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How to Pitch a VC
iCamp Startup Acclerator (#iCamp)




                 Dave McClure
           500 Startups, Master of 500 Hats
    iCamp Startup Accelerator, Shanghai, May 2012
      dave@500startups.com / @DaveMcClure
WARNING:
this deck is guaranteed to offend,
provide tragically incorrect advice,
  and perhaps get you arrested.

            deal with it.
Essential Elements of your Pitch
•   Elevator Ride (30-sec quick pitch)
•   The Money Shot (demo)
•   Size Matters (market)
•   Nice Number$ (customers + revenue)
•   SuperHeroes & RockStars (your team)




    * note: the above are teaser images… they don’t really mean anything; they’re just here to capture your attention.
Pitch MY PROBLEM       Post: “
 (not YOUR SOLUTION)   Your Solution is Not My P
                       ”
[Pardon The Blatant Commercial]
Dave McClure
                 Founding Partner, 500 Startups




00’s & 10’s:
• Investor: Founders Fund, Facebook fbFund, 500 Startups
• Companies: Mint.com, SlideShare, Twilio, WildFire, SendGrid
• Marketing: PayPal, Simply Hired, Mint.com, O’Reilly Media
• Speaker: Lean Startup, Web 2.0, Stanford/Facebook

80’s & 90’s:
• Entrepreneur: Founder/CEO Aslan Computing (acq’d)
• Developer: Windows / SQL DB consultant (Intel, MSFT)
• Engineer: Johns Hopkins‘88, BS Eng / Applied Math
500 Startups Seed Fund
            Mountain View, CA – Founded 2010

• Seed Fund & Startup Accelerator
  – 10,000 sq ft / Silicon Valley HQ
• Design, Distribution, Data
• 300+ Portfolio Companies
  –   Twilio
  –   Wildfire
  –   SendGrid
  –   TaskRabbit
  –   MakerBot
  –   Smule
  –   9GAG 
[How to Pitch a VC (or Angel)]
10 Slides to an Awesome Pitch
                     Teaser Image
                      Goes Here
1. Elevator Pitch                   6. Proprietary Tech
2. The Problem                      7. Competition
3. Your Solution     Demo           8. Marketing Plan
                   Goes Here
4. Market Size                      9. Team / Hires
5. Business Model ($)               10. Money / Milestones
10 Slides to an Awesome Pitch
                      Teaser Image
                       Goes Here
1. Elevator Pitch                        6. Proprietary Tech
2. The Problem                           7. Competition
3. Your Solution     Demo                8. Marketing Plan
                   Goes Here
4. Market Size                           9. Team / Hires
5. Business Model ($)                    10. Money / Milestones

    The Money Shot:           Business
         Demo                  Metrics             Cu$tomer
     Screen Shots             (NOT Revenue        Testimonial$
         Video                  Projections)
                                                            “This Shit
                                                             Rocks.”
1. The Elevator Pitch (only 30 sec!)
• Short, Simple, Memorable:
   – “What, How, Why.”


• 3 key words or phrases
   – “Mint.com is the free, easy way to manage your money online.”


• No expert jargon… just KISS.


   Remember to Have Fun 
                    (….when you pitch ------> )
2. The Problem
• What is The Problem? … Make it Obvious.
    – “Ouch. Yeah, I have that too…”


• Who has it?

• “Painkiller not Vitamin”


•   also see blog post:
          “Your SOLUTION is not my PROBLEM”
Pitch MY PROBLEM       Post: “
                       Your Solution is Not My P
 (not YOUR SOLUTION)   ”
3. Your Solution
• Great Products & Companies do 1+ of 3 things:
  – Get You LAID (= sex)
  – Get You PAID (= money)
  – Get You MADE (= power)
3. Your Solution
• Great Companies do 1+ of 3 things:
   – Get you LAID (= sex)
   – Get you PAID (= money)
   – Get you MADE (= power)


• Describe why your Solution:
   – Makes your customers Happy
   – Does it better, different than anyone else
       • “NICHE to WIN”

