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Pitch Slap - How Your Attempt to Get Your Startup Funded is Failed by Your Pitch

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Paul O'Brien
Jun 22, 2016
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You take the stage, perhaps at a demo event or perhaps even in a smaller sense, with an Angel cattle call, group of investors, or even with the press. You've been practicing in front of the mirror for weeks the pitch designed for you by the local incubator, crafted after Guy Kawasaki's famous 10 slides, and rehearsed with advisors and mentors.

You take t…

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