Pitching Skills (Pitching to Investors) - by Hristo Neychev

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BUSINESS PLAN

GREAT IDEAS

CUSTOMER DISCOVERY

GROWTH PLANS

PASSION

HARD WORK

SLEEPLESS NIGHTS

PRESENTATION

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THE PRESENTATION

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Tell me what you do!

1 sentence

10 seconds

As simple as possible

You will have time to explain

more later

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Describe the pain of the customer

Tip: Let them feel some pain -

don't rush it!

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Explain your solution to the

problem

Show me where your product

sits in the world

Tip: Provide use cases……

“I am not your target customer

I am your investor”

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Set-up the historical evolution

of your category

Define recent trends that make

your solution possible

Tip: Trends (Cloud, Mobile, Big

Data), Scale, technology, etc..

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Identify/profile the customer

you cater to:

• give him/her a name

• show a photo

Calculate:

TAM - Total Addressable Market

SAM - Serviceable Market

SOM - Obtainable Market

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You always have competition

List your top competitors

• show your competitive advantages

• focus on how you are different

• tell us how you will beat them

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Product functionality, features,

architecture, intellectual

property, roadmap

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How do you make money?

Revenue model

Pricing

Lifetime value

Sales & Distribution

Customer pipeline

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Founders & Management

Board of Directors

Board of Advisors

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How much do you need?

What do you need it for?

What will happen after you

spend it?

THE PRESENTER

55% Physiology

7% Words

38% Voice Tone

DOS AND DON’TS

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