Thought Leaders
How Social Entrepreneurs Can Prove Themselves to Investors
Peetachi (Neil) Dejkraisak recently won the annual pitch competition, Chivas Venture. He shared his keys to success.
By Rose Leadem
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Business Accounting
The One Question You Must Be Prepared to Answer When Pitching Investors
By Rob Horning
Tech
3D Printing Dental Startup Wins Big at Propelify Innovation Festival
Arfona, a dental 3D printing company from Brooklyn has been selected as the winner of the 2017 Propelify Startup Competition.
Business Funding
Pitching to Sharks: 7 Ways to Get the Attention and Respect of Investors During a Pitch
While you may never pitch your business on 'Shark Tank,' this entrepreneur's experience shows there are lessons you can apply to any pitch meeting.
By Jason Lucash
Building a Business
How to Get Media Attention for Your Business, Brand, Book or Product
Pitching media the right way can really boost your business.
Marketing
How to Stand Out From the Crowd as a Digital Marketing Agency
Old -fashioned advertising and pricing transparency is a good start.
Thought Leaders
3 Entrepreneurs Share How They Got a VC to Say ‘Yes’
An investor shares why he said yes to these founders.
By Nancy Miller
Building a Business
The Secret to Pitching
A former entrepreneur, improv comedian and venture capitalist shares how to make your pitch stand out.
Building a Business
What It Takes to Score a Home Run in Sales
Here are some lessons from vendors as they try selling to Major League Baseball teams.
Marketing
You’re Not Elon Musk or Richard Branson. Here’s What You Need to Know About Approaching the Media.
There is a tiny number of very famous entrepreneurs everybody wants to interview and a very large number nobody has heard of.
Thought Leaders
5 Proven Strategies for Coping With Stage Fright
Don't let the sound of your heart pounding in your ears drown out your message.
By Dan Scalco
Business Ideas
Barbara Corcoran, Tim Gunn Hear Awful Pitches From ‘The Daily Show’
The correspondents on the satire news show shared their ideas for how astronauts could poop in space.
Building a Business
How to Write a Great Pitch for the Media
A seasoned journalist offers smart advice for writing pitch letters that will grab someone's attention.
By Wendy Keller
Marketing
Paint Your Bigger Picture: The Importance of Selling Your Company’s Big Mission
Gaining media coverage is an important step in scaling your company.
Building a Business
How to Run a Victory Lap That Amplifies Your Media Coverage
You can maximize exposure by promoting your media coverage by following these four steps.
Building a Business
Partnering With the Ultra Successful Comes Down to What’s In it for Them
Instead of asking for something in an elevator pitch, change the formula to show what you can contribute.
By Geoff Woods
Marketing
Spinning a Yarn: 5 Ways to Weave a Story Around Your Startup
To get noticed, match your great product with an eye-grabbing narrative.
Online Presence
How to Use LinkedIn to License Your Concepts for New Products
Product developer Ryan Diez reveals how he gets in touch with companies that are looking for new product ideas.
By Stephen Key
Building a Business
Could Your Startup Answer These 23 Pitch Competition Questions?
Asked and answered. These real-life pitch questions from Steve Case's Rise of the Rest tour can help give you an edge on your next pitch.
By Linda Lacina
Building a Business
5 Tiny PR Hacks to Boost Your Startup’s Exposure
These PR hacks will work for you because they're not focused on you, they're focused on the journalists you're targeting.
By Steve Young
Building a Business
12 Secrets to Pitching the Perfect Guest Post
There are many good strategies for pitching news and creative pieces, but there are additional measures you should take when you go after a dream website or publication.
Building a Business
5 Lessons You Can Learn From Trump About Pitching to VCs
Visual cues, repetition and authentic emotion helps frame your message in a way that resonates with investors.
Entrepreneurs
This Website Wants to Make Planning Your Next Trip Quick and Painless
Grace Lee founded Wishpoint so people could share their travel experiences and tips.
By Rose Leadem
Building a Business
Do You Know How to Sell Your Ideas?
Thinking like your customer will improve your chances of a successful sale.
By Jeff Shore
Building a Business
12 Ways to Land Media Coverage Without a Press Release
The are many more ways to approach the media than with the zillionth press release they will receive that afternoon.
By Renée Warren
Marketing
The Single Sentence Strategy for Writing Compelling Business Proposals
The key to good pitches is concise specificity.
Marketing
How to Get Your Story Noticed and Published Online
There are plenty of places to get your story told online. To get your story heard, however, you need to tell a compelling story.
By Peter Gasca
Building a Business
Daymond John Says These Are the 2 Worst Mistakes Entrepreneurs Make When Pitching Investors
Avoid these common pitching blunders or risk walking away with empty pockets.