Universal Startup Pitch Deck

Blog on February 27th, 2011 5 Comments

Here is a set of slides we use at Bootcamp, Startmate and other forums when we’re working with new startups. The idea is to be able to quickly and succinctly tell the full story of the business without thinking about it too much. You get 5 seconds per slide. Just finish the end of the [...]

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Pitching to America

Blog on September 11th, 2009 No Comments

A message to our Sydney-based startup friends. Pollenizer is sponsoring Coming to America event, now on Thursday, October 15, 2009 from 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM. Rich venture environments exist where there is a pool of successful entrepreneurs re-investing back into the kind of businesses that they understand. The guys at Mitchellake are a unique [...]

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100 Cups of Coffee to Refine Your Startup Pitch

Blog on July 2nd, 2009 1 Comment

We’re lucky enough to meet a lot of passionate entrepreneurs at Pollenizer and I love it. Exciting ideas, real belief and a twinkle in the eye that says they’re ready to take a risk to make it happen. I just wish they’d care a little bit more about the story. It would make the listening [...]

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Pre-Framing a Pitch To Stop The Demons

Blog on November 3rd, 2008 No Comments

(Before I start, I just want to say that this is a new idea and it still needs some exploring, so help me flesh out before eating my flesh)* Whilst having a sushi/beer dinner with Atari Boy last night, we were talking about how sometimes you have an idea, flesh it out, then as you [...]

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