The Art of the Pitch Four Key Pitches Every Entrepreneur Must Have
Crafting a pitch is an art — it takes time, practice and multiple revisions to craft your perfect business pitch. But by investing time and effort into crafting your pitch, you will find that many doors will open for you throughout your journey as an entrepreneur.
Every early-stage entrepreneur must have four key pitches in their back pocket, with three versions of each: A one-minute (elevator pitch), a two-minute, and a five-minute pitch. Each one is designed to spark interest from the recipient and get you more time in order to expand to the two minute or five minute pitch — then ultimately, for a proper sit-down meeting.
When it comes to the perspective of an investor, we listen to hundreds of pitches each week. Your pitch must be clear, and concise in order to grab our attention so that you can stand out from the crowd. Attention spans are only getting shorter and shorter every single day (not just for investors, but everybody) due to the digital distractions in our everyday lives.
The following four types of one minute pitches you must have in your back pocket all have fundamentally, the same elements. The only exception is the value proposition, which differs for specific audiences.
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