Download or read book Entrepreneur Voices on Elevator Pitches written by The Staff of Entrepreneur Media and published by Entrepreneur Press. This book was released on 2019-06-18 with total page 155 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What Can You Pitch in 60 Seconds? Whether you’re facing funding sharks or angel investors, we’ve got the keys to crafting that perfect pitch to help you secure the funds you need to launch your startup, build your business, and achieve your entrepreneurial dreams. In this new edition of the Entrepreneur Voices series, entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, and experts from both sides of the board room present the game-winning strategies and deal-closing tactics you need to succeed. Dive in and learn how to: Build a business model and financial plan for your new venture Make a great first impression and sell your idea in 60 seconds Connect with the investors most likely to finance your business idea Craft a slide deck that will catch and keep venture capitalists’ attention Prepare for on-the-spot questions in the board room See every “No” as an opportunity to find the perfect “Yes” Plus, gain exclusive insights from stars you’ve seen on Shark Tank, Planet of the Apps, Entrepreneur Elevator Pitch, and more!
Download or read book Entrepreneur Voices on the Science of Success written by The Staff of Entrepreneur Media and published by Entrepreneur Press. This book was released on 2018-09-25 with total page 181 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: BUILD A BETTER BUSINESS WITH SCIENCE This is not your average "success" book. We're not here to tell you how every successful person is the same or how getting up an hour earlier will change everything. Buy we do give you research-backed facts and pair them with insights and strategies from CEOs and business leaders for getting more out of your day, closing more deals for your business, and earning more money—all while living a life you're genuinely happy with. Take a deep dive into Entrepreneur Voices on the Science of Success and you'll discover the key science-backed strategies of experts, founders, and entrepreneurs like you that will help you to: Rewire your brain to build habits for success Reach peak productivity with your perfect routine Identify customer needs to create a more focused marketing plan Develop high-performing individuals within your team Attract and retain a more captive audience with cutting-edge tools Achieve the work-life balance that works for you
Download or read book All Work No Pay written by Lauren Berger and published by Ten Speed Press. This book was released on 2012-01-03 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Land Killer Internships—and Make the Most of Them! These days, a college resume without internship experience is considered “naked.” Indeed, statistics show that internship experience leads to more job offers with highersalaries—and in this tough economy, college grads need all the help they can get. Enter Lauren Berger, internships expert and CEO of Intern Queen, Inc., whose comprehensive guide reveals insider secrets to scoring the perfect internship, building invaluable connections, boosting transferable skills, and ultimately moving toward your dream career. She’ll show you how to: Discover the best internship opportunities, from big companies to virtual internships Write effective resumes and cover letters Nail phone, Skype, and in-person interviews Know your rights as an intern Use social networking to your advantage Network like a pro Impress your boss Get solid letters of recommendation Turn internships into job opportunities With exercises, examples, and a go-getter attitude, this next-generation internship manual provides all the cutting-edge information students and recent grads will need to get a competitive edge in the job market. So what are you waiting for?
Download or read book How to Pitch Anything written by Sergi Sai Mora and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2022-11-19 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Winning Pitch is the result of years dedicated to helping entrepreneurs seduce investors with their elevator pitch. My work has allowed me to attend more than 200 Business Angels forums in the last 7 years, as well as to organize some of them (some with close to 1,000 attendees). I have seen more than 1,500 entrepreneurs pitch in front of investors. I have closely followed which of them were invested and which of them kept on chipping away or dropped out. I know how the average investor thinks. That's why I've been able to train over 955 entrepreneurs to design and execute a winning elevator pitch. My method is unusual and now you have a practical synthesis in your hands. This Pitch Book is about a counter-intuitive method that has been tested with thousands of startups works for pitching a deal, raising money or pitching anything to win the deal. It is a concise easy-to-read manual for entrepreneurs on how to craft a winning pitch to persuade investors (Venture Capital or Business Angels). But the framework I suggest for persuading investors and raising money is amazingly simple and it can be applied in all fields of the social sphere. Whether you're selling ideas to investors, pitching a client for new business, or even negotiating for a higher salary, How to Pitch Anything Book will transform the way you position your ideas. Each investor is different, and what seduces some investors, makes others cringe. But there are 7 uncommon practices that are worth knowing and in this book I will try to give you a glimpse of them. The over 1,500 elevator pitches I have seen were selected from among many others to be presented to investors. And although it is not very nice to say this, 1,200 of those presentations either bored me to tears or were not credible; 280 left a good taste in my mouth, and only 20 managed to keep me with my eyebrows raised, sitting on the edge of my chair and making me want to meet the entrepreneur after his or her presentation. I want to teach you how to pitch anything like those 20 startups that really impressed me.
