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Elevator
Speech
Chelsea Robertson
Importance of
An elevator
Speech
A great tool that keeps you
ready for whenever an
opportunity arises.
What do you
Use an
Elevator
Speech for?
Investors
Friends
Family
Venture capital (large amounts
of money from firms
Seed capital (start up money)
Pitch
Your idea
• Get straight to the point
• It should take no longer
than 2 minutes
• Figure out how many
people have this problem
and how would you solve
it.
How much money
Are you looking
For?
It’s important to know your
start up capital, in order to
persuade investors
The ABCs
Of a
Pitch
A. always- stay calm an clear
headed
B. Be- prepared for questions
and concerns
C. Closing- is the deal breaker
for your main idea “signed
check”
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