Creating a compelling pitch is probably the single most important element towards the success of any venture. In the pitch, you entice the listener to join you on your journey. It doesn’t matter if you are pitching to a potential investor, a potential licensee, a retailer, or future consumer, if you don’t hold their interest, you’re dead in the water.
Dan Gudema is an expert on the subject. Not only has he created and secured funding for several successful high-tech startups, including a famous dating site, he founded StartupPOP www.startuppop.com which is an incredible resource for inventors and entrepreneurs. They hold events where up to 10 people get to give a 3-minute pitch to a panel of experts and investors in order to get funding or valuable advice to make their offering more enticing the next time.
I have seen investors that I know in the audience and personally overheard a deal being made.
He is also a prolific author covering a number of business matters. His latest effort is a complete aside called “The Art Of Speed Dating.” You can check out his Amazon site here https://bit.ly/3SmFKdG .
Of course, Covid shut down his pitch events which I am happy to tell you are now back up and running with a new twist. They have added a preshow dating event, What A Concept!
Learning how to give a compelling pitch is a crucial element in the road to success and everybody I know wants to be a success.
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