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2. Course Objective
To provide the framework to build a great pitch
efficiently through agile principles.

3. Key Learning Outcomes
● Tactics to make a deck quickly / efficiently
● Get to market quickly with a pitch
● Key factors to a great pitch
● How to get feedback to improve deck
● Listen, Learn, Iterate & Pivot!

4. Agile Pitch v. Old School Pitch
Visuals matter
Short is better
Few days to create
One version
Make better over time
Great at making friends
Peers are proud
Written words matter
Captures everything
Deck takes weeks
Multiple versions
Near perfect to start
Great for a lecture
Your mom is proud

5. Agile Pitching
Leveraging the Lean Startup and Agile
Development principles to efficiently deliver
information to potential influencers and
investors to solicit feedback and iterate.
Agile Pitching is not an excuse not to have
done your "homework". It is a methodology to
give presentations with the purpose to build
relationships, learn and improve.

6. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agile_software_development

7. What is a Pitch Deck
A simple set of visuals
Usually slides (but can be demos) that create
interests for the audience to learn more.
What is Needed?
Google docs (presentation)
Powerpoint
Keynote

8. What a Pitch Deck is NOT
A Business Plan
Comprehensive

9. Creating the Agile Pitch Deck
The Purpose "Why"
The Problem / Solution / Demo "How"
Insights on Company and Opportunity "What"
The Request: What is Needed and Why
See:
http://www.ted.com/talks/simon_sinek_how_great_leaders_inspire_action.htmln

10. Components of an Agile Pitch Deck
● Few words
● Highly visual
● Short

11. "An Enchanting Pitch" - Guy Kawaski
Slide 1: Title page
Slide 2: Overview
Slide 3: Problem/Opportunity
Slide 4: Unfair Advantage
Slide 5: Demo
Slide 6: Sales and Marketing
Slide 7: Competition
Slide 8: Business Model
Slide 9: Forecast
Slide 10: Team
Slide 11: Status and Milestones
http://blog.guykawasaki.com/2012/01/how-to-create-an-enchanting-pitch-officeandguyk.html

12. http://www.ted.com/talks/david_s_rose_on_pitching_to_vcs.html

13. Why Use Agile Pitching?
● Quicker
● Better
● Simpler
● Multi-purpose
● More Engaging

14. Who can use Agile Pitching?
Everyone.
The bigger issue in business is people not
having conversations with the right people that
can support their purpose / mission.
Entrepreneurs are especially prone to this.

15. Where to Start
When Agile Pitching, start practicing with:
1. Your team (co-founders, board members)
2. Your close business associates (fellow
members of clubs, organizations)
3. Pitch contests / clinics
4. Influencers
5. Investors

16. Agile Pitching - Iterative Approach
The success factor in Agile Pitching is the
ability to listen closely to the audience. The
goal is to learn what is resonating with them
and what is not.
The objective is to stir the audience's
imagination and to have them make the story
THEIR STORY.

17. Signs of a Great Pitch
Audience is engaged!
Majority of the time will be spent on Q&A
Audience makes it their story
Concrete Action Items
● Introductions
● Follow-up meeting

18. Action Plan
● Outline the Pitch Deck
● Assemble the best visuals to represent key
points
● Create Highly Visual 10 page Pitch Deck
● Find 10 people that you can give it to first..
● Go
● Iterate
● Rinse
● Repeat

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