Download or read book The Elevator Pitch for Entrepreneurs written by Pascal Heymann and published by . This book was released on 2019-06-12 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Elevator Pitch for Entrepreneurs - Your guide to pitching a product in under 1 minuteAre you often faced with blank, confused stares after explaining "what you do"?Do you find it difficult to convey the benefits of your product, service or company in a concise and engaging manner?When introducing your company/service at business events, do people show less interest than it deserves?Then you're not alone! Summarizing the essence of your work in an elevator pitch is a daunting task for many entrepreneurs. Yet, the ability to precisely communicate your value is essential in any business environment.This book will guide you through each step of crafting a short and effective pitch for any occasion. Discover the elements of an engaging elevator pitch and combine them into a compelling conversation starter!* Understand the POWER of an elevator pitch* Dive into each ELEMENT of an effective elevator pitch* Discover what MOTIVATES your customers* Define your VALUE PROPOSITION* Complete EXERCISES after each chapter* CRAFT your personal ELEVATOR PITCH* Become CONFIDENT in sharing your valueAbout the Author:Pascal Heymann is a pitch & presentation trainer for entrepreneurs, academics and business professionals. Based in the heart of Europe's start-up landscape he empowers CEOs, academics and aspiring entrepreneurs to confidently communicate their ideas, generate interest for innovative products and present with a WOW-factor! His clients include Philips, PlugAndPlay, HelloFresh and TED speakers.
Download or read book Pitching Hacks How to Pitch Startups to Investors written by Babak Nivi and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2009-12-22 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How to raise money from VCs and angel investors. We've founded companies like Epinions; helped start companies that are backed by Sequoia, Benchmark, and Kleiner Perkins; raised $100M or so for startups; and invested another $20M in about 12 companies. This book summarizes some of the lessons we've learned about pitching companies to investors.
Download or read book ProBlogger written by Darren Rowse and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2010-04-23 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A complete how-to from two of the world’s top bloggers Thousands of aspiring bloggers launch new blogs every day, hoping to boost their income. Without solid advice from experts, most will fail. This bestselling guide, now fully revised with new and updated tips and tricks from two of the world’s most successful bloggers, provides the step-by-step information bloggers need to turn their hobby into an income source or a fulltime career. Earning a solid income from blogging is possible, but tricky; this book details proven techniques and gives aspiring bloggers the tools to succeed Even novices will learn to choose a blog topic, analyze the market, set up a blog, promote it, and earn revenue Offers solid, step-by-step instruction on how bloggers make money, why niches matter, how to use essential blogging tools and take advantage of social media and content aggregators, what a successful blog post should include, how to optimize advertising, and much more Written by two fulltime professional bloggers, the updated edition of ProBlogger tells you exactly how to launch and maintain a blog that makes money.
Download or read book Small Message Big Impact written by Terri L. Sjodin and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2012 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this age of information overload, no business skill is more essential than being able to connect with others quickly. Acclaimed consultant Sjodin defines an elevator speech and its purpose isn't to say everything about a topicNjust to intrigue and inspire the listener to want to hear more.
Download or read book The Art of Startup Fundraising written by Alejandro Cremades and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2016-04-11 with total page 229 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Startup money is moving online, and this guide shows you how it works. The Art of Startup Fundraising takes a fresh look at raising money for startups, with a focus on the changing face of startup finance. New regulations are making the old go-to advice less relevant, as startup money is increasingly moving online. These new waters are all but uncharted—and founders need an accessible guide. This book helps you navigate the online world of startup fundraising with easy-to-follow explanations and expert perspective on the new digital world of finance. You'll find tips and tricks on raising money and investing in startups from early stage to growth stage, and develop a clear strategy based on the new realities surrounding today's startup landscape. The finance world is in a massive state of flux. Changes are occurring at an increasing pace in all sectors, but few more intensely than the startup sphere. When the paradigm changes, your processes must change with it. This book shows you how startup funding works, with expert coaching toward the new rules on the field. Learn how the JOBS Act impacts the fundraising model Gain insight on startups from early stage to growth stage Find the money you need to get your venture going Craft your pitch and optimize the strategy Build momentum Identify the right investors Avoid the common mistakes Don't rely on the "how we did it" tales from superstar startups, as these stories are unique and applied to exceptional scenarios. The game has changed, and playing by the old rules only gets you left behind. Whether you're founding a startup or looking to invest, The Art of Startup Fundraising provides the up-to-the-minute guidance you need.
