Comments on: How to Pitch Your Startup http://www.danmartell.com/how-to-pitch-your-startup-fbfund/ Canadian. Entrepreneur. Investor. Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:57:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: tonybordonaro http://www.danmartell.com/how-to-pitch-your-startup-fbfund/#comment-134 tonybordonaro Wed, 02 Mar 2011 15:47:07 +0000 http://www.danmartell.com/?p=461#comment-134 great article but where do you think ...magic ...fits in the pitch ? is it just what and how they are saying it that creates the magic? when I was 16 I was in a band called the tuneful trolley 6 16 yr old kids ...but we had some sort of magic that captured the imagination of Capital Records ...enough so that they released an album by us...I know we werent technically the best ....is it just being seen in person that makes that happen ? today I am working on a site called www.luckyotta.weebly.com (obviously a demo) and the idea is we sell 7 items a week...people buy them the 13,26,39, ect person to buy the items wins them for free ... it sounds magical to me ....but not getting the response back from vc reps ... your take? great article but
where do you think …magic …fits in the pitch ? is it just what and how they are saying it that creates the magic?
when I was 16 I was in a band called the tuneful trolley 6 16 yr old kids …but we had some sort of magic that captured the imagination of Capital Records …enough so that they released an album by us…I know we werent technically the best ….is it just being seen in person that makes that happen ?

today I am working on a site called http://www.luckyotta.weebly.com (obviously a demo) and the idea is we sell 7 items a week…people buy them the 13,26,39, ect person to buy the items wins them for free … it sounds magical to me ….but not getting the response back from vc reps …

your take?

]]> By: dmartell http://www.danmartell.com/how-to-pitch-your-startup-fbfund/#comment-133 dmartell Thu, 08 Oct 2009 01:11:04 +0000 http://www.danmartell.com/?p=461#comment-133 @Dave - Thx!, but I think I'll stick to being an Entrepreneur - it's the one thing I know best. @Dave – Thx!, but I think I’ll stick to being an Entrepreneur – it’s the one thing I know best.

]]> By: audreyr http://www.danmartell.com/how-to-pitch-your-startup-fbfund/#comment-132 audreyr Sat, 26 Sep 2009 16:04:48 +0000 http://www.danmartell.com/?p=461#comment-132 This contains a lot of helpful gems - thanks for writing it up! I caught much of the fbFund REV demo day on ustream and started analyzing the presentations in my head to figure out how to be a better presenter. This pretty much sums up the little things I noticed, plus more. This contains a lot of helpful gems – thanks for writing it up! I caught much of the fbFund REV demo day on ustream and started analyzing the presentations in my head to figure out how to be a better presenter. This pretty much sums up the little things I noticed, plus more.

]]> By: Marquese Martin-Hayes http://www.danmartell.com/how-to-pitch-your-startup-fbfund/#comment-131 Marquese Martin-Hayes Tue, 08 Sep 2009 11:48:17 +0000 http://www.danmartell.com/?p=461#comment-131 Dan...thanks a ton buddy! You rock! Dan…thanks a ton buddy! You rock!

]]> By: Leah Busque http://www.danmartell.com/how-to-pitch-your-startup-fbfund/#comment-130 Leah Busque Fri, 04 Sep 2009 05:14:57 +0000 http://www.danmartell.com/?p=461#comment-130 I'm honored you put me in at 5,1' ... that might be a little generous! ;-) Great too meet you tonight at Startup2Startup as well! I’m honored you put me in at 5,1′ … that might be a little generous! ;-) Great too meet you tonight at Startup2Startup as well!

]]> By: Dave mcclure http://www.danmartell.com/how-to-pitch-your-startup-fbfund/#comment-129 Dave mcclure Thu, 03 Sep 2009 06:32:39 +0000 http://www.danmartell.com/?p=461#comment-129 great tips Dan :) maybe you should start becoming a startup speaking coach! great tips Dan :)

maybe you should start becoming a startup speaking coach!

]]> By: dmartell http://www.danmartell.com/how-to-pitch-your-startup-fbfund/#comment-128 dmartell Thu, 03 Sep 2009 05:38:19 +0000 http://www.danmartell.com/?p=461#comment-128 @Leila Agreed! Nonprofits definitely have many that pull on the heart strings. One of the most memorable for me in the past year was Dana (CEO of www.goodguide.com) talking about his daughter: http://www.techcrunch50.com/2008/presenter.php?presenter=94 @Leila Agreed! Nonprofits definitely have many that pull on the heart strings.

One of the most memorable for me in the past year was Dana (CEO of http://www.goodguide.com) talking about his daughter: http://www.techcrunch50.com/2008/presenter.php?presenter=94

]]> By: Leila C. http://www.danmartell.com/how-to-pitch-your-startup-fbfund/#comment-127 Leila C. Thu, 03 Sep 2009 05:22:14 +0000 http://www.danmartell.com/?p=461#comment-127 Thanks Dan. I think telling stories is probably the best way to hook people into a pitch. The good thing about nonprofits is that we usually have a lot of them. Thanks Dan. I think telling stories is probably the best way to hook people into a pitch. The good thing about nonprofits is that we usually have a lot of them.

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