       (Customer Case Study can also go here)
[ The Money Shot ]
                                                        •   http://Jing.com
   Demo                                                 •
                                                        •
                                                            http://ScreenCast.com
                                                            http://Flickr.com
Screen Shots                                            •   http://YouTube.com
                                                        •   http://Scribd.com
   Video                                                •   http://SlideShare.com



•   PRACTICE! PRACTICE! PRACTICE!
•   demo will FAIL -- have a backup (screenshots, local video, interpretive dance)
•   expect to be interrupted
[ The Money Shot ]
                                                        •   http://Jing.com
   Demo                                                 •
                                                        •
                                                            http://ScreenCast.com
                                                            http://Flickr.com
Screen Shots                                            •   http://YouTube.com
                                                        •   http://Scribd.com
   Video                                                •   http://SlideShare.com



•   PRACTICE! PRACTICE! PRACTICE!
•   demo will FAIL -- have a backup (screenshots, local video, interpretive dance)
•   expect to be interrupted


and remember:
• The Script is NOT your Slides – The Script is the FACE of your Audience
4. Market Size

• Bigger is Better
•   Top Down = someone else reported it
    – Forrester, Gartner, Your Uncle
4. Market Size

• Bigger is Better
•   Top Down = someone else reported it
    – Forrester, Gartner, Your Uncle

•   Bottom Up = calculate users/usage/rev$
    –   Avg Txn = $X
    –   Y customers in our market
    –   Avg customer buys Z times per year
    –   Market Size = $X * Y * Z annually = a big friggin’ #
    –   Market growing @ 100+% per year
5. Business Model
                     (How Do You Make Money?)



•   Describe Top 1-3 Sources of Revenue
    – Prioritize by Size or Potential

•   Common Revenue Models:
    – Direct: ecommerce, subscription, digital goods
    – Indirect: advertising, lead gen, affiliate
6. Proprietary Technology / Expertise

• VCs *really* like unfair advantages:
   – BIG market lead
   – experienced team
   – “superior” technology
7. Competition
                    (why you’re better *or* different)

•    List *all* competitors


•    Show how you’re better…
    … or at least different

      if not better or different then
      -> “NICHE TO WIN”
Better or Different.

                 Funny!




Accepted
                                  Shocking
                                     !!!




                Not Funny.
8. Marketing Plan
… how do you get customers & distribution?
lots of channels & decisions… choose a few:

   •   PR                        •   Email
   •   Contest                   •   SEO / SEM
   •   Biz Dev                   •   Blogs / Bloggers
   •   Direct Marketing          •   Viral / Referral
   •   Radio / TV / Print        •   Affiliate / CPA
   •   Telemarketing             •   Widgets / Apps
                                 •   LOLCats
8. Marketing Plan
… how do you get customers & distribution?
lots of channels & decisions… choose a few:

   •   PR                         •   Email
   •   Contests                   •   SEO / SEM
   •   Biz Dev                    •   Blogs / Bloggers
   •   Direct Marketing           •   Viral / Referral
   •   Radio / TV / Print         •   Affiliate / CPA
   •   Telemarketing              •   Widgets / Apps



             3 Things That Matter / To Measure :
                  1. Volume
                  2. Cost
                  3. Conversion
9. Team
People that VCs want to see on your team:
• Geeks with deep tech experience
• Entrepreneurs who have sold companies
• Sales/Marketing who bring in customer$
10. Money, Milestones

•   How Much Money?
    – 3 Budgets: Small, Medium, Large

•   What will you do with Capital?
    – New Hires (Build Product)
    – Mktg & Sales (Get Customers / $$$)
    – Ops & Infrastructure (Scale Up)
Additional Resources
•   Dave McClure:
     – Startup Metrics for Pirates (AARRR!)
     – ZapMeals Sample Pitch Presentation
     – Master of 500 Hats Blog: “Greatest Hats” (top blog posts)


