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Five Secrets to a Killer Elevator Pitch

Mar 12, 2011 at 3:30 PM
Everyone in a startup should be able to give the "elevator pitch", even the programmers! Having the right pitch can help you land a big customer, catch an investor's interest, or just explain what you do to your mom. Learn about the 5 secrets to a killer pitch from an expert speaker who has pitched at TechCrunch50, SXSW Accelerator, Ignite, DEMO, and many other competitions.
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AmandaMcCormick
#killerelevator, #SXSW panel or most high concept movie pitch ever?
Mar 12, 2011 at 3:33 PM
mbjforrester
Mar 12, 2011 at 3:42 PM
DiaDalsky
Listening to @joshuabaer on five secrets to a killer elevator pitch #SXSW #killerelevator - thanks for the tshirt!!
Mar 12, 2011 at 3:44 PM
publicitymann
Don't start a pitch with a solution, start with a problem #killerelevator #sxsw
Mar 12, 2011 at 3:46 PM
dhackney
Joshua Baer "Everyone in the company should be able to give the pitch and it should be the same message." #killerelevator #sxsw
Mar 12, 2011 at 3:48 PM
publicitymann
Practice your pitch 100 times and video yourself doing it #killerelevator #sxsw
Mar 12, 2011 at 3:55 PM
dhackney
Joshua Baer "You'll be ready with your pitch after you've done it 100 times." #killerelevator #sxsw
Mar 12, 2011 at 3:56 PM
saidbylaura
second half of the #killerelevator panel is real people pitching to the room and getting feedback...should be interesting. #sxsw
Mar 12, 2011 at 4:09 PM
vFloz
Elevator pitch contest #killerelevator : what would be your elevator pitch? @killerElevator
Mar 12, 2011 at 4:10 PM
erinkoro
@Austinsugarmama good job!! Hard to get up there like that!! @killerelevator
Mar 12, 2011 at 4:23 PM
AmandaMcCormick
Mar 12, 2011 at 4:25 PM
Jacki_Halas
Listening to start up elevator pitches at #sxswi. Just heard an MSU grad give great schpeel :-) Go Green! #killerelevator
Mar 12, 2011 at 4:26 PM
saidbylaura
of all the audience pitches at #killerelevator, this one was the only one that sounds like a viable idea http://bit.ly/f5dXdt
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Mar 12, 2011 at 4:45 PM
blythedeorive
#sxswi #killerelevator mentioned @RecycleMatch in presentation as good analogy for explaining business model. Nice.
Mar 12, 2011 at 5:24 PM
AustinSugarMama
@erinkoro Thanks so much! What a nice crowd (thank goodness). And now I know how to craft my #killerelevator 2.0, 3.0 and on...bonus!
Mar 12, 2011 at 6:46 PM
joshuabaer
When pitching, leave out the words "I believe" and just say it like it's a fact. #startupbus #killerelevator #sxsw
Mar 14, 2011 at 7:22 PM
joshuabaer
When pitching, leave out "we are very excited about this". Tell me why I should be very excited. #startupbus #sxsw #killerelevator
Mar 14, 2011 at 7:24 PM
dorkitude
http://www.ted.com/talks/simon_sinek_how_great_leaders_inspire_action.html
Mar 14, 2011 at 7:31 PM

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