Investor Pitch – Slide 1: The Company Logo

by TheBusinessProfessor | Feb 23, 2025 | Strategy, Entrepreneurship, & Innovation

Slide 1: Company LogoYou want to make your introductory slide appear very professional. You will include your business name and logo. A business logo represents your overall product and brand in a single glance. It should give your business a professional and...

Investor Pitch – Slide 2: The Business Team

by TheBusinessProfessor | Feb 23, 2025 | Strategy, Entrepreneurship, & Innovation

Slide 2: The Business TeamI strongly recommend using the second slide to introduce your business team. Investors are curious as to the background, skills, and qualifications of the business members. Remember, investors invest in people as much as businesses. This is...

Investor Pitch – Slide 3: Problem or Need Statement

by TheBusinessProfessor | Feb 23, 2025 | Strategy, Entrepreneurship, & Innovation

Slide 3: Problem or NeedNow you need to introduce the investor to the problem you are solving. You cannot assume that that the investor will understand the need or consumer demand for your product or service. It may seem obvious to you, but you are biased from having...

Investor Pitch – Slide 4: Your Solution

by TheBusinessProfessor | Feb 23, 2025 | Strategy, Entrepreneurship, & Innovation

Slide 4: Your Solution Once you have laid out the problem (need or want) and how it affects different types of people, you have to tell the investor how you are going to address the issue with your product or service. Now is the time to be a salesperson. Do not be...

Investor Pitch – Slide 5: The Market

by TheBusinessProfessor | Feb 23, 2025 | Strategy, Entrepreneurship, & Innovation

Slide 5: The MarketAt this point the investor should fully understand what your product does and how it meets the needs or wants of the customer or customer segments. The next question in the mind of the investor is whether this business scalable. That is, does the...

Investor Pitch – Slide 6: The Business Model

by TheBusinessProfessor | Feb 23, 2025 | Strategy, Entrepreneurship, & Innovation

Slide 6: Business ModelRecall, the business model is a depiction of how the various pieces of your business come together to bring about the exchange of value between your business and the customer. For more information, refer back to the Business Model chapter for...