How to Pitch Investors
By Appsumo, Sanjay Parekh
Building a Deck and Pitching Investors by Sanjay Parekh
Raising money for your startup is hard work, just ask Sanjay Parekh. Before Sanjay closed a $10 Million round for his startup, he pitched over 200 Venture Capitalists. Sanjay also runs Startup Riot (where he has helped over 250 startups polish their pitches)This man has a TON of experience, and really knows his stuff.
In this App Sumo action video, Sanjay shares his secrets of putting together a killer deck with a solid pitch backing it up. Don’t miss this!
Highlight points:
- Learn what ingredients you need to have in order to build a quality deck
- Learn what NOT TO SAY to an investor while you’re pitching
- Learn how to adapt your pitch to present to a large group
What You Get
- Action Video
- Downloadable MP3 version
- PDF transcript
Contents:
Section 0 – Intro
- The basic outline for the course
- A little bit about Sanjay
- Why Decks and pitches are important
Section 1 – Building the Skeleton Deck
(Be sure to watch this before going to the next sections)
- The 6 essential slides you need to have.
- How to build a skeleton deck.
- Things investors look for in a deck.
Section 2 – Adapting your deck to different sized groups
- Why having one deck isn’t enough.
- How to adjust your deck based on your audience.
- When you should purposefully leave holes in your presentation.
Section 3 – Common mistakes people make in their decks (and how to avoid them)
- Text is BAD.
- 7-9 Second Rule.
- Looking for trends in questions
Section 4 – How to get in front of an investor
- Why pitching at conferences can lead to investors
- Some tricks that Sanjay has used to get in front of investors.
- Figuring out ways to get investors to come to you.
Section 5 – What if I suck at design?
- What to do if you have the right info on your deck, but it’s ugly.
- When to engage a designer.
- Where to find designers.
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