How To Pitch To Investors In Under 2 Minutes

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This video will show you how to pitch to investors in under 2 minutes without the aid of any slides.
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When you are given the opportunity to pitch your company and all you have is a microphone and a panel of investors waiting for you to pitch, you need to be well scripted and rehearsed for the performance.
Without a script indelibly inscribed in your brain, you will usually run over on time, not cover everything you wanted to talk about, or worse, completely lose your way. This cannot and should not be an extemporaneous talk where you condense your 10 minute presentation into 2 minutes.
The real purpose of the 2 minute pitch is to convince an investor to ask you questions that will ultimately lead to one of two outcomes. Either they will like you enough to continue talking with you or they can become a resource for you to leverage at some time in the future.
Recently, at the VCTaskforce in Palo Alto, California, 10 companies were given 2 minutes to pitch to a panel of angel investors. These were who's who in Silicon Valley, such as Tom Cervantez co-founder of the Harvard Angels, Raffy Chatav from Silicom Ventures, John Ryan from Band of Angels, and Paul Twombly from Keiretsu Forum. You should see what these people give as feedback to people who obviously have not really prepared for the event.
Speaking of preparing, that is exactly what this video is all about. You will learn how to have a great opening that will capture the attention of the listener. Following that, you'll be able to clearly articulate the value of your business by answering 6 questions on the minds of your investors.
After watching this video, you will clearly understand and know how NOT to sound the S.A.M.E. as other presenters. And, you'll be able to effectively use the Columbo Close, a powerful attention-getting tool, as the last words the investor will hear from you.
The information contained in this video is the result of the last 6 years of delivering workshops and coaching real people who are raising capital. It's the same information I give out in the first coaching session along with an important homework assignment. This is not a sales presentation to get you to hire me. This video contains only "solid nourishment" and no "empty calories" to waste your time or money.
Here are a few who used this approach:
-Glue Networks raised $4.5 million from Angels
-Education.com raised $9.2 million Series B
-Sim Ops Studios raised $3 million Series A
-Abulla received 6 calls from VC's after a 7 minute presentation
-Zazingo went into due diligence after their first meeting with a VC

[@rupam800418]

I have been an entrepreneur for over 13 years from a small Indian town. After 13 years, I am pitching for the first time :) I always worked with my own money. Nathan you have no ideas what a change some of your videos have made to my life. I am preparing my pitch for a product that would change the way our kids gets our time forever. Whether I succeed of not is a irrelevant, because your words, points and coaching has literally changed my whole perspective. I have always used your methods without knowing they existed and their impact. After listening to you, it's just got moulded into a beautiful structure of information presentation. If I succeed, I am going to come back here thanking you for your contribution towards an impact for future. Even otherwise, I just want you to thank you for your efforts in making changes in entrepreneur's life. More power to you sir.

[@smurp_com]

* Set the Hook using one of - SSAME = * Stories * Similes * Analogy * Metaphors * Examples * Answer these questions in two sentences or less - What is the product? - Who is the market? - How will you make money? - Who is behind the company? - Who are the competitors? - What is your competitive advantage? * The close - Ask for what you want - Leave them with one thought Rehearse Get Coaching (from Nathan, he's great!)

[@_esmeralda_5112]

Shawn Murphy I'll definetly write this down thanks for writing down this important information

[@marqueswhite9052]

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[@sybilsanchezkessler4155]

THANK YOU

[@wheresmyhandle]

A 25 min video on how to pitch people in 2 minutes. Solid.

[@pradeeppatra007]

exactly my thought

[@stevelarsen5958]

Nathan is right on the mark! 80-90% of entrepreneurs fail miserably at this. Here is a precise, step-by-step road map for scripting the most important two minutes in the life of an entrepreneur. At lease ones that want to raise money.

[@amandamunroe6536]

Very inspirational!! I recorded a two min pitch but after listening to this demo I need to make a few changes, so happy I found this. I rate this coach 10 out of 10.

[@emilhornsteiner5558]

Alles Ok. bis zu nächsten mal. Besten Dank, dass Sie sich immer wieder die Mühe machen, uns Gründer auf dem laufenden zu halten.

[@nantro71]

wow, i have been scanning for pitch advice and this was the BEST 28 min. i have gotten. This is really broken down to make it simple for me, thank you, thank you, thank you! I have an invention the mngrs. at my company have been telling me to present but wasnt real sure, but now i see it doesnt have to be super tech. to come across knowledgable. thanks again.