Download or read book Small Message Big Impact written by Terri L. Sjodin and published by Greenleaf Book Group. This book was released on 2011-06 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Don't just think of an elevator speech as a generic tool you use in chance moments--consider the concept as a strategy to manage multiple talking points and to communicate more complex idea's as well.Terri L. Sjodin's new work, Small Message, Big Impact, provides an entertaining, straightforward, and practical how-to guide on effectively communicating an important message in a short period of time. She gives readers an inspiring new perspective on the power of what she calls the Elevator Speech Effect and shows them how to employ this amazing little tool to create influence in today's market.Perhaps you want to promote an idea, a project, or a concept. Maybe you are looking to create a more compelling message to sell a product or service that will help you access challenging decision makers. Whatever your purpose--be it professional, academic, political, philanthropic, or personal--you can learn to craft a fresh, brief, and persuasive message that generates tangible results!In this book you will learn How a small message can have a big impact in helping you to communicate more effectively. How to build a compelling and persuasive case using six of the most consistently effective arguments in today's market. How to repurpose your existing presentations; incorporate new creative illustrations, and bring your message to life. How to speak in your own authentic voice--it's not only what you say, it's how you say it. How to morph your elevator speech content and employ your best material in a variety of presentation opportunities, including the internet and on social media platforms.This book includes outlines to help you craft your next talk, worksheets, a complete sample elevator speech, evaluation forms--and much more!
Download or read book Good in a Room written by Stephanie Palmer and published by Crown Currency. This book was released on 2008-03-11 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Whether you work in Hollywood or not, the fact is that selling ideas is really difficult to do. The reason the pitching secrets of the most successful writers and directors are relevant is because these people have evolved an advanced method for selling ideas. Whether you’re a screenwriter, a journalist with an idea for a story, an entrepreneur with a business plan, an inventor with a blueprint, or a manager with an innovative solution, if you want other people to invest their time, energy, and money in your idea, you face an uphill battle…. When I was at MGM, the hardest part of my job was not cutthroat studio politics or grueling production schedules. The toughest part of my job was whenever I had to say “No” to an idea that was almost there. I had to say no a lot. Every buyer does. The buyer’s work is to say yes to projects that are ready, not almost ready. And no matter how good the script is, if the seller can’t pitch it in a compelling way, how can the buyer see the potential? How can he get his colleagues on board? How can he recommend the seller to his superiors? The fact is that poor pitches doom good projects. It happens all the time. The ideas, products and services that are pitched more effectively… win. That’s just how the game is played. No sense getting upset over it. Instead, let’s accept the challenge and learn the strategies and tactics that will allow us (and our ideas) to succeed. -From GOOD IN A ROOM Business consultant and former MGM Director of Creative Affairs Stephanie Palmer reveals the techniques used by Hollywood’s top writers, producers, and directors to get financing for their projects - and explains how you can apply these techniques to be more successful in your own high-stakes meetings. Because, as Palmer has found, the strategies used to sell yourself and your ideas in Hollywood not only work in other businesses, they often work better. Whether you are a manager or executive with an innovative proposal, a professional with a hot concept, a salesperson selling to a potential client or investor, or an entrepreneur with a business plan, GOOD IN A ROOM shows you how to: Master the five stages of the face-to-face meeting Avoid the secret dealbreakers of the first ninety seconds Be confident in high-pressure situations Present yourself better and more effectively than you ever have before Whether you want to ask for a raise, grow your client list, launch a new business or find financing for a creative project, you must not only present your ideas in a compelling way - you must also sell yourself, as well. GOOD IN A ROOM shows you how to construct a winning presentation and deliver the kind of performance that will get your project greenlighted, whatever industry you are in.
Download or read book The Elevator Pitch written by James D. Price and published by . This book was released on 2009-08-03 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The brief, verbal executive overview of the startup business - the so-called elevator pitch - has achieved something approaching mythical status in U.S. commerce as scores of annual pitch competitions pit entrepreneurs against one another before panels of VC judges. for entrepreneurs, the honed elevator pitch is a crucial communication tool not for these competitions but to be prepared for discussions with key executives, customers, influencers and potential investors. This article provides a formulaic approach to developing a compelling elevator pitch.
Download or read book The Business of Good written by Jason Haber and published by Entrepreneur Press. This book was released on 2016-05-16 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Business of Good narrates the story behind social entrepreneurship as told by the individuals compelled to create a change in the world--not just another business. Serial and social entrepreneur Jason Haber intertwines case studies, anecdotes, and initiatives that have become part of the larger narrative of entrepreneurship. From Main Street to Wall Street, today’s social entrepreneurs are rebooting capitalism, challenging the charitable industrial complex, and are disrupting the way companies do business with exciting innovations designed to solve society’s most vexing problems. In this book, Haber examines Capitalism 2.0, philanthropy, and the role and power of media alongside the world’s response as social entrepreneurship changes how we give, how we invest, and who we are.
