Pitch Tips
HELPFUL LINKS
HELPFUL LINKS
5 Reasons to Enter a Business Pitch Competition
All the reasons why you should enter a pitch competition.
Formulating & Delivering Your Successful Pitch
A beautifully simple and simply beautiful presentation to help you prepare for any pitch event.
5 Lessons to Gain in Pitch Competitions That Have Nothing to Do with Money
An article highlighting the reasons to enter a pitch competition.
Perfecting Your Pitch
Explains key points to include in your pitch to perfect it.
Pitching to Angel Investors
Tips for presenting your business concept to angel investors when you are asking for an investment.
The Ultimate Presentation Prep Checklist
Helpful checklist with questions to ask yourself before any pitch.
helpful hints
HELPFUL HINTS
Teams should prepare a short pitch deck (approximately 10 -12 slides). Typically, an effective pitch will contain the following information:
Value proposition: what problem does it solve, and for whom?
Competitive landscape: who else does something similar? How are you different or better?
How does it work? (demo or illustration)
Market: how big is the opportunity? How many potential customers/users? How much is spent on this type of product/service?
Source of revenues/business model: Are customers likely to pay, and how much? On what basis did you set the price?
Profit potential: Is it scaleable? Profitable? How big could this idea become over time?
Validation: Have you tested the idea with potential customers? Any feedback? Have you generated any revenues to date?
Next steps: How soon do you plan to launch? What happens between now and then? How much funding do you need, and for what purpose?
Students are strongly encouraged to reach out to mentors, professors and our Entrepreneurs-in-Residence for help on preparing their pitches.