Comments on: Pitching on a Prayer & a PowerPoint http://gigaom.com/2008/01/02/pitching-on-a-prayer-a-powerpoint-2/ The Business of Technology Thu, 04 Dec 2008 03:36:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU hourly 1 By: Tips For Startups http://gigaom.com/2008/01/02/pitching-on-a-prayer-a-powerpoint-2/#comment-875444 Tips For Startups Fri, 04 Jan 2008 12:24:43 +0000 http://foundread.com/2008/01/02/pitching-on-a-prayer-a-powerpoint/#comment-875444 [...] Pitching on a Prayer & a PowerPoint - Tips for pitching from FoundRead. [...] [...] Pitching on a Prayer & a PowerPoint - Tips for pitching from FoundRead. [...]

]]> By: Beeba http://gigaom.com/2008/01/02/pitching-on-a-prayer-a-powerpoint-2/#comment-875446 Beeba Thu, 03 Jan 2008 16:22:34 +0000 http://foundread.com/2008/01/02/pitching-on-a-prayer-a-powerpoint/#comment-875446 This is a "very nice" article that really says nothing. Sorry guy but if the kind of people pitching to you are unaware of these basics then you must not have very much luck spending your money these days. This is a “very nice” article that really says nothing. Sorry guy but if the kind of people pitching to you are unaware of these basics then you must not have very much luck spending your money these days.

]]> By: john http://gigaom.com/2008/01/02/pitching-on-a-prayer-a-powerpoint-2/#comment-875448 john Thu, 03 Jan 2008 14:13:40 +0000 http://foundread.com/2008/01/02/pitching-on-a-prayer-a-powerpoint/#comment-875448 That is SO not what the conversation is. The conversation is as follows: 1st guy: Excuse me, but what the hell's going on out here? 2nd guy: Well, Nuke's scared because his eyelids are jammed and his old man's here. We need a live... is it a live rooster? We need a live rooster to take the curse off Jose's glove and nobody seems to know what to get Millie or Jimmy for their wedding present. Is that about right? We're dealing with a lot of shit. 1st guy: Okay, well, uh... candlesticks always make a nice gift, and uh, maybe you could find out where she's registered and maybe a place-setting or maybe a silverware pattern. Okay, let's get two! Go get 'em. That is SO not what the conversation is. The conversation is as follows:

1st guy: Excuse me, but what the hell’s going on out here?

2nd guy: Well, Nuke’s scared because his eyelids are jammed and his old man’s here. We need a live… is it a live rooster? We need a live rooster to take the curse off Jose’s glove and nobody seems to know what to get Millie or Jimmy for their wedding present. Is that about right? We’re dealing with a lot of shit.

1st guy: Okay, well, uh… candlesticks always make a nice gift, and uh, maybe you could find out where she’s registered and maybe a place-setting or maybe a silverware pattern. Okay, let’s get two! Go get ‘em.

]]> By: TJ Walker http://gigaom.com/2008/01/02/pitching-on-a-prayer-a-powerpoint-2/#comment-875447 TJ Walker Thu, 03 Jan 2008 13:04:19 +0000 http://foundread.com/2008/01/02/pitching-on-a-prayer-a-powerpoint/#comment-875447 Moran is right on target with his suggestion to start on page 21. It boils down to this: start by saying something really interesting and useful and you can't go wrong. Moran is right on target with his suggestion to start on page 21. It boils down to this: start by saying something really interesting and useful and you can’t go wrong.

]]> By: GigaNET: VC Views, Wi-Fi, 100M Views, $100 Oil - GigaOM http://gigaom.com/2008/01/02/pitching-on-a-prayer-a-powerpoint-2/#comment-875445 GigaNET: VC Views, Wi-Fi, 100M Views, $100 Oil - GigaOM Thu, 03 Jan 2008 06:00:41 +0000 http://foundread.com/2008/01/02/pitching-on-a-prayer-a-powerpoint/#comment-875445 [...] Found/Read: What a startup founder’s pitch looks like — from a VC perspective. [...] [...] Found/Read: What a startup founder’s pitch looks like — from a VC perspective. [...]

]]> By: Ravneet http://gigaom.com/2008/01/02/pitching-on-a-prayer-a-powerpoint-2/#comment-875449 Ravneet Wed, 02 Jan 2008 20:52:01 +0000 http://foundread.com/2008/01/02/pitching-on-a-prayer-a-powerpoint/#comment-875449 Very nice article. To the point and precise, just as pitching to VC's for funding! :-) Very nice article. To the point and precise, just as pitching to VC’s for funding!

:-)

]]>