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How Do You Make Your Investor Pitch Exciting?
Every day I review pitches from startups, and every day I see the same problems with just about every pitch. I see They’re boring.
I’m going to explain why your pitch deck is boring and how you can make your pitch and pitch deck be exciting and stand out. I hope you like it.
I’m going to tell the story of Henry. Henry’s company helps veterans living overseas get the healthcare support they need.
Henry’s Pitch.
Henry’s pitch was boring. However, Henry kept working to make his pitch better and now it sings. This will greatly increase his chances of raising money.
Henry’s company, as I said earlier, helps veterans living overseas access critical healthcare they are entitled to, but most veterans don’t know how to access. The result is too many veterans are homeless or commit suicide.
It’s an important problem and his company actually works. However, Henry’s pitch just wasn’t working. Nobody felt anything, and that’s a huge red flag. So Henry went to work.
He didn’t change his business. However, he changed how he told his story and the transformation was incredible. There were five key problems with Henry’s pitch. Let’s take a look at what the issues were and how Henry fixed them. So let’s start with problem…
