10 Ways to Get Investors to Listen to Your Business Pitch
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If there’s one thing I’ve learned from a couple decades of talking to small-business owners, it’s that entrepreneurs are always excited about their business. But translating that enthusiasm into a pitch that makes investors plunk down their money is a whole different ballgame.
Appealing to investors is a skill unto itself, but it can be learned. Here are ten tips on how to craft your investor pitch:
1. Keep it short. 2. Pitch the right investor. 3. Know the competition. 4. Have your numbers ready. Shark Tank’s 5. Pitch your experience. 6. Don’t sit on your assets. Investors like a company with a hard asset 7. Mention your own investment. 8. Make realistic projections. 9. Know what you’ll do with the money. 10. Make an “ask.”What pitching tips you would add to this list? Let us know in the comments section.
If there’s one thing I’ve learned from a couple decades of talking to small-business owners, it’s that entrepreneurs are always excited about their business. But translating that enthusiasm into a pitch that makes investors plunk down their money is a whole different ballgame.
Appealing to investors is a skill unto itself, but it can be learned. Here are ten tips on how to craft your investor pitch:
1. Keep it short. 2. Pitch the right investor. 3. Know the competition. 4. Have your numbers ready. Shark Tank’s 5. Pitch your experience. 6. Don’t sit on your assets. Investors like a company with a hard asset 7. Mention your own investment. 8. Make realistic projections. 9. Know what you’ll do with the money. 10. Make an “ask.”What pitching tips you would add to this list? Let us know in the comments section.
