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What nobody told you? 1, 3 and 30min Pitch Technic, Why? I will explain. Develop Your Elevator Pitch. Be a true storyteller!
Founders must tell your own stories…Pitch is not about teaching, is about the reason you wake up everyday to solve a real life problem….your own story that is communicated via a storytelling.
What is the goal of your pitch?
- First sell. Sell yourself, sell your passion, sell your problem;
- Pass trust
- Prove that you are the right person to solve that problem
- Tell a story on a buttler way, easy to understand.
- The goal is to evoke emotional responses.
What is the best way to train your pitch?...How?
- 1 min - Be able to explain in simple words, objectively, directly, with no fluff, straight to the point.
- 3min - Now, you have 3 times more time. Enjoy it, give the important details that makes you unique that u did not have time before.
- 15-30min - Now you have time, BUT, you will train that just if your potential client understand the 1 and 3min pitch and is convince to buy your product, otherwise, train back the first 2 parts.
Key Points for Your 1min Pitch
- Show your passion
Foundr Passion is fuel ❤️
- Emotions: Show that you've experienced the pain firsthand, you have been dealing with it for long time.
- Why you do it?
Foundr Why do you want to start a company?
- Focus on Trust, Credibility, Confidence, is not about the product, it is about you!
- Problem - Emphasize the problem clearly. Bring numbers whenever possible, but focus on one big problem to highlight. Present it as a pressing challenge that needs to be solved within a specific timeframe.
- Focus on Distribution. How you gonna solve: Emphasize your plan (step by step) for getting the product to market.
Yes 1 MIN for these 4 topics
Key Points for Your 3min Pitch
- Why (based on your story), Purpose, Mission, Vision, Values, & Main OKRs
- Show your passion
Foundr Passion is fuel ❤️
- Focus on Trust, Credibility, Confidence, is not about the product, it is about you!
- Emotions: Show that you've experienced the pain firsthand, you have been dealing with it for long time.
- Compelling Origin Story: Highlight your journey.
- Highlight what’s special about you.
- Reason to Remember You: Create an emotional connection.
- Why you do it?
Foundr Why do you want to start a company?
- Why Do You Care? (Provide Numbers and Trends). Provide the main trends in the market.
- Discuss your unique Intellectual Property (IP).
- Present your unfair advantages.
- Explain what makes you believe in your startup (e.g., X, Y, Z).
- Why do you believe in this?
- Why did you start this venture?
- New generations seek autonomy and freedom, not just building startups.
- Problem & Solution
- Emphasize the problem first, very clearly. Problem generates solution not the vice verse. Bring numbers whenever possible, but focus on one big problem to highlight. Present it as a pressing challenge that needs to be solved within a specific timeframe.
- Share relevant experience (e.g., "I worked in XXX and experienced firsthand how they don’t care about people's problems").
- Painful Problem You Solve: Make the problem clear and relatable.
- Market Size (EVG, SOM, SAM, TAM)
- Huge Market: Be a specialist in your market.
- Is there a Vision to support this market?
- What is the strategy to acchieve the EVG?
- Marketing Strategy & Goals
- Distribuition & Sales Strategy & Goals
- Focus on Distribution. How you gonna solve: Emphasize your plan (step by step) for getting the product to market.
- Business Model. How you make money?
- People (detail team)
- It is all about people.
- Detail your team’s superpowers and uniqueness.
Extra Key Points for Your 15-30min Pitch
How to go deep in Problem?
- Make it painful and detailed.
- Detail the problem you’re addressing with numbers, statistics, proves, researches.
- Provide relevant information about it.
O que é uma dor de mercado? Um problema real do cliente, não algo “Good to Have”.
Solution
- Present your approach, including Intellectual Property.
- Emphasize value creation: loyalty for savings, not expenses.
- Every aspect of market value must reflect value.
Competition
- Highlight strong opinions on why your solution is different.
- Address the time to deploy in comparison to competitors.
Business Model
- Be clear and confident when explaining:
- How do you go to market?
- It may be impossible to fully know your CAC, so understanding Unit Economics might be challenging. ON early stages: Is it impossible to know your CAC…so dont show any Unit Economics.
- If your Unit Economics are bad, how do you plan to improve?
Projections
- Be a contrarian if needed, but make sure you can prove your point.
- Show your traction.
- Don’t always follow popular agreements; show your unique take.
Pitch Deck Essentials
- What to Include in a Pitch Deck: Key slides and information.
- View and Discuss a Sample Pitch Deck: Learn from examples.
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