Deliver Powerful

Pitches to Investors

in 10 Minutes
 Purpose of the
10 Minute Pitch:
 Deliver A
Performance

Rehearse!
Rehearse!
Rehearse!
 Assumptions
Written a Business Plan ✓

Conducted Due Diligence ✓

 Team, Financials, Investors, Market, Competition,
IP, Trends …

Have Mentors/Advisers ✓
 Build Credibility
Hit the “stage” strong!
Share your “rock star” talents
Share “been there done that”
Utilize the “cool factor”
Spark their interest…
 o m p e lling
C
Tell
A ∧ Story

Address the Problem

1 Min
 Your Solution
to the Problem
Describe the uniqueness of your product

1.5 Mins
 Your Successes
Money raised
Barriers overcome
Key investors
Key hires
Sales made
Partnerships Our
LOIs ra ct io n
T
Patents
Media
Etc…

.5 min
 Target Markets
5th 4th
3rd
2nd 1st

Beta Market, Addressable Market, Market Segments,

% of Revenue/Market, Potential Market...
1 min
Highlight any Key Research
 Target Markets
1st Harvard/Stanford

2nd Ivy League

3rd Colleges/Univs

4th 14 – 34 yrs old

Fastest growing demographic

Women 55+ years old
5th Businesses…
 Acquiring Your Customers?

Including the cost to acquire a customer

.5 min
 Your Competition
Clearly communicate your Value Proposition

1 min
 Due Diligence on Competition

City/ Can Social

Local Easy to Free to No Character
Include Media
Focus search Post Limitations
Images Friendly

✪ ✪ ✪ ✪ ✪ ✪

Local
Newspaper ✪
Your Revenue Model

How you will make $$$

Who it will come from
Market validation…

1 min
 Your $ Projections
Include Key Assumptions
Research to back it up
Explain inflection points

1 min
Assumptions are King!

.5 min
 Assumptions are King!

It’s the #’s Behind the Numbers that

matter!

.5 min
Your Team

1 min
 Exiters
Growers
Starters
Innovators

Ideators
Your Funding Needs

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.5 min
 Your Exit Strategy
Include Comparables
Estimated Timeline to Exit

.5 min
 End on High Note

Remind them why

you’re a Rock Star!!
 Plan + Track From Anywhere!

www.LivePlan.com
Connect with me!

/in/carolinecummings

@iamcarolina
Thank You!

Good Luck!