Pitching Day 1 Recap

All of the following are equity-based financing except

• Venture Capital and Private Equity

• Grants and Awards

• Angel Investors

• Incubators and Accelerators

Bank loans are the most suited financing alternative for startups

• True

• False

An effective elevator pitch will include which of the following?

• Problem

• Solution

• Money (revenue model)

• All of the above

Investors -regardless of stage- look for all of the following except

• Financial Performance

• Background and Experience

• Company uniqueness and large market size

• Rich founders

A great pitch does well on one of the three facets of Design, Performance, and Content

• True

• False

• Sometimes true and other times false

When describing the customers' pain, it is preferred to use..

• Data and facts

• Fiction

• Emotions

• Persona analysis

Your solution must be worded in such a way that distinguishes your startup from competitors and substitutes

• True

• False

• Not necessarily

• All of the above

In a pitch, market refers to...

• Market size and target segment

• The mini-market next to my house

• A & B

• None of the above

In a pitch, product refers to

• The value proposition

• Competition matrix against other products

• Showing a demo of the product/prototype and how it works

• All of the above

Traction is a word derived from Track Record and it means

• What the company aims to achieve

• What the company is good at

• What has the company has done to date in terms of key milestones

• All of the previous