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Pitching Hacks
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         #vh

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Premise

- To get good terms, you need multiple offers
- To get multiple offers, you need to tell a good story to
  several investors at the same time
- Investors invest in stories, not businesses

What you don't need

- Business plan (nobody reads it)
- Executive summary (nobody reads it)
- NDA (no one will sign it)

What you need (in order of importance)

- Introduction (Typically an entrepreneur   or investor)
- High-concept pitch (3 words: “Flickr of   video!”)
- Elevator Pitch (100 words: “The team is   great, it’s a huge
  market, we have traction, and so-and-so   loves us.”)
- 10-slide deck (20 minute pitch)
- Getting past no (Read bit.ly/pmarca)

Learn more

- venturehacks.com/pitching
1. Traction
For investors, the product is nothing.

                         — Marc Hedlund
2. Introductions
VCs are generally bombarded by requests
for meetings, so a warm introduction
helps an entrepreneur’s request float to
the top of the list.

                           — Chris Wand
3. High-Concept Pitches
Summarize the company’s business on the
back of a business card.

                      — Sequoia Capital
“It’s Jaws in space!”

“A bus with a bomb!”

“Snakes on a plane!”

“Bambi meets Terminator!”
“Friendster for dogs.”

“Flickr for video.”

“We network networks.”

“The Firefox of media players.”

“Massively Multiplayer Online Learning.”

“The entrepreneurs behind the entrepreneurs.”

“Create your own social network.”

“Venture Hacks.”
4. Elevator Pitches
The elevator pitch forms everyone’s first
impression of your venture. It needn’t be
a single sentence, but the delivery ought
to be measured in seconds, not minutes —
like any good TV or radio commercial.

I know it sounds a little crazy, but I’ve
come to believe that a clear, compelling
elevator pitch is essential to growing a
business. And I’ve paid dearly for the
evidence.

                             — David Cowan
Subject: Introducing Ning to Blue
Shirt Capital
Hi Steve,
                                     Before Ning, I started Netscape
Thanks for offering to introduce
                                     (acquired by AOL for $4.2B) and
us to Blue Shirt Capital. I've
                                     Opsware (acquired by HP for
attached a short presentation
                                     $1.6B).
about our company, Ning.
                                     Blue Shirt’s investments in
Briefly, Ning lets you create your
                                     companies like Extensive
own social network for anything.
                                     Enterprises tell me that they
For free. In 2 minutes. It's as
                                     could be a great partner for Ning.
easy as starting a blog. Try it
                                     We're starting meetings with
at: http://ning.com
                                     investors next week, and I would
                                     love to show Blue Shirt what we're
We built Ning to unlock the great
                                     building at Ning.
ideas from people all over the
world who want to use this amazing
                                     Best,
medium in their lives.
                                     Marc Andreessen
We have over 115,000 user-created
                                     xyz@ning.com
networks, and our page views are
                                     415.555.1212
growing 10% per week. We
previously raised $44M from Legg
Mason and others, including
myself.
Subject: Introducing Ning to Blue    We have over 115,000 user-created
Shirt Capital [A useful subject      networks, and our page views are
line!]                               growing 10% per week. [Traction.]
                                     We previously raised $44M from
Hi Steve,
                                     Legg Mason and others, including
                                     myself. [More traction and social
Thanks for offering to introduce
                                     proof.]
us to Blue Shirt Capital.
[Reiterating the social proof of
                                     Before Ning, I started Netscape
the introducer.] I've attached a
                                     (acquired by AOL for $4.2B) and
short presentation about our
                                     Opsware (acquired by HP for
company, Ning. [I attached a
                                     $1.6B). [Team’s past successes.]
deck.]
                                     Blue Shirt’s investments in
Briefly, Ning lets you create your
                                     companies like Extensive
own social network for anything.
                                     Enterprises tell me that they
For free. In 2 minutes. [What’s
                                     could be a great partner for Ning.
the high concept pitch? What does
                                     [Why are you interested in this
the product help the customer do?
                                     investor?] We're starting meetings
Who is the customer?] It's as easy
                                     with investors next week, and I
as starting a blog. [What's the
                                     would love to show Blue Shirt what
metaphor?] Try it at: http://
                                     we're building at Ning. [Call to
ning.com [Link to the product,
                                     action and subtle scarcity.]
screencast, or screenshots.]
                                     Best,
We built Ning to unlock the great
ideas from people all over the       Marc Andreessen
world who want to use this amazing   xyz@ning.com
medium in their lives. [What's the   415.555.1212 [Contact information
big problem or opportunity?]         — how thoughtful.]
5. Decks
1. Cover

2. Summary

3. Team

4. Problem

5. Solution

6. Technology

7. Marketing

8. Sales

9. Competition

10. Milestones

11. Conclusion

12. Financing
6. Business Plans
The best way to get our attention is
not with a 100-page business plan.

               — Charles River Ventures
7. NDAs
You're going to have a hard enough time
convincing your management team to work
on the problem that you've decided to
pursue, let alone having competitors go
steal your idea and do the exact same
thing.

