The recipe for a perfect pitch contains specific ingredients. You must be captivating, sharp, knowledgeable, and exclusive. Although you may know your startup inside and out, being the best candidate for reiterating the importance of your product or idea, the perfect pitch is still hard to master. What are the best techniques attributed to successful pitches? What are the experts looking for when they hear your pitch?
Join Startup Canada (@Startup_Canada) and TELUS (@TELUSBusiness) on Friday, July 24th, 2015 EDT for a live #StartupChats on Twitter from 12pm – 1pm ET, hosted by Edwin Frondozo (@drgnmeme), for tips on pitching your startup.
Guests:
- FounderFox (@founderfoxapp), Level up as a startup founder, watch 1-2 min videos, post videos, share startup tips, resources, pitches, jobs, events + more. By @koridhandy @_mitchellporter.
- Judy Robinett (@judyrobinett), Startup Funding Expert. Advisor at Newpark Capital. Author: How to Be a Power Connector. Previously: on advisory boards of venture capital firms and accelerators; managing director of Golden Seeds Angel Network.
- Christophe Sollich (@BombeSollich), The Pitch Doctor – freelance startup consultant specializing in business model generation, marketing and – obviously – pitching. Winner of multiple “Best Pitch” awards.
- Ben Zlotnick (@benzlotnick), CEO & Founder of INcubes (@INcubes), Startup Investor
- Jon E. Worren (@JonWorren), Sr. Director & Entrepreneur in Residence, Entrepreneurship Programs at MaRS. Growth Strategy | Entrepreneurship | Strategic Marketing
- Dr. Sean Wise (@SeanWise), Professor, Seed Stage VC, 3x Author, former Dragons’ Den Advisor, Comic Book Geek. Host of the NakedEntrepreneur.tv (@ENT_TV)
- MaRS Discovery District (@MaRSDD), non-profit innovation centre connecting science, technology and social entrepreneurs with business skills, networks and capital.