•   Steve Blank: 4 Steps to Epiphany, Customer Development Methodology
•   Eric Ries: StartupLessonsLearned
•   Sean Ellis: Startup-Marketing.com
•   Andrew Chen: AndrewChenBlog.com
•   Brad Feld, Jason Mendelson: AskTheVC.com
•   Aydin Senkut: Felicis Ventures blog
•   Mark Suster: Both Sides of the Table
•   VentureHacks.com
•   StartupCompanyLawyer.com

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How to Pitch a VC (Shanghai, May 2012)

  • 1. How to Pitch a VC iCamp Startup Acclerator (#iCamp) Dave McClure 500 Startups, Master of 500 Hats iCamp Startup Accelerator, Shanghai, May 2012 dave@500startups.com / @DaveMcClure
  • 2. WARNING: this deck is guaranteed to offend, provide tragically incorrect advice, and perhaps get you arrested. deal with it.
  • 3. Essential Elements of your Pitch • Elevator Ride (30-sec quick pitch) • The Money Shot (demo) • Size Matters (market) • Nice Number$ (customers + revenue) • SuperHeroes & RockStars (your team) * note: the above are teaser images… they don’t really mean anything; they’re just here to capture your attention.
  • 4. Pitch MY PROBLEM Post: “ (not YOUR SOLUTION) Your Solution is Not My P ”
  • 5. [Pardon The Blatant Commercial]
  • 6. Dave McClure Founding Partner, 500 Startups 00’s & 10’s: • Investor: Founders Fund, Facebook fbFund, 500 Startups • Companies: Mint.com, SlideShare, Twilio, WildFire, SendGrid • Marketing: PayPal, Simply Hired, Mint.com, O’Reilly Media • Speaker: Lean Startup, Web 2.0, Stanford/Facebook 80’s & 90’s: • Entrepreneur: Founder/CEO Aslan Computing (acq’d) • Developer: Windows / SQL DB consultant (Intel, MSFT) • Engineer: Johns Hopkins‘88, BS Eng / Applied Math
  • 7. 500 Startups Seed Fund Mountain View, CA – Founded 2010 • Seed Fund & Startup Accelerator – 10,000 sq ft / Silicon Valley HQ • Design, Distribution, Data • 300+ Portfolio Companies – Twilio – Wildfire – SendGrid – TaskRabbit – MakerBot – Smule – 9GAG 
  • 8. [How to Pitch a VC (or Angel)]
  • 9. 10 Slides to an Awesome Pitch Teaser Image Goes Here 1. Elevator Pitch 6. Proprietary Tech 2. The Problem 7. Competition 3. Your Solution Demo 8. Marketing Plan Goes Here 4. Market Size 9. Team / Hires 5. Business Model ($) 10. Money / Milestones
  • 10. 10 Slides to an Awesome Pitch Teaser Image Goes Here 1. Elevator Pitch 6. Proprietary Tech 2. The Problem 7. Competition 3. Your Solution Demo 8. Marketing Plan Goes Here 4. Market Size 9. Team / Hires 5. Business Model ($) 10. Money / Milestones The Money Shot: Business Demo Metrics Cu$tomer Screen Shots (NOT Revenue Testimonial$ Video Projections) “This Shit Rocks.”
  • 11. 1. The Elevator Pitch (only 30 sec!) • Short, Simple, Memorable: – “What, How, Why.” • 3 key words or phrases – “Mint.com is the free, easy way to manage your money online.” • No expert jargon… just KISS. Remember to Have Fun  (….when you pitch ------> )
  • 12. 2. The Problem • What is The Problem? … Make it Obvious. – “Ouch. Yeah, I have that too…” • Who has it? • “Painkiller not Vitamin” • also see blog post: “Your SOLUTION is not my PROBLEM”
  • 13. Pitch MY PROBLEM Post: “ Your Solution is Not My P (not YOUR SOLUTION) ”
  • 14. 3. Your Solution • Great Products & Companies do 1+ of 3 things: – Get You LAID (= sex) – Get You PAID (= money) – Get You MADE (= power)
  • 15. 3. Your Solution • Great Companies do 1+ of 3 things: – Get you LAID (= sex) – Get you PAID (= money) – Get you MADE (= power) • Describe why your Solution: – Makes your customers Happy – Does it better, different than anyone else • “NICHE to WIN” (Customer Case Study can also go here)
