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The Pitch Practice Podcast is LIVE on iTunes
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Kevin Sandlin
Jun 28, 2016
How big is the problem?
How big is the problem?
In any pitch, the star of the show should be the problem you are solving. That’s your reason for being. That’s your “why” (per Simon…
Kevin Sandlin
Jun 13, 2016
In your pitch, are you the cake or the icing?
In your pitch, are you the cake or the icing?
In an elevator pitch, you are it: words, body language, timing, ask…everything. But if you’re doing a pitch with a slide deck, that changes…
Kevin Sandlin
Jun 13, 2016
Always Ask for Something in Your Pitch
Always Ask for Something in Your Pitch
The last piece of the Pitch Practice structure of a great pitch is “the ask”, and it’s probably the second most difficult piece to get…
Kevin Sandlin
Jun 9, 2016
Are you experienced? Add that to your pitch.
Are you experienced? Add that to your pitch.
If you ask 10 of the top 10 venture capital firms or 10 of the top 10 tech startup accelerators in the US what their #1 criteria is for…
Kevin Sandlin
Jun 7, 2016
Are you “Uber for this” or “Match.com for that”? Use an analogy to describe your startup
Are you “Uber for this” or “Match.com for that”? Use an analogy to ...
It’s not easy to get your full message across in a short elevator pitch. You want to make a great first impression, and you want to make…
Kevin Sandlin
Jun 5, 2016
The First Step Towards Creating A Great Pitch
The First Step Towards Creating A Great Pitch
In the past 18 months, I’ve taught more than 60 classes and workshops for General Assembly covering social media, Google Analytics…
Kevin Sandlin
Jun 2, 2016
“You can lead a horse to water,” right?
“You can lead a horse to water,” right?
“You can lead a horse to water, but you can’t make him drink,” right? Nope. A lie from the pit of hell.
Kevin Sandlin
Jun 2, 2016
Someone has already stolen your idea
Someone has already stolen your idea
It hasn’t happened in quite a while, but at the Pitch Practice meetup, it used to be a fairly regular occurrence: someone would attend, but…
Kevin Sandlin
Jun 1, 2016
Defining the problem is really hard
Defining the problem is really hard
Every week at Pitch Practice, we go through a simple exercise with every pitch. After the entrepreneur delivers his or her pitch, I ask the…
Kevin Sandlin
May 30, 2016
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