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How to prepare

STEP 4

for a pitch

STEP 3

Start pitching

STEP 2

Be authentic

STEP 1

Write down

your ideas

Talk to people

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Step 2: Write down your ideas

What ideas?

a. Summary of your ideas (2-3 lines)

What excites you about these ideas?

b. Write down a few questions others

might ask you

What’s the competition like?

Why would you be more successful than

anybody else?

Would you make money for doing this?

Why are you the first person to try and make

Step 1: Talk to people
this happen?

Why did all the others who tried to do the same

Who? Friends, instructors, famil fail?

Why? They'll know better about the

c. Answer them

challenges and problems you might have

Tip: Maybe you don’t have all the answers, but

make an attempt and get started!

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Step 3: Be authentic Step 4: Start pitching

Why? People trust you enough to a. Start talking to your customers/

make big decisions like investing employees/ investors, sooner than you

money/giving up a job had planned

Make sure your pitch provides as b. Ask these questions after each pitch:

many real-world solutions as

What do you think of my pitch?

possible
What did I do well?

What could I have done better?

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How do I reach out to people?

Who do I pitch to?

Guess their e-mail address

and write cold e-mails

How to reach out to people through

e-mails
How to guess e-mails?

Golden rule: Let go of your inhibitions

Try different combinations

of: First name + Last

and start reaching out to people.
Name + Company Name

eg. Agrawal@oyo.com

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How to write a cold e-mail?

Any other tips?

Be careful when sending out e-mails

Wrong method: send one single e-mail to

everybody at the same time

Correct Method: send a separate e-mail to

each person to show respect

Don’t be frightened by rejection

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Will the pitch change?

History vs. Future Plans

Show your data

to show your progress

Your first pitch:

Focus more on your future plans

vs.

Your latest pitch:

Show more proof points, data Compared to your first pitch,

points and execution history

your latest pitch will showcase

more performance indicators

since you have more data.

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Top hacks on pitch

Use Internet resources Find people you should

reach out to

Search for pitches used by other

companies

How do I find the right people to reach out

to?

Read about industry-specific

Make a profile on Angel.co

opportunities and the people in those

industries

Build your own page Websites: Tech Ranch, Hacker, Reddit

E-mail them and ask for connections

Use the 'Guessing E-mail' method you just learnt!

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