A large part of my job is to host a parade of entrepreneurs through my office as they pitch me on their business plans. When I tell people that our firm invests in less than .003% of the companies we hear from in a given year, they are shocked that the number is so low. Sometimes I’m shocked that the number is so high.
That’s because there is a stunning lack of effective communications
skills among the people who present to us. Their inability to tell a
compelling story may well be the number one barrier to success in
getting venture financing. If only people knew how to connect with us
more effectively, our percentage might actually go up.
To read the full, original article click on this link: 6 things you need to have in your VC pitch | VentureBeat
Author: Lisa Suennen
