This is a tutorial for startup live participants and elevator pitch beginners. This guide is designed to convey the essentials of what you need to know, quickly, simply, and in a visual format.
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37. ACTION what will the solution require to get started: what people are you looking for? which skills should they have? which technology you want to use?
38. motivate yourpotential team partners: make clear that this is a unique chance to take a share in an awesome idea.
52. „there is no point in trying to close the deal if the audience doesn’t understand what you are talking about and why they should care.” Chris O’Leary
53. be concise An effective elevator pitch contains as few words as possible and does not go into too much unnecessary detail.
54. „while you no doubt love, are fascinated by, and are passionate about what you are doing and could spend hours talking about it, most people aren’t like you. ” Chris O’Leary
55. your pitch should be clearrather than being filled with … MBA-speak acronyms ten-dollar words