Are you ready to fastpitch your startup?
Tuesday, December 11th, 2007 | Link | Spread The Word!
Benjamin Kuo of socalTECH.com wrote about the upcoming fast pitch event that we were honored to participate in last year.
Tech Coast Angels is now taking applications for their Fast Pitch event coming up in January. For entrepreneurs who aren’t familiar with what a “fast pitch” is, it is a very short, 60 second “elevator pitch” on your company. The idea behind the competition is to pit a number of entrepreneurs — all looking for funding — in a competition to see who can best convince an investor to make an investment in their company. It’s very informative, entertaining, and actually a useful skill to have. Visit socalTECH here.
You can listen to Leads360’s winning pitch from last year here, courtesy of Frank Peters.
Working on pitching your company can be a big drain on your day to day resources that you need to devote to your business. It is tough to pry yourself away from the daily grind to focus on the big picture, do the research, make the right connections, and have the important conversations. Yet, we find an enduring value to the big conversations as they continue to give us new insights into how to mold our product and consulting services to better meet the needs of our clients. There is always room for us to improve the performance of our customers and that means devoting time and energy to new ideas.
We highly recommend competitions like Pitch the Angels because they represent a great chance to explore the big ideas which are integral to your business. You will have the opportunity to talk through your ideas and be confronted with things you may never have thought of. Don’t be afraid to pitch!