[@OriginalHandable]

Just thought I'd leave a note of thanks for this great video. I gave my first investor pitch yesterday, using your tips as a guide. I'm fairly sure that we hit it out of the ballpark. Most valuable tips for our presentation (not a pitch), was our intro metaphor, and the closing "leave you with this final thought". Many thanks!

[@g1bbsr]

Two words...Love This! Seven more words...I'm listening to it over and over! :)

[@vaibhavkaushik3677]

thank you so much Nathan, this is one of the rarest videos that I comment on...i feel happy i landed on your video today

[@richardpetersen9837]

Thank you so much for this video, my patent just got approved today and I got so inspired by your words; the more I watched the more ideas I got; I just want to go out there and start pitching. I will definitely be looking out for more of your material and videos. Thank you, Thank you, Thank you ;)

[@alicebanks3230]

This may be an older video, however; this is quick to grab on to, perfect annunciation, and simple explanations to the whys we all may have.

[@himanigupta3681]

Very Interesting Video. Am gonna pitch to investors in coming weeks .. This has given me an insight to get ready and am all pumped up !

[@mindfuleats4517]

Thank you so much. I particularly link the final thought technique .

[@kamarudinsalleh8277]

cant say anymore.. thanks a lot to whoever did this video... its so powerful content and really helpful..thank you so much..

[@jesseblue7]

Very refreshing. Thank You Thank You!!! This has sealed my confidence. I will remember you for ever Coach Nathan Gold. Wishing You Prosperity and Wealth.

[@NathanGold]

Thank you Jesse! I really appreciate your kind words. If you want more tips and techniques like this, you can find them in the Kauffman Founders School here: www.democoach.com/kauffman-founders-school/

[@berthalynn9519]

I have a pitch today I am sorry I did not find this peace of information before, I like the advise in your video and I will use the information for my future pitch.

[@DjDoN888]

Thank you Thank You Thank you so much Nathan. I can't describe how hard it has been for me to find the right coach to help me plan my pitch. I'll surely come back to you and share my coming success !

[@NathanGold]

Let me know. I am happy this helped.

[@markb2981]

Wow, thats an amazing video, im the founder of a new social network called Linkt and I'm actively looking for investors with my team. A huge thank you , it was very positive information, for free! Thanks for the insights, I've noted it all down and I'm going to try it right now, I already have ideas thanks to you!

[@idris7162]

Mark Bruk CEO, JobMap Hey Mark! Hope you did in the last 4 years? Would be great to know how much success you had! Let us in on you journey:)

[@aahomenow]

Great video. Lots of good info. I will be using some of your ideas. Thanks

[@sohailstone]

Thank you so much Nathan, you are indeed Gold. This is precious, Amazing talk , very helpful & informative .

[@NathanGold]

I am pleased you learned something from me. Please check out my site for a lot of additional free video content with no selling. www.democoach.com and please stay in touch!

[@praveenkumarboddeti5476]

Thanks a lot, Nathan Gold for the valuable insights.

[@joybeme1986]

thank you for creating this video, it will greatly assist in my endeavors!

[@collinsmusumba4460]

Thank you for the well structured and informative content.

[@FarzanehLena]

Wow I loved it, so Usefull, waiting to see more videos from you. Thank you Nathan.

[@alexbilodeau347]

Thank you this was awesome it is really help with me putting together a 4 minute pitch for a big pitch event in Utah that I have been accepted into. Thank you for the video.

[@schuhsterk1894]

Very informative, Nathan. Good examples given and not just talking about concepts and airy-fairy stuff.

[@niyadiba6921]

Thank you it was very useful to help my friends looking for an investor to change the world

[@andrewbowman2497]

Thank you for making this video. I have been having such a hard time creating a pitch image for a funding campaign, it's for an invention that I'm trying to get put into production, so I can't talk or write about the product, cause of patent issues, so it's been tough coming up with a pitch image until I saw your video. Thank you Big Ed Bowman of "BEDA" Big Ed's Designs & Associates.

[@AbhishekPratapa]

Ssup bro! I'm also in high school, and I'm already interested! I personally think that people don't really care if you are the business end of the company or the math geek in this case. They care about your product and how it will benefit them. Possibly get someone who knows how to pitch ideas. Its scary at first and you stutter(I know I did) but you get the hang of it...

[@maann7300]

I am a student and I learned a lot from you, thank you very much .I can have now a good presentation in our class.

