint. The point isn’t to complicate your content creation—it’s to ensure your messaging is aligned with the customer journey every step of the way. Instead, pinpoint your unique customer base and speak directly to them.

Audience 127

Audience Framework Differentiation Software Review 127

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 11, 2021

Shy introverts may be great technologists, but they won’t be entrepreneurs until they learn to nurture relationships with friends and family, practice their elevator pitch and respectfully ask for funding. Tie re-payments to revenue growth in the startup. Offer a formal agreement as well as a handshake.

Sweat Equity 346

Sweat Equity Elevator Pitch Equity Venture Capital 346

Hearpreneur

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

Ultimately, we went with On Site because we wanted to give a clear indication of what made us different – kind of a micro elevator pitch in our name. When opening up my men’s clothing shop, I wanted to replicate the feeling of home and for my customers to walk out feeling better than when they walked in. And I was right.

Naming 154

Naming CPA Entrepreneur Software Review 154

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 12, 2020

That means they normally only invest in startups with a working product that has already been sold to at least one customer for full price (beta tests, giveaways and best friends don’t count). Building a huge inventory before you have a confirmed customer is not a convincing strategy. Make your focus and priorities clear.

Elevator Pitch 336

Elevator Pitch Salary Angel Investor Viral 336

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 2, 2020

In addition, creating a business requires leading and interacting with other people, including partners, investors, and customers. Aspiring entrepreneurs are often impatient in rolling out the business, assuming the hard work was finalizing the idea, and that if you build it, customers will come.

Elevator Pitch 315

Elevator Pitch Cofounder Dividend Leadership 315

OnlyOnce

JULY 9, 2013

Chapter 2: Defining and Testing the Story…Start Out By Admitting You’re Wrong, A Lean Business Plan Template, Problem, Solution, Key Metrics, Unique Value Proposition and Unfair Advantages, Channels, Customer Segments, Cost Structure and Revenue Streams. Chapter 3: Telling the Story to Your Investors…The Business Plan is Dead.

Startup 95

Startup Advisory Board Elevator Pitch Forecast 95

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Shy introverts may be great technologists, but they won’t be entrepreneurs until they learn to nurture relationships with friends and family, practice their elevator pitch and respectfully ask for funding. Tie re-payments to revenue growth in the startup. Offer a formal agreement as well as a handshake.

Sweat Equity 274

Sweat Equity Elevator Pitch Startup Equity 274

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 27, 2012

Give the “elevator pitch” for your startup. Here is how and why it works, including a customer-centric quantification of the benefits. Define the characteristics of the overall industry, market forces, market dynamics, and customer landscape. Explain how you will make money and who pays you (real customer).

Elevator Pitch 247

Elevator Pitch Exit Strategy Burn Rate Merger 247

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 31, 2014

That means they normally only invest in startups with a working product that has already been sold to at least one customer for full price (beta tests, giveaways and best friends don’t count). Building a huge inventory before you have a confirmed customer is not a convincing strategy. Make your focus and priorities clear.

Elevator Pitch 285

Elevator Pitch Salary Angel Investor Viral 285

Up and Running

AUGUST 30, 2017

This description should basically be an elevator pitch for potential partners and business investors to get excited about what you’re offering and your unique location, philosophy, and approach. Like it or not, this will likely affect your revenue and enrollment, especially if you are offering part-time care.

Business Plan 93

Business Plan SBA Software Review Advisory Board 93

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 19, 2010

Give the “elevator pitch” for your startup. Here is how and why it works, including a customer-centric quantification of the benefits. Define the characteristics of the overall industry, market forces, market dynamics, and customer landscape. Explain how you will make money and who pays you (real customer).

Elevator Pitch 235

Elevator Pitch Exit Strategy Burn Rate Merger 235

Gust

OCTOBER 11, 2011

An “ elevator pitch ” is a concise, well-practiced description of your startup and your plan, delivered with conviction and enthusiasm, that your mother should be able to understand in the time it would take to ride up an elevator. A good elevator pitch is not just for an elevator discussion.

Elevator Pitch 174

Elevator Pitch Startup Differentiation Distribution 174

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 10, 2011

Give the “elevator pitch” for your startup. Here is how and why it works, including a customer-centric quantification of the benefits. Define the characteristics of the overall industry, market forces, market dynamics, and customer landscape. Explain how you will make money and who pays you (real customer).

Elevator Pitch 234

Elevator Pitch Exit Strategy Burn Rate Merger 234

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 9, 2012

Before you start, remember that the goal of the executive summary is to provide a printed version of your best elevator pitch, to provide a positive first impression to the reader. Who is your customer, what is the price, and how much does it cost you to build one? Do you now have real customers, are just starting development.

