quick and dirty guide to an elevator pitch, as presented at ur entrepenuers' tribe 18 feb 2014
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Slides from talk at University of Rochester Entrepenuers' TRIBE meeting on 18 Feb 2014. Still in alpha testing... http://urentrepreneurs.com/TRANSCRIPT
Quick and Dirty Guide to an Elevator Pitch
Joel Ramirez
Disclaimer
I am not responsible for...
What is an Elevator Pitch?
Quick way to get someone excited about your thingy.
When do you Pitch?
Always be Pitching!
Where and to Whom?
Warm Intros
Know your audience
First impressions
Hook
Source: http://www.google.com/imgres?sa=X&biw=1362&bih=652&tbm=isch&tbnid=qpkpZkNqiuFLdM%3A&imgrefurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.winningware.com%2Fblog%2F2009%2F12%2F14-best-kept-killer-hook-secrets%2F&docid=1O9eZQI3fzP2jM&imgurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwinningware.com%2Fblog%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2009%2F12%2FFishHookXSmall.jpg&w=300&h=400&ei=v_8DU5PROOOFyQH_0YGwCQ&zoom=1&ved=0CHIQhBwwBA&iact=rc&dur=719&page=1&start=0&ndsp=15
High Level View
So What? -> For InstanceCreate a meme
Think about your mission, mantra, & taglines
Tell a Story
Answer the right questions
● Traction ● Product● Team
● Social Proof
How Are You Different?
Be a Human
even too simple - don’t make me think!
be simple
Practice makes...
Leave people wanting more.
What about after?
Shut up and "take notes" Take what you can get Follow through
What I didn’t talk about ● selling and influence● the rest of start up development● three body problem● meaning of life
Just in case you were wondering
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Repeat - Be a Human
Where did I steal all this from?The Art of the Start - Guy KawasakiPitching Hacks -Venture Hacks, Nivi & Naval Ravikantet al