Ratan Tata Posts a Startup Pitch Deck Template for Entrepreneurs

Ratan Tata Posts a Startup Pitch Deck Template for Entrepreneurs

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The Chairman Emeritus of Tata Sons and Chairman of the Tata Trusts, Ratan Tata, put together a startup pitch deck template for entrepreneurs on Instagram. The startup pitch deck – a 16 slide PowerPoint presentation, watermarked Office of Ratan Tata – details the most important aspects that should be covered in any pitch by a first-time entrepreneur. The illustrious industrialist added a 'Notes that might help' section at the end of his startup pitch deck. Here, Ratan Tata emphasises that entrepreneurs validate every possible slide with data.
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What is ‘Seed Capital’?

What is ‘Seed Capital’?

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  The initial capital used while starting a business is known as Seed Capital. It often comes from the founders’ personal assets, from relatives or friends, and is used to cover up initial operating expenses to attract venture capitalists. Seed funding is often obtained in exchange of equity stakes in the enterprise. It is often seen as a risk by banks and venture capital investors and many might wait until the business is more established before making any larger investments.   A Breakdown of 'Seed Capital'     The stages involved in financial startups is seed capital, venture capital, mezzanine funding and an initial public offering. Seed Capital is usually provided for market research, prototype production, product development, or any other early stage operations.   Factors that help determine how…
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The 6 TO-DOs Before You Approach An Investor

The 6 TO-DOs Before You Approach An Investor

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Any business need a steady flow of money to help it grow and expand. At some point, a company requires an external input of money to help it proceed to the next level. It doesn’t matter if you are seeking for a Million USD in venture capital or a few thousands from your contacts, you need to nail down a few basics before you present your case.     Here are 6 prerequisites before approaching investors for any amount of money.     1. Get your team together: An investor is always concerned about your ability to execute your plan. The facilitators to any execution is the people behind it. Investors need to know they can trust you and your team, and hence they need to know your capability to keep your…
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An Elevator Pitch For Dummies

An Elevator Pitch For Dummies

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  An elevator pitch, is as its name suggests, is a brief introduction with which you can share your expertise and credentials quickly and effectively with people who don't know you; which should be about as long as it would take for you to reach your floor in an elevator. Which is a really, really short duration of time. Blabbing on won’t do you any good because your potential investor will be gone before you get to the best part. You need a fool-proof pitch that gives the precise details in a ridiculously short span of time - in an appealing way.       So, that brings us to the HOW?   How do you approach making your very own elevator pitch.   Here’s how.   1. Be Brief.…
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Making a Pitch – The Art of Storytelling

Making a Pitch – The Art of Storytelling

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What is the world without a little imagination, and what is a person without a story. Investors get bored at the beginning of most pitches, because usually; the slides look drab, the presenter drags on about boring stuff and no one is keen on listening to their 100th blah pitch of the day. What really catches the investor’s attention, is something fresh, something that they can relate to. So, how do we present our idea in a way that doesn’t completely suck?     Your best bet would be to narrate your pitch as a story, an interesting mix where your product is the hero that saves the world from the supervillian.   This is how you could approach the narrative:   1. Identify the problem that your product is…
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A Basic Layout For Standard Pitch Deck

A Basic Layout For Standard Pitch Deck

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If you’re planning to raise money for your business, it is essential to have an impressive pitch deck as a key component in your fundraising toolkit. A great pitch deck excites the potential investors about your idea and stimulates and engages them in a conversation about your business, and hopefully leading to an investment. The following slides will give you an idea about the content flow in your presentation to create the pursuasive and engaging deck that you need to impress your investors.   1. Company Name NOTE: Any detail which is missing out from your company while answering the questions in the pitch deck, please make sure to mention why is it missing. In case it’s not applicable for your business then just mention ‘NA’. It would be great…
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How To Create Good Slide Layouts For Your Pitch Deck

How To Create Good Slide Layouts For Your Pitch Deck

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Often, we face the difficulty of trying to figure out how to arrange the text, images and infographics on the slides of a Pitch Deck to make them look professional and well organized.   Here is a guideline on how you could make your slide format more aesthetically appealing.       The First Slide   This is the slide that will cast the first impression on your audience, and will help them recognise who you are and what your presentation is about. Place your company logo, company name and the purpose of the presentation on this slide.         The Introduction   On this slide, you can explain what your company is about and what your Pitch is all about. This is the slide that will set…
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How To Create a Sales Presentation

How To Create a Sales Presentation

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To intrigue and fascinate your customers while trying to make a sales pitch, being unique and different while also effective is the core to success. With the ever booming market and tough competition around every corner, making your presence felt can be quite a challenge.     You could use these guidelines while trying to make your pitch to help you achieve better results.   1. Research the product or service:   Learn about the product you are selling inside and out, and keep abreast of any updates or new developments. Know how to use of the product, if appropriate. Assume that your client is unaware about your product or service and be prepared to discuss it in detail.       2. Know your Competition: Understanding your competitors will…
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How To Make A Good First Impression Before A Pitch

How To Make A Good First Impression Before A Pitch

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  You are well prepared for a pitch; have done all your homework, your pitch is well designed and your content is on point, but somehow, your impression on the investor is not very good and he suddenly doesn’t like you too much.       Not a very appealing scenario, is it? This can be prevented by following the pointers given below.   1. Be well Dressed Appearances matter-- especially when you are meeting someone for the first time, and there is a lot at stake. Wear an appropriate outfit which screams meticulousness, the ability to take on responsibility and professionalism. Here is a guide that will help you choose an outfit that is perfect for a pitch. 2. Smell good Pitch or no pitch, no one likes to…
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Best Fonts To Use For Your Pitch

Best Fonts To Use For Your Pitch

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  In school, we were encouraged to write in beautiful and legible handwriting. In today’s technology, we work on computers and the internet provides us with a wide variety of fonts. Some fonts, though very appealing, could be difficult to read and can cause a strain on your eyes. It is also important to use fonts that look professional in your Pitch.   Here are a few fonts that would make your pitch easy to read and look interesting.     1. Lukasz, the designer of the font, con­ceived this type as a set of cor­po­rate fonts for a large client but in the end decided to go in dif­fer­ent styl­is­tic direc­tion. He used clas­si­cal pro­por­tions to give the let­ter­forms a touch of har­mony and ele­gance.The feeling of warmth is…
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