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What Startups Need to Know About Exit Strategies
The exit strategy isn’t about you, it’s about your investors. Startups looking for angel investors or venture capital (VC) absolutely need an exit strategy because investors require it. The exit is...
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7 Reasons to Create a One-Page Pitch Before You Plan
A business pitch or elevator pitch is not only a crucial tool for getting investment, it’s also one of the best tools you can use to flesh out your business concept, iterate it through different...
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Got ‘Founder Fit’? If You Want Venture Capital, You Need It
Boris Wertz. Image credit Flickr A few weeks ago I spoke with Boris Wertz, founder of JustBooks, COO of AbeBooks and founding-partner of Version One Ventures. In as much as a scheduled interview with...
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Do You Know How to Pitch Your Startup in Social Situations?
It can be hard to pitch your startup, but with a little practice, you’ll be able to naturally bring it up in social situations—without feeling pushy or rehearsed. You’ve struck stones together and...
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12 Ways to Get Your New Product into a Major Retail Chain
Investing in something new is a gamble, so how do you get stores to begin carrying your product? What is one tip you have for getting a brand-new product into major retail chains? Getting a new,...
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5 Sure-fire Ways to Bomb Your Investor Pitch
Are you ready to pitch your startup to investors? Here are a few things NOT to do. Having delivered hundreds of pitches myself (and bombed a few), as well as coaching dozens of entrepreneurs on how to...
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How to Raise Startup Funding from Unlikely Angel Investors
Angel investors come from a variety of ages, backgrounds, and professions. I’m not your average angel. I’m a mom, a full-time sales manager, and recruiter. I’m not active in an angel group. I don’t...
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14 Tips on How to Pitch and Get Funded [Webinar]
You made the leap. You’ve taken the steps to start your own business, and it’s more than just an idea. There’s only one problem: you don’t have the capital you need to get it off the ground or take it...
View ArticleWebinar Recap: 14 Tips on How to Pitch and Get Funded
Last week, Bplans members had the opportunity to attend our free webinar, “14 Tips on How to Pitch and Get Funded.” Our featured speaker was Caroline Cummings, the VP of Business Development at Palo...
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Business Pitch, Elevator Pitch, and the LivePlan Pitch: What’s the Difference?
What’s a business pitch? Clearly that depends on who you ask and what they’re thinking about when you ask. It might be a slide deck, or a 20-minute presentation livened by a slide deck, or a short...
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Episode 10: How to Pitch Your Business, and Brand Storytelling with Park...
Photo credit: ParkHowell.com This week, Peter and Jonathan talk about how to pitch your business, and Park Howell (from The Business of Story podcast) explains how to tell your brand story. Subscribe:...
View ArticleHow to Pitch, Plan, and Track Your Business with LivePlan [VIDEO]
Recently, Palo Alto Software CEO Sabrina Parsons hosted a webinar for our Bcast members on how to use LivePlan to create a better business plan, pitch your idea to investors, and track your business....
View ArticleFree Download: Investor Pitch Deck Template Kit
Do you want to get potential investors excited about your business idea and engage them in a conversation about funding? Your pitch deck and presentation are probably some of the first things that an...
View ArticleHow to Pitch, Plan, and Track Your Business with LivePlan [VIDEO]
Editor’s note: Since publication of this update, our Scoreboard feature has undergone a change, and we now call it the Dashboard. Recently, Palo Alto Software CEO Sabrina Parsons hosted a webinar...
View ArticleFree Download: Investor Pitch Deck Template Kit
Do you want to get potential investors excited about your business idea and engage them in a conversation about funding? Your pitch deck and presentation are probably some of the first things that an...
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How to Create an Elevator Speech (With Examples)
An elevator speech is a 30- to 60-second answer to the question, “So, what do you do?” It’s a quick summary of your business and its value proposition. A great elevator speech will spark interest in...
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Give the Best Elevator Pitch Ever With a 3,000-Year-Old Technique
You’re riding in an elevator with just one other passenger and the guy looks familiar somehow. He smiles and you smile and he says something like, “Hey did you drop this?” He hands you your driver’s...
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5 Ways to Boost Your Entrepreneurial Confidence
“You have two minutes to convince me why I should invest in your company,” my professor said. About seven years ago I delivered my first pitch. I was a sophomore in college back then. Never had I ever...
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The Real Reason You Should Audition for Shark Tank
Many people dream of owning their own business. There’s nothing quite like being your own boss and running an operation the way you want to. However, this dream comes with a big cost. So, unless you’ve...
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How to Pitch to Investors in 10 Minutes and Get Funded
Image via WOCinTechChat. I know what it’s like to pitch to investors—both angels and venture capitalists. I’ve raised close to $1 million from angel investors for my previous technology startups....
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