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10 Key Business Plan Elements Not In A Product Spec

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Be sure to include this in your “elevator pitch,” which you must always deliver as a prelude to your technology features. Don’t let your passion convince you that word-of-mouth and viral marketing will suffice against well-funded competitors and ever more demanding customers. Use non-fuzzy terms to quantify customer value.

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7 Common Mistakes Startups Make on Accelerator Program Applications

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6 Keys To Successfully Addressing Investor Questions

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These days, even viral marketing requires real money, for events and promotions. Whether it be in the context of a five-minute elevator pitch or a more formal presentation to professional investors, the projected use of funds should be summarized and prioritized into three “chunks.” Make sure allocation amounts are reasonable.

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The Correct Answers to 'How Will You Use My Money?'

Startup Professionals Musings

These days, even viral marketing requires real money, for events and promotions. Whether it be in the context of a five-minute elevator pitch or a more formal presentation to professional investors, the projected use of funds should be summarized and prioritized into three “chunks.” Make sure allocation amounts are reasonable.

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Pull Investors to Your Business Plan With a Summary

Startup Professionals Musings

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. Outline your sales and marketing strategy (direct marketing, sales channel, viral marketing, and lead generation). Executive team.

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Give Investors an Executive Summary That Rocks

Startup Professionals Musings

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. Outline your sales and marketing strategy (direct marketing, sales channel, viral marketing, and lead generation). Executive team.

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6 Tips On Positioning Your Needs For Investor Funding

Startup Professionals Musings

These days, even viral marketing requires real money, for events and promotions. Whether it be in the context of a five-minute elevator pitch or a more formal presentation to professional investors, the projected use of funds should be summarized and prioritized into three “chunks.” Make sure allocation amounts are reasonable.