Pitching to investors can be a scary thing. Your potential company is on the line.
All of the hard work that you have put in over the last few months or even years is all hanging on this moment. Just relax.
The only way that you’ll get through it is by being yourself and following these tips to ensure that you stand out in your potential investors mind.
Be realistic
Know your target market and have a complete understanding of it. Know your expected market share and determine your expected revenue. But don’t make ridiculous projections. Instead of trying to impress investors with insane numbers that will just make them roll their eyes and toss you aside, show them your approach. How will you go about winning sales? Who is your target customer? How will you grow from one customer to 10 customers and so on? Tell the investor actual facts and realistic projections. They will never want to work with you if you lie to their face. Be real with them. And if being real with them involves that you take a little bit longer to get everything together for your proposal then take that time. You’re better safe than sorry.
Be unique
This applies to multiple aspects of your pitch. First, your company should be filling a unique void in a current market. Find how you company can stand out among your competitors. You can’t be completely the same you have to offer something new and better. When it comes to your actual pitch you need to stand out to your potential investor. Tell a story, be funny, relate to them, use catchy images instead of just boring words on paper. However you choose to be unique be sure that you do it all out, but don’t go over the top. Do whatever you can to stand out in their minds so that when you leave they will remember you.
Have a solid team
Make sure that you and your team have a great dynamic. Investors want to know that there won’t be constant arguing or a huge falling out any time soon because that will just worry them that your company will fail. You and your management team will be running the company, it’s not going to be just you by yourself. Make sure that your team also speaks at the pitch and that you aren’t completely running the show.
About the author:
Mr. Venkat Janapareddy is Angel/Seed investor in various start-ups primarily focusing in India and USA. Prior to becoming an invesotr, Mr. Venkat Janapareddy was a serial entrepreneur. Mr. Venkat Janapareddy founded Gozaik, a social jobs platform which was acquired by Monster worldwide in 2014.
Mr. Venkat Janapareddy was also the founder of XpertTech, a technology consulting company which was recently acquired by a private equity firm.
Mr. Venkat Janapareddy mainly focuses his investments on Big Data, Internet of things and Artificial intelligence.
Mr. Venkat Janapareddy is looking to expand his investments to India and USA across all cities. Mr. Venkat Janapareddy makes its investments through AKAR Ventures where he is a general partner.
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