Comments on: Investors’ Presentation Pet Peeves

By: The Hyper Team @ Venture Hype

The Hyper Team @ Venture Hype — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 18:48:07 +0000

Thanks for the compliment, antoreen.

Although investors are our target audience, entrepreneurs who want to know what investors think will certainly walk away with a tip or two, especially through our regular interviews with seasoned industry players.

By: The Hyper Team @ Venture Hype

The Hyper Team @ Venture Hype — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 10:48:07 +0000

By: antoreen

antoreen — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 11:34:56 +0000

Entrepreneurs ready with winning presentation are expectantly equipped with certain must-have characteristics in disposition absence of which is automatically reflected from the plans they make and from the marks of casual approach they leave in the total work. The blog under discussion has been brilliantly prepared to benefit the entrepreneurs and I am sure of it. The mind and the brain speak in volume through the spelling mistakes, color combination, selection of fonts and photos which are forcefully set to fit the slide. Dress one wears has a sociological role to respect or disrespect the angels. Absence of provisions for emergency during presentation simply unveils that what an entrepreneur may do in the face of any real crisis. The blog has covered almost all relevant considerations and even has pointed that use of age-old software for presentation is sure to yield negative impression. I shall suggest the promising entrepreneurs to go through this blog minutely.

By: The Hyper Team @ Venture Hype

The Hyper Team @ Venture Hype — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 17:23:38 +0000

Very well said. Don't throw in everything. Be concise and succinct to prove your ability to communication and convey important messages. Same apply to business plans.

By: tongyun

tongyun — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 17:49:49 +0000

I know that not everyone uses PowerPoint but those who do and insist on using every bell and whistle that is available are just killing their presentation in my eyes. I prefer that a presenter keep things simple and get straight to the point. Don't waste my time with fancy stuff thinking that will affect decision making.

By: The Hyper Team @ Venture Hype

The Hyper Team @ Venture Hype — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 06:30:06 +0000

True. Some intelligent minds mightn’t have good communication and presentation skills. Critics might suggest investors to look pass these skills but it’s easier said than done. First impression counts. And that’s exactly why there are no short of classes to teach people how to make effective presentations and how to better present themselves. Those who've mastered these skills certainly have a distinct advantage.

By: Ricardo

Ricardo — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 12:48:10 +0000

Theses are interesting tips, and I always thought that the people with the best ideas or intellectual properties may not always be the best at pitching them.

This reminds me of someone who hired a person to teach him how to interview when applying to become a fireman. Eventually, he succeeded.

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