10 tips for a successful pitch

Most of us hate it, but most of us have to go through it at least once in our startup life time: PITCHING!

But as the saying goes:

If you didn’t get dirty, you didn’t play!

Here are some tips that help you hit the homerun.

1) The project and the team

There are only 2 parts to a pitch: The Project and the Team! You need to get both right to convince an investor. Knowing that the Team has most often more than 50% weight in the decision making.

2) Get your team right

Be clear on your team’s skill set, experience and capacity. Fill in the blanks via your mentors, advisors or your board!
Looking for an Asian investor? Talk about your past success cases.
Looking for an US based investor? – celebrate your past failures!

3) Explain the problem

Don’t focus on your Product, focus on the Problem! Tell a Story. Investors need to know what the problem is you are solving and why. It’s not your love to your product that counts, it is the love of the potential thousands of consumers to your product that will matter!