How to Pitch Investors and Get Funded: 5 Things You Need to Know
Expert Scott Kelly shares common mistakes plus how to prepare your pitch to win. Founder and CEO of Black Dog Venture Partners, Scott Kelly, is a 25 year fundraising, marketing, sales, training and publicity veteran. Kelly has raised millions of dollars in capital for disruptive companies, garnered national media coverage for hundreds of regional and national brands and generated millions of dollars in revenues for the companies he has represented. I recently heard Kelly speak at a City Summit event, and he hammered home some great points that every startup seeking capital should know. How Not to Suck When Kelly speaks to hopeful entrepreneurs, he gets real, and talks directly to their needs so they can learn how to: Create a pitch that closes investors fast Find and secure their first round of funding Use publicity and social media to attract investors And overall, how not to suck at pitching, and everything in between [...]