10 Ways To Make Your Funding Pitch More Hard-Hitting
The average length of a funding pitch to angel investors is ten minutes. Even if you have booked an hour with a VC, you should plan to talk only for the first fifteen minutes. The biggest complaint I hear from fellow investors is that startup founders often talk way too long, and neglect to cover the most relevant points. Or they get sidetracked by a technical glitch due to poor preparation.
If you start by pitching your extended life story, that’s the wrong point. Equally bad is a full tutorial on your new disruptive technology. ...