                        — Dharmesh Shah
venturehacks.com
   @venturehacks
         #vh

nivi@venturehacks.com
Every startup has a chance to change
the world, by bringing not just a new
product, but an entirely new
institution into existence.

                            — Eric Ries
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Pitching Hacks at Stanford

  • 2. venturehacks.com @venturehacks #vh nivi@venturehacks.com
  • 3. Premise - To get good terms, you need multiple offers - To get multiple offers, you need to tell a good story to several investors at the same time - Investors invest in stories, not businesses What you don't need - Business plan (nobody reads it) - Executive summary (nobody reads it) - NDA (no one will sign it) What you need (in order of importance) - Introduction (Typically an entrepreneur or investor) - High-concept pitch (3 words: “Flickr of video!”) - Elevator Pitch (100 words: “The team is great, it’s a huge market, we have traction, and so-and-so loves us.”) - 10-slide deck (20 minute pitch) - Getting past no (Read bit.ly/pmarca) Learn more - venturehacks.com/pitching
  • 5. For investors, the product is nothing. — Marc Hedlund
  • 7. VCs are generally bombarded by requests for meetings, so a warm introduction helps an entrepreneur’s request float to the top of the list. — Chris Wand
  • 9. Summarize the company’s business on the back of a business card. — Sequoia Capital
  • 10. “It’s Jaws in space!” “A bus with a bomb!” “Snakes on a plane!” “Bambi meets Terminator!”
  • 11. “Friendster for dogs.” “Flickr for video.” “We network networks.” “The Firefox of media players.” “Massively Multiplayer Online Learning.” “The entrepreneurs behind the entrepreneurs.” “Create your own social network.” “Venture Hacks.”
  • 13. The elevator pitch forms everyone’s first impression of your venture. It needn’t be a single sentence, but the delivery ought to be measured in seconds, not minutes — like any good TV or radio commercial. I know it sounds a little crazy, but I’ve come to believe that a clear, compelling elevator pitch is essential to growing a business. And I’ve paid dearly for the evidence. — David Cowan
  • 14. Subject: Introducing Ning to Blue Shirt Capital Hi Steve, Before Ning, I started Netscape Thanks for offering to introduce (acquired by AOL for $4.2B) and us to Blue Shirt Capital. I've Opsware (acquired by HP for attached a short presentation $1.6B). about our company, Ning. Blue Shirt’s investments in Briefly, Ning lets you create your companies like Extensive own social network for anything. Enterprises tell me that they For free. In 2 minutes. It's as could be a great partner for Ning. easy as starting a blog. Try it We're starting meetings with at: http://ning.com investors next week, and I would love to show Blue Shirt what we're We built Ning to unlock the great building at Ning. ideas from people all over the world who want to use this amazing Best, medium in their lives. Marc Andreessen We have over 115,000 user-created xyz@ning.com networks, and our page views are 415.555.1212 growing 10% per week. We previously raised $44M from Legg Mason and others, including myself.
  • 15. Subject: Introducing Ning to Blue We have over 115,000 user-created Shirt Capital [A useful subject networks, and our page views are line!] growing 10% per week. [Traction.] We previously raised $44M from Hi Steve, Legg Mason and others, including myself. [More traction and social Thanks for offering to introduce proof.] us to Blue Shirt Capital. [Reiterating the social proof of Before Ning, I started Netscape the introducer.] I've attached a (acquired by AOL for $4.2B) and short presentation about our Opsware (acquired by HP for company, Ning. [I attached a $1.6B). [Team’s past successes.] deck.] Blue Shirt’s investments in Briefly, Ning lets you create your companies like Extensive own social network for anything. Enterprises tell me that they For free. In 2 minutes. [What’s could be a great partner for Ning. the high concept pitch? What does [Why are you interested in this the product help the customer do? investor?] We're starting meetings Who is the customer?] It's as easy with investors next week, and I as starting a blog. [What's the would love to show Blue Shirt what metaphor?] Try it at: http:// we're building at Ning. [Call to ning.com [Link to the product, action and subtle scarcity.] screencast, or screenshots.] Best, We built Ning to unlock the great ideas from people all over the Marc Andreessen world who want to use this amazing xyz@ning.com medium in their lives. [What's the 415.555.1212 [Contact information big problem or opportunity?] — how thoughtful.]
  • 17. 1. Cover 2. Summary 3. Team 4. Problem 5. Solution 6. Technology 7. Marketing 8. Sales 9. Competition 10. Milestones 11. Conclusion 12. Financing
  • 19. The best way to get our attention is not with a 100-page business plan. — Charles River Ventures
  • 21. You're going to have a hard enough time convincing your management team to work on the problem that you've decided to pursue, let alone having competitors go steal your idea and do the exact same thing. — Dharmesh Shah
  • 22. venturehacks.com @venturehacks #vh nivi@venturehacks.com
  • 23. Every startup has a chance to change the world, by bringing not just a new product, but an entirely new institution into existence. — Eric Ries
  • 24.