Comments on: Top 5 Do's and Don'ts for Raising Funding http://startupnorth.ca/2008/09/29/top-5-dos-and-donts-for-raising-funding/ Canadian Startup Community Fri, 03 Feb 2012 02:10:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Jevon http://startupnorth.ca/2008/09/29/top-5-dos-and-donts-for-raising-funding/comment-page-1/#comment-10752 Jevon Tue, 30 Sep 2008 00:11:11 +0000 http://www.startupnorth.ca/?p=686#comment-10752 I agree. You have to learn not to be shy and really just start pitching. This is a big lesson, especially when you spend a lot of time reading "how to"'s, etc. after a while you forget you are actually supposed to be pitching. I agree. You have to learn not to be shy and really just start pitching. This is a big lesson, especially when you spend a lot of time reading “how to”'s, etc. after a while you forget you are actually supposed to be pitching.

]]> By: Jevon http://startupnorth.ca/2008/09/29/top-5-dos-and-donts-for-raising-funding/comment-page-1/#comment-2593 Jevon Tue, 30 Sep 2008 00:11:11 +0000 http://www.startupnorth.ca/?p=686#comment-2593 I agree. You have to learn not to be shy and really just start pitching. This is a big lesson, especially when you spend a lot of time reading "how to"'s, etc. after a while you forget you are actually supposed to be pitching. I agree. You have to learn not to be shy and really just start pitching. This is a big lesson, especially when you spend a lot of time reading “how to”'s, etc. after a while you forget you are actually supposed to be pitching.

]]> By: Jevon http://startupnorth.ca/2008/09/29/top-5-dos-and-donts-for-raising-funding/comment-page-1/#comment-10753 Jevon Tue, 30 Sep 2008 00:11:00 +0000 http://www.startupnorth.ca/?p=686#comment-10753 I agree. You have to learn not to be shy and really just start pitching. This is a big lesson, especially when you spend a lot of time reading "how to"'s, etc. after a while you forget you are actually supposed to be pitching. I agree. You have to learn not to be shy and really just start pitching. This is a big lesson, especially when you spend a lot of time reading “how to”‘s, etc. after a while you forget you are actually supposed to be pitching.

]]> By: Jevon http://startupnorth.ca/2008/09/29/top-5-dos-and-donts-for-raising-funding/comment-page-1/#comment-8235 Jevon Tue, 30 Sep 2008 00:11:00 +0000 http://www.startupnorth.ca/?p=686#comment-8235 I agree. You have to learn not to be shy and really just start pitching. This is a big lesson, especially when you spend a lot of time reading "how to"'s, etc. after a while you forget you are actually supposed to be pitching. I agree. You have to learn not to be shy and really just start pitching. This is a big lesson, especially when you spend a lot of time reading “how to”‘s, etc. after a while you forget you are actually supposed to be pitching.

]]> By: ternaryworks http://startupnorth.ca/2008/09/29/top-5-dos-and-donts-for-raising-funding/comment-page-1/#comment-2592 ternaryworks Mon, 29 Sep 2008 18:25:35 +0000 http://www.startupnorth.ca/?p=686#comment-2592 I find the best way to do this is to pitch your idea to as many people as possible: your friends, family, lawyer, accountant, and just practice refining it down to 4 or 5 sentences that go from market need to what you do to how you make money. <br><br>The purpose of the pitch is to get people excited and too many people try to explain everything when you should be trying to get people to ask question about the product.<br><br>I had the toughest time with this, but after pitching my idea to everyone I know, it became easier to articulate when I finally got to the investors (read: old people :) who really mattered. I find the best way to do this is to pitch your idea to as many people as possible: your friends, family, lawyer, accountant, and just practice refining it down to 4 or 5 sentences that go from market need to what you do to how you make money.

The purpose of the pitch is to get people excited and too many people try to explain everything when you should be trying to get people to ask question about the product.

I had the toughest time with this, but after pitching my idea to everyone I know, it became easier to articulate when I finally got to the investors (read: old people :) who really mattered.

]]> By: ternaryworks http://startupnorth.ca/2008/09/29/top-5-dos-and-donts-for-raising-funding/comment-page-1/#comment-10751 ternaryworks Mon, 29 Sep 2008 18:25:35 +0000 http://www.startupnorth.ca/?p=686#comment-10751 I find the best way to do this is to pitch your idea to as many people as possible: your friends, family, lawyer, accountant, and just practice refining it down to 4 or 5 sentences that go from market need to what you do to how you make money. <br><br>The purpose of the pitch is to get people excited and too many people try to explain everything when you should be trying to get people to ask question about the product.<br><br>I had the toughest time with this, but after pitching my idea to everyone I know, it became easier to articulate when I finally got to the investors (read: old people :) who really mattered. I find the best way to do this is to pitch your idea to as many people as possible: your friends, family, lawyer, accountant, and just practice refining it down to 4 or 5 sentences that go from market need to what you do to how you make money.

The purpose of the pitch is to get people excited and too many people try to explain everything when you should be trying to get people to ask question about the product.

I had the toughest time with this, but after pitching my idea to everyone I know, it became easier to articulate when I finally got to the investors (read: old people :) who really mattered.

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