Roughly 95 percent of slideshow presentations are still given in PowerPoint, but that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t evaluate other tools. We’ll run through the top alternatives and weigh the pros and cons. Google Docs Presentations A free feature in Google Docs (Trust us, it’s there; you just never use it.) If you consider yourself a [...]
I know what it’s like to pitch to investors – both angels and venture capitalists. I’ve raised close to $1 million from angel investors for my previous technology start-ups. Sometimes you only get 10 minutes to pitch your business opportunity to the investors (or less in some cases). Below is a format I’ve successfully used, [...]
I’ve been watching a lot of business pitches lately–several dozen in the past three weeks, actually–in my role as angel investor and venture competition judge. Pitches can be tough, but they are also vital. Your audience is judging your dominance of your own business by how well you come off. They don’t mean to, but [...]