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Pitch me!

This is going to be BIG.

It''s a co-working space full of creatives and freelancers, most of whom who have never pitched an investor, and probably never seen a startup pitch either. The first question I always get, which I find endlessly hilarious, is "Don''t you get tired of people pitching you all the time?". Well, I guess I''m not surprised.

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How to Be a VC: Being Open

This is going to be BIG.

I want your pitch to be the one I say yes to--and I want you to solve the inherent problems in your business model. One event organizer had even asked me if I wanted to give my talk before the company demos, enabling me to duck out before the crowds could rush me. Take pitches? True creativity requires some trade-offs.”

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4 Secrets to Creating a Sales Presentation Folder That Sells

Entrepreneurs' Organization

For inspiration, check out my folder design gallery , created to help spark your creativity while featuring several styles, colors, and layouts for various industries. Keep these insights in mind as you design your next folder, and let me know how it impacts your sales pitches. Feature your logo here to entice prospects to look inside.

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How to Not Suck at a Group Presentation

Both Sides of the Table

This was evident at the Twiistup pre-event company pitch last week at UCLA. I always tell people that if you’re not creative in how you tell stories the simplest way to do so is by telling “a day in the life&# of your potential user. Where you planning to demo? The bring your product to life. For fawk sake, practice!

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Admitting that you have no idea what you're doing

This is going to be BIG.

Sure, they had a demo or a prototype or something, but investors know the product will change. This is part of the reason that automating minutiae, adopting rituals, and applying creativity only where it’s most valuable (e.g. I tried pitching business development ideas, coming up with marketing ploys.

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Minimum Viable Team

This is going to be BIG.

Plus, in such a connected world, at the seed stage, the "outside" bar is low--a good article, review, demo can be a difference maker and get you on the right radars. Outside tasks, like getting PR for the company, can often be done with the help of advisors and investors who are good at showing the company around.

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i2E Celebrates Success of Inaugural Bridge2 Demo Day

Innovation 2 Enterprise

On Wednesday, January 24, the inaugural cohort of startups from i2E’s Bridge2 Pre-Accelerator program presented their groundbreaking innovations during the Bridge2 Demo Day at Sailor & The Dock in Oklahoma City. During Demo Day, attendees heard pitch presentations from five founders who participated in the initial Bridge2 cohort.