It's best to define your initial MVP's persona as narrowly as possible, and learn from your tests (initially small scale) to make it work well for them, and only then expand to other verticals if necessary. It sounds like you think it will work best for sales teams, so start there, get some dat...
Instead of calling it "comedy", aim for humor. Humor that supports a key discovery helps to anchor that insight in the investor's mind. I've coached many pitches, and find that when presenters are nervous they try to go for an improvised laugh, thinking it will cut the tension. However, in most ...
It depends how clear your idea value is without it, or with a rough one, or mock ups vs polished. There are a few goals you are trying to conquer with a prototype, overall its about concept clarity and valuation. 1. customer/investor acceptance: "i want that" 2. customer feedback: "you should ...
One challenge that you may be facing is that Africa has a tremendous problem with fraudulent businesses running online and telephone scams. With that said, some industry experts say that Africa is still a developing country and offers many great opportunities such as commercial real estate. Ho...
Hi, Your question is super long, not 100% clear, and your attitude is negative. Not the best approach if you need assistance from people. In any event, I help train people to give investor pitches and to be public speakers/lectures. I also teach entrepreneurship at a university and give guest t...
Alexa is probably the worst tool you could use specially if you are trying to gauge international traffic. Try something more advanced like similarweb.com to measure traffic volume and geo breakdown. Appannie.com will help you to analyze apps on itunes and google playstore.
I heard of a startup that recently launched called http://sketchdeck.com that has become pretty popular for fundraising decks. Happy to do a dry run of your pitch with you in a call.
It's not entirely clear what your situation is, but there are a few possibilities. If you have only a prototype, but the ability (including capital) to manufacture it and you are seeking to be on their shelves, then you'd be dealing with the appropriate category buyer. But your odds are quite l...
I'd be happy to help, I've advised many early stage startups on their pitch decks. Feel free to send a Dropbox link to your pitch deck so that I can go through it beforehand, best, Lee
Focus on your audience, not on yourself. Focus on the one thing -- not three things, and certainly not fifteen -- that makes your company distinctive from your competition. Think about your brand personality: cute and perky? bold and strong? serious and thoughtful? Now look for vocabulary and c...