Comments on: Perspective on Pitching http://femgineer.com/2010/05/perspective-on-pitching/ Coder. Speaker. Writer. Sun, 05 Feb 2012 19:04:08 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Startup Founder: Prepping, Prototyping, and Pitching | Femgineer http://femgineer.com/2010/05/perspective-on-pitching/comment-page-1/#comment-3624 Startup Founder: Prepping, Prototyping, and Pitching | Femgineer Sun, 06 Jun 2010 17:28:51 +0000 http://femgineer.com/?p=687#comment-3624 [...] next phase was to pitch.  I’m not going to delve too much more into this:  know your audience and know your [...] [...] next phase was to pitch.  I’m not going to delve too much more into this:  know your audience and know your [...]

]]> By: Poornima http://femgineer.com/2010/05/perspective-on-pitching/comment-page-1/#comment-3611 Poornima Tue, 01 Jun 2010 14:10:10 +0000 http://femgineer.com/?p=687#comment-3611 You're welcome Shivaas. Glad I could be helpful, and good luck pitching! You’re welcome Shivaas. Glad I could be helpful, and good luck pitching!

]]> By: Shivaas Gulati http://femgineer.com/2010/05/perspective-on-pitching/comment-page-1/#comment-3598 Shivaas Gulati Mon, 31 May 2010 22:24:54 +0000 http://femgineer.com/?p=687#comment-3598 Pitching to angel investors is definitely a plus when it comes to getting the tough questions and finding answers to them. The feedback you listed gives some nice insights on how angel investors view an upcoming startup. Thanks for sharing those :) Pitching to angel investors is definitely a plus when it comes to getting the tough questions and finding answers to them. The feedback you listed gives some nice insights on how angel investors view an upcoming startup. Thanks for sharing those :)

]]> By: Poornima http://femgineer.com/2010/05/perspective-on-pitching/comment-page-1/#comment-3583 Poornima Thu, 27 May 2010 03:08:41 +0000 http://femgineer.com/?p=687#comment-3583 It was one of the major points, and translates to CPA (cost per acquisition). Retention comes with time and is based on how engaging your product is to customers, which isn't essential to a short pitch. But acquisition is because Angels want to know how you plan to grow your user base, and the cost associated with growth, after all CPA affects profit. It was one of the major points, and translates to CPA (cost per acquisition). Retention comes with time and is based on how engaging your product is to customers, which isn’t essential to a short pitch. But acquisition is because Angels want to know how you plan to grow your user base, and the cost associated with growth, after all CPA affects profit.

]]> By: Jim England http://femgineer.com/2010/05/perspective-on-pitching/comment-page-1/#comment-3582 Jim England Wed, 26 May 2010 22:55:21 +0000 http://femgineer.com/?p=687#comment-3582 How high of an emphasis did the Angels place on customer acquisition strategies? Knowing how to reach and retain customers is extremely important business component that I feel is often overlooked in a 5-10 minute presentation. How high of an emphasis did the Angels place on customer acquisition strategies? Knowing how to reach and retain customers is extremely important business component that I feel is often overlooked in a 5-10 minute presentation.

]]> By: Jarod Reyes http://femgineer.com/2010/05/perspective-on-pitching/comment-page-1/#comment-3580 Jarod Reyes Tue, 18 May 2010 23:21:34 +0000 http://femgineer.com/?p=687#comment-3580 Great insight Poornima! Our company had an almost identical experience in a similar competition in Seattle. I also found that the Angels were even more engaged in the Go-to-market strategy than I had expected. We ended up winning against 100 or so companies and what got us over the edge was our polish and traction in the market. Especially in the current risk-adverse ecosystem Angels are wary of ideas without some traction. I would think your experience would budge the needle though! Great article! Great insight Poornima! Our company had an almost identical experience in a similar competition in Seattle. I also found that the Angels were even more engaged in the Go-to-market strategy than I had expected. We ended up winning against 100 or so companies and what got us over the edge was our polish and traction in the market.

Especially in the current risk-adverse ecosystem Angels are wary of ideas without some traction. I would think your experience would budge the needle though!

Great article!

]]> By: Matthew Gonzales http://femgineer.com/2010/05/perspective-on-pitching/comment-page-1/#comment-3579 Matthew Gonzales Sun, 16 May 2010 01:34:16 +0000 http://femgineer.com/?p=687#comment-3579 Thank you for sharing this. Thank you for sharing this.

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