Palms sweating? Heart racing? Face flushing? And that’s just when you’re thinking about delivering your pitch. What happens when it’s Primetime? One of the best ways to manage your nerves … Read More
A Pitch Tip From Rickie Fowler
Farmer’s Insurance is currently running an ad campaign with professional golfer Rickie Fowler. In the ads, Rickie goes undercover and dresses up like a professional caddie. He offers tips, hits … Read More
A Pitch Lesson From Pitching Movies
I recently caught up with some friends who are in the process of pitching their second screenplay together. Movie pitches are just like product pitches. Both need to convince investors … Read More
3 Reasons Why VCs Say No
Investors are are looking to check a number of boxes before they hand over any money. Don’t check a box, don’t get the money. Pretty simple. According to new research … Read More
An Investor Pitch Lesson From My Toilet
My toilet wasn’t flushing again. I would push the handle and watch the bowl fill up with water and then stall out. Three weeks prior, the line from the apartment … Read More
3 Investor Pitch Tips From My Grandma’s Spritz Cookies
When I was a kid, my parents and I lived with my grandmother until I was 10. For the holidays, she whipped up batches of cookies. She made kolachkis, crescent … Read More
Trader Joes, Whole Foods 365 & Investor Pitches
A couple years ago, a Whole Foods 365 opened up in my neighborhood. My friend, Anny, loves to cook. She loves using fresh ingredients. And she’s a loyal Trader Joe’s … Read More
Investor Pitch Breakdown: Eversend’s Winning Pitch at Slush 2019
Slush‘s mission is to create and help the next generation of groundbreaking entrepreneurs. The student-driven, not-for-profit movement has grown from a single gathering in Helsinki to a series of events … Read More
3 Research-backed Things You Can Do Today to Improve Your Investor Pitch
If you feel like you have a good script for your investor pitch, but investors just aren’t biting, it’s probably not what you’re saying, but how you’re saying it – … Read More