  • 16. [ The Money Shot ] • http://Jing.com Demo • • http://ScreenCast.com http://Flickr.com Screen Shots • http://YouTube.com • http://Scribd.com Video • http://SlideShare.com • PRACTICE! PRACTICE! PRACTICE! • demo will FAIL -- have a backup (screenshots, local video, interpretive dance) • expect to be interrupted
  • 17. [ The Money Shot ] • http://Jing.com Demo • • http://ScreenCast.com http://Flickr.com Screen Shots • http://YouTube.com • http://Scribd.com Video • http://SlideShare.com • PRACTICE! PRACTICE! PRACTICE! • demo will FAIL -- have a backup (screenshots, local video, interpretive dance) • expect to be interrupted and remember: • The Script is NOT your Slides – The Script is the FACE of your Audience
  • 18. 4. Market Size • Bigger is Better • Top Down = someone else reported it – Forrester, Gartner, Your Uncle
  • 19. 4. Market Size • Bigger is Better • Top Down = someone else reported it – Forrester, Gartner, Your Uncle • Bottom Up = calculate users/usage/rev$ – Avg Txn = $X – Y customers in our market – Avg customer buys Z times per year – Market Size = $X * Y * Z annually = a big friggin’ # – Market growing @ 100+% per year
  • 20. 5. Business Model (How Do You Make Money?) • Describe Top 1-3 Sources of Revenue – Prioritize by Size or Potential • Common Revenue Models: – Direct: ecommerce, subscription, digital goods – Indirect: advertising, lead gen, affiliate
  • 21. 6. Proprietary Technology / Expertise • VCs *really* like unfair advantages: – BIG market lead – experienced team – “superior” technology
  • 22. 7. Competition (why you’re better *or* different) • List *all* competitors • Show how you’re better… … or at least different if not better or different then -> “NICHE TO WIN”
  • 23. Better or Different. Funny! Accepted Shocking !!! Not Funny.
  • 24. 8. Marketing Plan … how do you get customers & distribution? lots of channels & decisions… choose a few: • PR • Email • Contest • SEO / SEM • Biz Dev • Blogs / Bloggers • Direct Marketing • Viral / Referral • Radio / TV / Print • Affiliate / CPA • Telemarketing • Widgets / Apps • LOLCats
  • 25. 8. Marketing Plan … how do you get customers & distribution? lots of channels & decisions… choose a few: • PR • Email • Contests • SEO / SEM • Biz Dev • Blogs / Bloggers • Direct Marketing • Viral / Referral • Radio / TV / Print • Affiliate / CPA • Telemarketing • Widgets / Apps 3 Things That Matter / To Measure : 1. Volume 2. Cost 3. Conversion
  • 26. 9. Team People that VCs want to see on your team: • Geeks with deep tech experience • Entrepreneurs who have sold companies • Sales/Marketing who bring in customer$
  • 27. 10. Money, Milestones • How Much Money? – 3 Budgets: Small, Medium, Large • What will you do with Capital? – New Hires (Build Product) – Mktg & Sales (Get Customers / $$$) – Ops & Infrastructure (Scale Up)
  • 28. Additional Resources • Dave McClure: – Startup Metrics for Pirates (AARRR!) – ZapMeals Sample Pitch Presentation – Master of 500 Hats Blog: “Greatest Hats” (top blog posts) • Steve Blank: 4 Steps to Epiphany, Customer Development Methodology • Eric Ries: StartupLessonsLearned • Sean Ellis: Startup-Marketing.com • Andrew Chen: AndrewChenBlog.com • Brad Feld, Jason Mendelson: AskTheVC.com • Aydin Senkut: Felicis Ventures blog • Mark Suster: Both Sides of the Table • VentureHacks.com • StartupCompanyLawyer.com