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How to Perfect Your Pitch

Guy Kawasaki
Chief evangelist, Canva at Wikimedia Foundation
Jul. 8, 2015••
How to Perfect Your Pitch
How to Perfect Your Pitch
How to Perfect Your Pitch
How to Perfect Your Pitch
How to Perfect Your Pitch
How to Perfect Your Pitch
How to Perfect Your Pitch
How to Perfect Your Pitch
How to Perfect Your Pitch
How to Perfect Your Pitch
How to Perfect Your Pitch
How to Perfect Your Pitch
How to Perfect Your Pitch
How to Perfect Your Pitch
How to Perfect Your Pitch
How to Perfect Your Pitch
How to Perfect Your Pitch
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How to Perfect Your Pitch

Jul. 8, 2015••
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Nothing is quite as important as your pitch deck if you're a startup or entrepreneur. Guy Kawasaki shares tips from his experience in Silicon Valley as a VC and entrepreneur. From The Art of The Start 2.0 Buy the book here: bit.ly/ArtoftheStart2

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How to Perfect Your Pitch

  1. How to Perfect Your Pitch
  2. 1. Do your homework
  3. 2. Set the stage
  4. • How long do I have? • What are the three most important things you can learn? • Can you hold questions until the end?
  5. 3. Tell a story
  6. 4. Take off like an F-18
  7. 5. Observe the 10/20/30 Rule
  8. • 10 slides • 20 minutes • 30 point font • Black
  9. • 10 slides • 20 minutes • 30 point font • Black
  10. 6. Let one person do the talking
  11. 7. Get to 1,000 feet and stay there
  12. 8. Answer the little man
  13. 9. Pitch constantly
  14. 10. Shut up, take notes, regurgitate, and follow Up
  15. 11. Start From scratch
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