THE PITCH A blog about the art of persuasion

  • Tuesday, May 14, 2013

    Pitch to Win Competition Extension

    It’s a crazy time of year in the startup world. Many Spring accelerator classes are in the middle of graduation which has entrepreneurs, investors and startup communities moving in a million different directions. Due to an increase in interest, we’ve decided to extend our competition two weeks to allow more startups to participate. You now have until May 31st to enter to win a kick-ass investor pitch deck. The winner will receive a comprehensive, fully designed pitch deck READ MORE

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    Topics: Building a pitch deck

  • Monday, May 13, 2013

    InvestorPitches.com in the news: Nibletz & Ticbeat

    As the spring accelerator season wraps, read more about putting together your investor pitch. See the write up from Nibletz about our infographic The Anatomy of a Winning Pitch.  It was also covered by the TICbeat in Spain.

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    Topics: In the news, Powerful Infographics

  • Friday, May 10, 2013

    [INFOGRAPHIC] The Anatomy of a Winning Pitch

    The Anatomy of a Winning Pitch infographic

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    Topics: Powerful Infographics

  • Tuesday, April 30, 2013

    InvestorPitches.com in the news: Ventureburn

    Check out the latest on our Pitch to Win contest on Ventureburn.  Win an investor pitch deck valued at $7,500! Find out more here.

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    Topics: In the news

  • Friday, April 26, 2013

    The Importance of Telling a Story in Your Investor Pitch

    Acquiring angel investors can be the difference between success and failure for a new business. The main challenge that comes with raising money from angels is getting angel investors excited enough to commit to the project. Many angel investors have entrepreneurs approaching them on a daily basis pitching potential deals, and startups really have to amaze them to be picked. Standing out from the noise can be difficult even when you have a brilliant idea and a READ MORE

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    Topics: Building a pitch deck, Telling the Story

  • Tuesday, April 23, 2013

    Pitch to Win contest

    If you’ve been reading our blog, you know how passionate we are about the art of crafting winning investor pitches. As part of our desire to help the best startup brands receive the funding they need to take over the world, we’ve decided to launch a contest for innovative startups with a great story to tell. The winner will receive a comprehensive, fully designed pitch deck that can be used in investor meetings, presentations and pitch competitions. READ MORE

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    Topics: Uncategorized

  • Sunday, April 07, 2013

    InvestorPitches.com in the news: Austin iLab radio

    Founder Deb Gabor talked with Stefan Lubinski on Austin’s 1370 AM  iLab Radio show today about InvestorPitches.com. Listen in today  

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    Topics: In the news, Telling the Story

  • Thursday, March 28, 2013

    Worst Investor Pitches of All Time

    It would seem some people forget the purpose of an investor pitch and present a pitch so legendary investors talk about them for all the wrong reasons. Some people forget to mention the ways in which their product or service solve an existing problem. Other people inundate investors with too much information and too many statistics. The worst pitches of all time take such errors to the next level. One of the greatest errors entrepreneurs make is READ MORE

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    Topics: Building a pitch deck, Telling the Story

  • Thursday, March 21, 2013

    5 lessons learned at SXSWi

    It’s been a little over a week since SXSWi 2013 wrapped and we are slowly recovering from the 5-day tech extravaganza. Most of our time at SXSWi was spent watching startup pitches at Dreamit Ventures Demo Days, listening to the panels at Startup America and walking around the Convention Center with 30,000 other people. There was also a significant amount of time waiting in line to see Grumpy Cat… Key takeaways from SXSWi: 1.     Relationships are what READ MORE

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    Topics: Telling the Story

  • Wednesday, March 20, 2013

    Drowning in data

    Numbers are fantastic for entrepreneurs. They can express enormous market opportunity, excite investors with exponential returns on their money, and prove how pathetic your competitor’s efforts are in comparison. Sometimes when going about the process of data mining you find a truckload of good data points and percentages that relate to your start-up. Flushed with excitement you create supporting slide after supporting slide, imagining how impressed investors will be with your hard work. The problem is that READ MORE

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    Topics: Building a pitch deck, Telling the Story