Download or read book Elevator Pitch 2 0 written by Daniel Kern and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2021-08-03 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There are countless books taking on the subject of the Elevator Pitch, that address that one sentence method that wakes up the interest and make the customer want to know more and more. But, the experienced networker and entrepreneur Daniel Kern knows from personal experience: Even the best prepared Elevator Pitch interests a very small number of people. With his new approach "Elevator Pitch 2.0" success can be multiplied, while making less of an effort. In this guide, he gives an approach suitable for everyone to learn. As a successful networker Daniel Kern makes more than 90 percent of his sales through recommendations from his network. The Elevator Pitch 2.0 has already opened hundreds of doors for him.
Download or read book The Launch Life written by Andrew Forster and published by The Launch Life LLC. This book was released on 2015-02-11 with total page 197 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Its that moment before the catapult releases, its the momentary peace found only within the eye of a hurricane, its an orchestra in perfect harmony, its the lifestyle entrepreneurs crave in the pursuit of building an impactful venture. Our Book is an illustrative media, depicting years of experience stemming from 14 authors located around the country as they share stories of wild success, and turbulence all bookended by personal testimony of how they found balance; in navigated the social and cultural expectations of the world around us. Readers will walk in the footsteps of each author as they personify what its genuinely like to be a young entrepreneur via a comical, journal based dialogue. As a young entrepreneur the trials and tribulation present are an altogether vastly different set of hurdles than a similar middle age entrepreneur. Regardless of a track record, limited professional contacts and confinement by net worth, readers are introduced to some of the country’s most successful and diligent entrepreneurs shaping the landscape of their perspective industries. Everything from Real Estate, to SaaS software, to magic shows each reader is sure to find a perspective author they can relate to and learn from. Entrepreneurship is the absolute last career path that can be packaged into a textbook, hence the Book, from one entrepreneur – to another we’re confident you’ll find it a must have handbook.
Download or read book The Power of the Elevator Pitch written by Jordan A. Thomson and published by epubli. This book was released on 2024-02-29 with total page 62 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In "The Power of the Elevator Pitch: Strategies for Memorable Impressions in Professional Networking," Jordan A. Thomson unveils the crucial art of delivering persuasive elevator pitches that stand out in the fast-paced world of business networking. Thomson provides a comprehensive guide on formulating concise, impactful pitches that effectively convey your unique value proposition, emphasizing the importance of a clear, targeted message that makes your skills and professional worth unforgettable. Beyond conceptualization, Thomson offers practical self-presentation techniques that bolster confidence in marketing oneself and one's ideas efficiently. With a wealth of real-world examples, he demonstrates how a well-crafted elevator pitch can open doors and nurture professional relationships. The book delves into tailoring your pitch for different audiences and situations, showcasing how to customize your message for diverse industries, career paths, and occasions. Completing the guide, Thomson equips readers with strategies to proactively seek and leverage networking opportunities, providing insights into effective follow-up post-networking events. "The Power of the Elevator Pitch" emerges not just as a manual but as an indispensable companion for mastering professional networking.
Download or read book Pitching for Profit written by Precious Williams and published by . This book was released on 2021-04-13 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Are you ready to slay your pitch? In Pitching for Profit: The Bad Bitches' Playbook to Convert Conversations into Currency, 13-time national elevator pitch champion - Precious L. Williams, unveils the "Ultimate Pitch Playbook" of proven strategies to secure the results you desire with precision. "Pitching for Profit" is the prime blueprint for the entrepreneur who needs: New clients NOW. Media exposure to grow their business and expand their market. Investment dollars to skyrocket their vision and cultivate an unbreakable legacy. Referral partners, affiliates, and a network to increase their net worth by phenomenal margins. The fearless, fabulous and fierce Ms. Williams has been featured on Shark Tank, CNN, WSJ, Forbes Magazine, Black Enterprise Magazine, Essence Magazine, and the movie LEAP; not only does she have the muscle to back up her pitches, her exclusive techniques convert conversations into CURRENCY- not just coins. If you're serious about leveraging your pitch to generate massive currency that will make your business profitable, legendary, and unstoppable, then join my clients Microsoft, LinkedIn, Google, and eBay, as well as Fortune 500 executives, speakers, and entrepreneurs to strengthen your pitch and get what you're worth. My pitches aren't soft...they WIN.
