David S. Rose on pitching to VCs

So I think it's safe to say I know a little bit about the process of pitching.

When well meaning campaigners want us to pay attention to global warming, they often end up pitching beyond the facts.

And by the use of pitching PowerPoints to VCs, I have personally raised tens of millions of dollars from VCs through PowerPoint pitches.

A couple of years ago, I was in New York, and I was pitching a deal, and I was in one of those fancy New York private equity offices you can picture.

And then, turning round to the other side of the equation, I have personally supervised the investment of tens of millions of dollars into companies who have been pitching me with PowerPoint presentations.

At such a sensitive time, it is no surprise to hear politicians pitching the idea of tax reform suggesting that they can simplify the system, close loopholes, and use the proceeds to reduce tax rates.

So, the very first question that you've all got to figure out is what is the single most important thing that a VC is looking for when you come to them pitching your new business idea?

Thinking startup? David S. Rose's rapid fire TED U talk on pitching to a venture capitalist tells you the 10 things you need to know about yourself and prove to a VC before you fire up your slideshow.

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Six degrees of freedom The motion of a ship at sea has the six degrees of freedom of a rigid body, and is described as Translation Moving up and down (heaving) Moving left and right (swaying) Moving forward and backward (surging) Rotation Tilts forward and backward (pitching) Swivels left and right (yawing) Pivots side to side (rolling).

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