4/13/2005

Ten Commandments for Entrepreneurs Pitching Investors

"Allen Morgan just completed his Ten Commandments for Entrepreneurs...They're worth a read:

1. Do your homework, and contact the right person
2. Be on time
3. Tease, don't overwhelm
4. Know your audience
5. Create the 'Aha' early
6. Explain the idea by analogy to, or contrast with, older ideas
7. Go with 13 or less slides
8. Know what you don't know -- and admit it
9. Be like Goldilocks, when it comes to competition
10. Control the meeting -- but be smart about it"

For links, refer to this 106Miles Blog post.