[@OswaldChisala]

Wow, such an excellently structured presentation! Thank you for putting this video together.

[@jinn84hnnl]

What a great video. I am about to do my 2 min pitch and this is just what I need :) Your model is almost similar to what I planned to do. And I love the closing bit, great tip. I do however have a question, and I believe there are many people would ask too: is that wise to use a powerpoint when it is possible? And how should I prepare for it? Animate? 4 slides max?

[@jbrowncorp]

This is what I am looking for. Thank you very much sir Nathan.

[@debdo1960]

This is gold...tysm 🙏🏻

[@hnavkumar2268]

Thanks Nathan ! good informative presentation. Best wishes

[@emayhew4500]

Very enlightening and helpful for my upcoming presentation

[@bboycy]

That is exactly what I have been doing! glad to be on the same page, thanks :)

[@geofreymugisha7660]

Thank you ..Thank you and Thank you very much Mr Nathan Gold. I am having a rocket pitch in few weeks to come and I have been worried but now I'm too strong. wowww!!

[@priyankatras6444]

Thank you so much Nathan Gold. This is an incredible video. Found it right when i need it. Thanks again :)

[@Hinnutri]

Thank you so much!!! This is a very useful video, I will try to apply it to my sales pitch tomorrow :) All the best to you sir.

[@NathanGold]

Thank you! We are also creating "special effects" that can be used in sales meetings using very powerful metaphors. If you want to know more, drop me a note and we can talk about it.

[@wahihi]

Nathan Gold thank you for sharing the video. Are you in europe or Switzerland sometimes?

[@NathanGold]

Thanks for watching and thanks for asking. I travel all of the time. I am heading to Norway twice in May and to Moscow first week of June. In addition to this, I have 3 more trips in the planning right now for Europe and Scandinavia. What are you thinking about? Maybe a live workshop for entrepreneurs with brainstorming leading to newer more compelling ways for people to articulate what they do so investors and customers move toward them instead of away? I'm all ears.

[@NathanGold]

I am very happy that this information is helping you. I look forward to hearing great things about your business and adventure.

[@AluochObimbo]

Awesome! Thanks Nathan.

[@jettrack1]

Your videos are amazingly helpful. Will you ever start posting again?

[@Dharmajblackman]

Hey thanks for the great video! I will soon be pitching to an investor and I am still on high school. I need you to help me, say my backgroud. I am the math geek behind the algorithm my company made and the Business guy. So how do I really say that/present it. They might think I am not credible or something? Please help me thanks

[@WebbMedia888]

Great Teaching Presentation. Thanks

[@Sanction05]

Thanks Nathan! Good stuff!

[@Ebendejongh1]

Thank you thank you. Awesome video. That gave me alot of confidence now

[@sofiadah]

Great pitch!!!! :) thank you so much for this video. From France!

[@aplacetorambleon]

this was amazing! thank you so much!!!

[@dianelroberts3586]

I got some helpful tips. And I will be using them to succeed. Thank you

[@fleuraureolesessinou6414]

Very useful. Thnaks a lot

[@chengtie]

Impressive video... Thank you very much...

[@kelvinmichaelcrystal1636]

Very informative.

[@tereztocheva2163]

Great advices, @Nathan! I would however recommend you to improve the visual part of your presentation - it will boost your video views.

[@pengdu7751]

Great video!

[@mercurious6699]

thank you, very valuable

[@lorenzocatala8321]

Clear and useful

[@chitra17t]

Thank you so much for your video.

[@juliammakekita4008]

This is the most relevant and useful video I ever seen.. - KISS = Keep It Simple Stupid

[@TheHasbuck]

Great Idea...... Right to the point....

[@moksidealworld2599]

Thank you very much. It is very useful video for me.

[@hekimaasilia6207]

Subscribed. Thank you sir!

[@petrovanheerden834]

Great help

[@joemorrow8696]

Hey do you have an one on one coaching program. Thanks

[@sarahhope8516]

Thank you!!!

[@estomichsmestad3399]

Eye opener

[@DerSpielfuehrer]

good video thank you!

[@MrContentcreation]

Brilliant. Thank you.

[@SharpTechno]

You're awesome!

[@Zoanodar]

What are your ideas on Simon Sinek's golden circle and starting with your "why" ?

[@NathanGold]

Simon gives you one of the most crucial lessons in presenting your ideas. His golden circle of why, what and how is excellent and a great model to work from. The why is ultimately the most important part of your presentation for investors because that is where the real problem should be easily identifiable by the listener.

