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The product you've built, the team you've assembled, the customers you've won, the growth you're predicting - all crucial for winning investor support. And you can have all those pieces in place and still blow it during your pitch. This can happen because of your demeanor or something you say.

"Startup killers" is how Cynthia Kocialski describes them. "When speaking to someone about the new product or the business proposition, there is often the moment when you know that you have lost your listener," she writes in a blog post titled "How to Lose an Investor Before You Finish Speaking." "One misspoken comment and everyone wants to leave as soon as possible. They've made their decision and they want you to stop wasting their time."

To read the full, original article click on this link: How Not To Lose Your Investor During Your Pitch

Author: Audrey Watters