Business Plan 244

Business Plan Elevator Pitch Viral Lead Generation 244

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 18, 2014

Here is my outline of some key activities that could convince me you are a cut above the “average” entrepreneur that approaches me with nothing but a dream and a prayer: Personal video introduction with elevator pitch. Successful startups are all about the right people with the right stuff. Investors will expect it for due diligence.

Entrepreneur 270

Entrepreneur Elevator Pitch Due Diligence Angel Investor 270

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

Every entrepreneur and every startup needs to have a clear “elevator pitch,” which identifies a unique strength and value they bring to the table. Today, customers and future managers put a higher value on relationships, and expect to know you from industry conferences, social media, or recommendations from peers.

Employee 246

Employee Elevator Pitch Differentiation Social Media 246

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 24, 2012

Remember to aim the content of both of these at investors, not customers. They must amplify your “elevator pitch” to investors, as well as key points from the business plan and the financial model. Close at least one initial customer. Prepare an investment-grade business plan. Free trials don’t count.

Angel Investor 260

Angel Investor Intellectual Property Elevator Pitch Angel Groups 260

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 3, 2011

Before you start, remember that the goal of the executive summary is to provide a printed version of your best elevator pitch, to provide a positive first impression to the reader. Who is your customer, what is the price, and how much does it cost you to build one? Do you now have real customers, are just starting development.

Elevator Pitch 226

Elevator Pitch Viral Lead Generation Metrics 226

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 7, 2023

That means they normally only invest in startups with a working product that has already been sold to at least one customer for full price (beta tests, giveaways and best friends don’t count). Building a huge inventory before you have a confirmed customer is not a convincing strategy. Make your focus and priorities clear.

Elevator Pitch 228

Elevator Pitch Salary Angel Investor Viral 228

ConversionXL

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

You’ll also discover digital analytics tools and the most complete digital analytics training to help you better understand your customers. For customer analysis: Woopra 4. The more you know about your customers and market, the more effectively you can run your business. Descriptive analytics 2. Predictive analytics 3.

Analytics 106

Analytics Metrics Channel Campaign 106

Austin Startup

AUGUST 3, 2017

I want to understand who the customer is, what problem you solve, and how you do it. If your answers starts with, “We have multiple revenue streams…” that’s a bad thing. What I really hear is, “ We have no idea what the most significant revenue driver will be. “ Is it something I can use to make my own life better?

Startup 69

Startup Technical Review Texas Email 69

The Startup Magazine

JUNE 19, 2022

But since a majority of businesses receive dozens of sales presentations per day, gaining customer loyalty is more difficult than it sounds. And if you’re not sure how to reach your goals, these B2B sales tips that we prepared will help you reach the revenue and success you’re hoping for. Focus on OKRs. Truly believe in your product.

B2B 158

B2B Sales Elevator Pitch Conversion 158

mobile.smashingmagazine.com

JANUARY 16, 2013

Surveys indicate that many customers are more likely to visit your website with a smartphone. Find elevator pitches. To hire people to crop pictures for customers who will not know they are dissatisfied? Web pages don’t have to use 12- or 16-column grids, and websites don’t have to follow strict hierarchies.

Mobile 101

Mobile HTML Flash Software Review 101

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 8, 2017

Since this document is outward facing, it is important to keep the terminology and tone consistent with that of your customer set, investors, and business partners. This is your elevator pitch hook, which you must be able to deliver in 30 seconds. Marketing, sales, and customer experience. Skip the acronyms and jargon.

Elevator Pitch 163

Elevator Pitch Angel Investor Silicon Valley Business Model 163

Gust

DECEMBER 16, 2012

Remember to aim the content of both of these at investors, not customers. They must amplify your “elevator pitch” to investors, as well as key points from the business plan and the financial model. Close at least one initial customer. Prepare an investment-grade business plan. Free trials don’t count.

Angel Investor 179

Angel Investor Intellectual Property Elevator Pitch Angel Groups 179

Gust

AUGUST 19, 2012

Give the “elevator pitch” for your startup. Here is how and why it works, including a customer-centric quantification of the benefits. Define the characteristics of the overall industry, market forces, market dynamics, and customer landscape. Explain how you will make money and who pays you (real customer).

Elevator Pitch 146

Elevator Pitch Exit Strategy Burn Rate Merger 146

Up and Running

DECEMBER 16, 2014

As a result, it has higher credibility, and it has the opportunity to influence and attract more customers. Sometimes when I meet with new clients they say, “Jennefer, we want PR to drive revenue.” A positioning statement is also known as an elevator pitch. percent of the time, editorial is not paid for.

Public Relations 117

Public Relations Small Business PR Entrepreneur 117

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 20, 2018

Here is my outline of key deliverables that could convince me that you are a cut above the “average” entrepreneur that approaches me with nothing but a dream and a prayer: Personal video introduction with elevator pitch. Successful startups are all about the right people with the right stuff. Investors will expect it for due diligence.

Elevator Pitch 164

Elevator Pitch Due Diligence Angel Investor Business Plan 164