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Pitch me baby !




  Vassilis Nikolopoulos, PhD
  Entrepreneur 2.0

ACT - 1/12/2012
Pitching is the life of an
entrepreneur…




ACT - 1/12/2012
What actually is a pitch ?


Pitch is a brief overview of a
    product, service, person,
     group / organization or
  project and is often a part
           of a fundraising or
   marketing action or other
  program. Usually is an oral
      presentation using PPT

ACT - 1/12/2012
An elevator pitch is often used by an
   entrepreneur, pitching an idea to a venture
  capitalist or angel investor to receive funding




   Venture capitalists often judge the quality of
    an idea by the quality of its elevator pitch
ACT - 1/12/2012
Basic pitching guidelines - 1

• Build a good story
• Present your problem well
• Show execution
• Scale up the whole thing
• Show community building
• Differentiate a lot !


 ACT - 1/12/2012
Basic pitching guidelines - 2

• 10-15 slides max
• Use a lot of graphs
• Practice a lot using video
• Have positive energy & passion
• Always get prepared for hard questions
• Don’t look at or read from your slides
• Look always towards your investors

ACT - 1/12/2012
Pitch Structure

• Intro
• Opportunity/Pain/Problem
• Solution
• Market
• Competition
• Sales and Go-to-Market
• Business model/financials
• Management Team
• Funding request/contacts
 ACT - 1/12/2012
Slides content - 1

• Value proposition
• Market size
• One sentence pitch
• Awards
• Presenter role
• Emphasize on your prototype


 ACT - 1/12/2012
Slides content - 2

• Build good bottom-up numbers
• Good competitor analysis
• Why you ? Secret sauce
• Channels, community and awareness
• Profitability, positive cash flow point
• P$L and 3-5 years projections
• Define your exit strategy

 ACT - 1/12/2012
Slides content - 3

• Emphasize on Team
• Present BoD and BoA
• Justify your funding requirements
• Present a solid plan
• Pre-money evaluation if any…
• What have you invested so far ?


 ACT - 1/12/2012
Investor’s view
                                Worth 3 minutes
                                (email, phone)?
                         No


        Ignore                 Worth 30 minutes
                              (phone, in person)?
                         No

         Pass
       gracefully             Worth 60-90 minutes
                                  (in person)?
                         No

     Pass but stay
       In touch                  Worth 2nd mtg
                                 (in person)?
                         No

                               Serious due diligence
   Pass but be helpful


 ACT - 1/12/2012
Innovate to be saved...


       v.nikolopoulos@intelen.com
       http://gr.linkedin.com/in/vnikolop
       http://twitter.com/intelen
       http://www.intelen.com
       http://www.facebook.com/vassilis.nikolopoulos




ACT - 1/12/2012

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Basic Pitching Guidelines

  • 1. Pitch me baby ! Vassilis Nikolopoulos, PhD Entrepreneur 2.0 ACT - 1/12/2012
  • 2. Pitching is the life of an entrepreneur… ACT - 1/12/2012
  • 3. What actually is a pitch ? Pitch is a brief overview of a product, service, person, group / organization or project and is often a part of a fundraising or marketing action or other program. Usually is an oral presentation using PPT ACT - 1/12/2012
  • 4. An elevator pitch is often used by an entrepreneur, pitching an idea to a venture capitalist or angel investor to receive funding Venture capitalists often judge the quality of an idea by the quality of its elevator pitch ACT - 1/12/2012
  • 5. Basic pitching guidelines - 1 • Build a good story • Present your problem well • Show execution • Scale up the whole thing • Show community building • Differentiate a lot ! ACT - 1/12/2012
  • 6. Basic pitching guidelines - 2 • 10-15 slides max • Use a lot of graphs • Practice a lot using video • Have positive energy & passion • Always get prepared for hard questions • Don’t look at or read from your slides • Look always towards your investors ACT - 1/12/2012
  • 7. Pitch Structure • Intro • Opportunity/Pain/Problem • Solution • Market • Competition • Sales and Go-to-Market • Business model/financials • Management Team • Funding request/contacts ACT - 1/12/2012
  • 8. Slides content - 1 • Value proposition • Market size • One sentence pitch • Awards • Presenter role • Emphasize on your prototype ACT - 1/12/2012
  • 9. Slides content - 2 • Build good bottom-up numbers • Good competitor analysis • Why you ? Secret sauce • Channels, community and awareness • Profitability, positive cash flow point • P$L and 3-5 years projections • Define your exit strategy ACT - 1/12/2012
  • 10. Slides content - 3 • Emphasize on Team • Present BoD and BoA • Justify your funding requirements • Present a solid plan • Pre-money evaluation if any… • What have you invested so far ? ACT - 1/12/2012
  • 11. Investor’s view Worth 3 minutes (email, phone)? No Ignore Worth 30 minutes (phone, in person)? No Pass gracefully Worth 60-90 minutes (in person)? No Pass but stay In touch Worth 2nd mtg (in person)? No Serious due diligence Pass but be helpful ACT - 1/12/2012
  • 12. Innovate to be saved... v.nikolopoulos@intelen.com http://gr.linkedin.com/in/vnikolop http://twitter.com/intelen http://www.intelen.com http://www.facebook.com/vassilis.nikolopoulos ACT - 1/12/2012