Slides from my presentation, Perfecting Your Pitch, about who you need to be and what you need to say when pitching investors.

1. perfecting your pitch

8. who you need to be [picture of superhero]

9. who you need to be look sharp

10. who you need to be no one can be more excited about your company than you

11. who you need to be no one can be more informed about your company than you

12. who you need to be know the investor do the research

13. who you need to be bob & weave

14. who you need to be T-shaped: broad perspective nano expertise

15. who you need to be π -shaped: broad perspective nano expertise X 2

16. who you need to be demonstrate the skill, hunger, and force of will to drive headlong into the undiscovered country

17. who you need to be know the difference between back stage and on stage

18. who you need to be they’re rooting for you

20. Where do we come from? What are we? Where are we going? D'où venons nous? Que sommes-nous? Où allons-nous? Paul Gauguin, 1897

22. what you need to say tell a good, clear, repeatable, exciting, entertaining story

24. what you need to say start strong state what you do in 1 sentence deploy a captivating hook

25. what you need to say don’t be mysterious don’t be suspenseful

26. what you need to say be direct be authoritative

27. what you need to say be truthful

29. what you need to say How do you get to Carnegie Hall? Practice, man… practice.

30. what you need to say showing is better than telling

31. what you need to say of thine own assumptions be aware

32. what you need to say why are you a company and not just a feature?

33. what you need to say who’s going to BUY YOU ?

34. what you need to say don’t forget to ask for money

35. what you need to say don’t forget to ask for money

36. final thought try to pitch on Thursday morning