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4 Secrets to Creating a Sales Presentation Folder That Sells

Entrepreneurs' Organization

A well-designed sales presentation folder goes beyond mere folded paper with pockets. With the right printer, you’ll have access to a nearly limitless combination of presentation folder features that enhance appearance and expand functionality. As entrepreneurs, we know these presentations can be deal-makers or deal-breakers.

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How to Not Suck at a Group Presentation

Both Sides of the Table

Most people suck at presenting to big groups. It’s a shame because the ability to nail these presentations at key conferences can be once-in-a-lifetime opportunities to influence journalists, business partners, potential employees, customers and VCs. – No great presentation can be delivered like a conversation.

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How to Run Better Presentations & Improve Results

Both Sides of the Table

I sit through a lot of presentations. Understand Personality Types – One of the benefits of working for a big company (Accenture) was that we had lots of speakers come in and train us in topics like leadership, creativity, presentations, strategy, etc. I’m also reasonably intelligent as most VCs you present to will be.

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The Gust-DEMO Fall 2012 Scholarship

Gust

Following the huge success of the Gust-DEMO scholarship earlier this year, Gust and DEMO have teamed up again to offer Gust start-ups a full scholarship opportunity for DEMO Fall 2012. The recipient of the Gust-DEMO Scholarship will have a chance to launch their product to some of the most innovative people in the world.

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The Five "Ups" of Getting Early Stage VC Deal Flow

This is going to be BIG.

There are places that founders frequenteverything from demo days to meetups to sponsored dinners to coffee gatherings. Here are a few things to remember about these events: When it comes to demo days, its unlikely that youre going to show up to the main event and see a top quality company whose round isnt largely spoken for.

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Tips on Pitching in Person

This is going to be BIG.

That's why, when you're giving a live presentation, you should pretty much assume the technology will fail—whether it’s your technology in a demo or the A/V in the room. That is, unless you're using something simple and dependable to do presentations in the browser, like with the upcoming Crunchdeck presentation tool.

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Startup Business Funding: 5 Business-Breaking Misconceptions

Dream It

The press enhances this misconception around YCombinator demo days, where the 3-day pitch event is perceived like an auction, with investors fighting each other for the best deals. 2- You'll meet your lead investor in Demo Day That's not how Demo Days work, and it's one of the reasons Dreamit eventually replaced it for the Investor Roadshow.

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