[@Zoanodar]

Thank you for your swift reply! Are you saying the "why" is in the opening?... Our "why" is the answer to the unmet need/problem, yes? I think I'm beginning to put one and one together - thank you for helping out, Nathan.

[@NathanGold]

Roman Korver Yes indeed it is! In fact, I wish I could correct my note above. I totally agree with the approach of Why, How, and then What. By telling people the why first, it should generate some emotional response to your problem. Following that by the How you will do what you do is next. Then, you tell them what you are doing to fix the problem/Unmet need. Okay?

[@fayaazsyed]

lovely demonstration! But I am little bit confused about the middle one. All the 6 questions presented in the Middle mode are assumed to be for us or for investor.

[@NathanGold]

For the investor. You need to give the investor enough information about your business opportunity so they can make a decision to move toward you or away from you.

[@adityavabc]

Awesome! Thanks!

[@vinicyusvieira5887]

What a great video! Thank you for sharing your ideas and knowledge. I'll practice here and hopefully I'll be ready to present my business idea soon. All the best for you!

[@terimartin5230]

thank you...

[@iamthat2987]

Thanks Nathan You've really Motivated I AM THAT LLC, New Bottled water Company we Speak, Drink, Think, Positive #IAMTHAT, Motivated

[@sharonceaser-wheeler3364]

Awesome!

[@tracezachdaniels4264]

SO SHWEEEETTT...much love Tee with LIONS NAMED LEO.[the music}

[@m.naveenswamy]

great and thanks

[@weefree29]

thanks good vid!!!

[@NathanGold]

***** I appreciate the kind words. Thank you.

[@calcuttai]

Thx.... you demo pitching Guide~

[@terrancecroom5455]

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[@askdrdallas2923]

thanks a million!

[@Natechasse]

Perfect.

[@bindai1347]

fantastic

[@CupcakeCutie161]

awesome

[@mrjohn4446]

these man is intelligent,

[@oghenekevwewilliam1571]

Awesome

[@NathanGold]

@vic1481 You are most welcome. I hope you raise your funds and if you need any help, feel free to contact me @democoaching.

[@AmericanEntrep]

Awesome advice! We have videos introducing various pitch competitions on our channel, the most recent being the Mid Atlantic Bio Angels pitch competition. You should check it out!

[@NathanGold]

Thank you. Will do!

[@NathanGold]

@BeyBoards Thank you for your feedback. Your technology looks amazing. If you need any assistance, feel free to contact me @democoaching.

[@_esmeralda_5112]

Im so nervous I'm 14 years old my company makes organic health products such as teeth powder and lip balm in a few weeks I'm going to pitch this to a very popular investor that can change my company , I'm so nervous I hope they pick up my products , wish me luck guys

[@Heart2HeartBooks]

So how did it go? Did your investor bite?

[@SierraSierraFoxtrot]

Ahm.... the Commuter Tango only goes a maximum of 60 miles, not 600...

[@ABronfin]

Why does it take 30 minutes to explain how to talk for 2 minutes ? :-)

[@misatoshi07mohammed20]

So people like you will understand properly

[@MohdImran-ov4sx]

Building a home will take you around 1 year.... but to demolish it only few hours are enough

[@BoomBoomRoomism]

I think we provide what the walkie talkie is to law enforcement. .... "Their lifeline"

[@NathanGold]

@vic1481 Hi. My Twitter account is @democoaching. That may be why it's bouncing.

[@kvtnation6972]

Wtf video 20mins long

[@FoxNewsRulez]

How to pitch to investors in under 2 minutes... and you need 27 freaking minutes to explain that ? LOL X 100.

[@NathanGold]

You are joking, right? How do you expect someone to explain how to do something without the context, stories, and details. I am not sure if you are serious or not.

[@MotorClubSuccess]

Lets get something straight, I didn't buy your shit. Okay go on...

[@jsallerson]

Under 2 minutes in 27 minutes. Ha! What a great joke. If you can’t explain it in under two minutes, then you’ve missed the point.

[@nathangold3941]

Actually, I’d say you missed the point. I can tell you what to do in 2 minutes. The how is the teaching part. That took 25 minutes.

[@jsallerson]

Nathan Gold I was sarcastically illuminating the irony of the subject and title, but kudos for explaining the obvious.

[@StephenLoweFinland]

Two minutes takes over 20 minutes of rubbish!