Unsuccessful pitch decks took a real hit (down 46%), with investors giving up on decks that were unable to secure finance in just 2 minutes and 13 seconds. In other words, you have mere seconds to ...

If the investor can see you accomplishing your goal and can get excited at the prospect of helping you do it, your pitch has done what it's supposed to. More from Entrepreneur: How Pricing Can ...

We are thematic investors, so our goal is to be at least 80% informed about any pitch meeting we take, but we are looking for founders who are leaders in their domains to put our capital behind.

2. Make your deck easy to understand and follow. Your pitch deck is not your business plan. Avoid over-explaining or complicating your pitch with too many flow charts and graphs. Most investors ...

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.

Humans are visual creatures. So don’t just tell your investors what your business is or how they’ll profit from it, show them. There are many tools to create a visual aid to go with your pitch.

Keep in mind that the investors you meet are hearing your pitch for the first time. They want you to be excited about it and they are relying on you to get them enthused.

How to build a pitch deck that will wow investors, featuring a slide-by-slide breakdown of the decks a founder used to raise $448 million By Shana Lebowitz , Emily Canal , and Ebony Flake ...

12-10-2013 INTERNET OF THINGS How To Pitch Investors On A Connected Device Whether you are making a wearable or home automation device, these are the things to think about before pitching your idea.

Oftentimes, investors have a sense of whether a pitch is going to go somewhere within the first 15-20 minutes of a conversation. I’ll have an idea of whether the investment opportunity is ...