When it comes to creating a new company, getting early investment can often mean the difference between surviving or failing.
But pitching your startup idea or product to investors can be an extremely nerve-wracking process. Increase your chances at fundraising success by composing a clear, concise and compelling pitch deck and presentation.
Pitch Perfect takes you on a deep dive into how to create a pitch deck for investors, with special attention to the pitch deck and presentation structure to ensure address all the critical components necessary to capture an investor's attention:
The course will walk you through:
- Presentation Cues - Get verbal and non-verbal tips to communicate with intent throughout your pitch
- Storytelling Strategies - Learn tactics to create a connection between people and your product
- Design Guidelines - Walk through the visual elements that have been proven to yield return on engagement
- Presentation Outline, Style & Structure - Strategically organize and choose the most fitting delivery style for your company
- A Page by Page Pitch Deck Tutorial - Learn the key components to include in each portion of the pitch
- Pitch Deck Examples & Presentations - See real-world examples of the pitches several success startups used to raise millions of dollars
About the Instructor:
Amanda Spann is an innovation strategist, app entrepreneur and podcaster with a background in marketing and brand development who has a professional focus on helping individuals and institutions, both domestically and abroad, design, launch and grow new products, incubation programs and entrepreneurship ecosystems. She has coached, consulted and created content for over 30,000 entrepreneurs around the world. Her most recent initiative, The App Accelerator, helps non-technical founders build their first mobile and web apps.
Amanda and her work have been featured in Wired, TechCrunch, Fast Company, NPR, Black Enterprise, HLN, Business Insider, Inc, and VentureBeat and her podcast MVP (Minimal Viable Podcast) has trended as high as #2 in the UK, #13 in Canada, #1 in Bermuda and 85th in the US business category. The Florida State and Georgetown grad has been honored as one of Business Insider’s 30 Most Important Women in Tech Under 30, Walker’s Legacy 2016 Power50, Rolling Out’s 25 Women You Should Know and as one of BET’s Blacks on the Brink of Greatness, as well as one of the 5 future leaders in technology by Black Enterprise Magazine.
