Comments on: How to Pitch an Investor – William Quigley Interview http://mixergy.com/how-to-pitch-an-investor-william-quigley-interview/ Entrepreneurs you respect teach how they did it. Sun, 20 May 2012 12:04:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: MichaelM http://mixergy.com/how-to-pitch-an-investor-william-quigley-interview/comment-page-1/#comment-294 MichaelM Sat, 31 May 2008 13:53:08 +0000 http://mixergy.com/how-to-pitch-an-investor-william-quigley-interview/#comment-294 My biggest annoyance is when VCs are too chicken to call you back and tell you "no." Instead, they just ignore you and don't return your calls. Sure, I get the picture but why don't they just give me a chance to address there concern. No wonder people hate vulture capitalists. My biggest annoyance is when VCs are too chicken to call you back and tell you “no.” Instead, they just ignore you and don’t return your calls. Sure, I get the picture but why don’t they just give me a chance to address there concern. No wonder people hate vulture capitalists.

]]> By: gammill http://mixergy.com/how-to-pitch-an-investor-william-quigley-interview/comment-page-1/#comment-292 gammill Sat, 31 May 2008 01:57:46 +0000 http://mixergy.com/how-to-pitch-an-investor-william-quigley-interview/#comment-292 I really like the point of painting the picture of the future. Entrepreneurs, and investors, are investing valuable time and money in a bet on the future. Your business plan will change, your model with change - things will change. But it's important to A) understand how your markets may shape up (think about scenarios here - there is no one answer and there is no right answer and B) communicate it crisply and articulately. I had coffee with a really great guy (entrepreneur and investor) today talking about a similar thought which is to show where you are today (traction), where you think you need to be (gretzky puck analogy) and how you are going to get there. He and I agreed - this is the heavy lifting. Cheers I really like the point of painting the picture of the future. Entrepreneurs, and investors, are investing valuable time and money in a bet on the future. Your business plan will change, your model with change – things will change. But it’s important to A) understand how your markets may shape up (think about scenarios here – there is no one answer and there is no right answer and B) communicate it crisply and articulately.

I had coffee with a really great guy (entrepreneur and investor) today talking about a similar thought which is to show where you are today (traction), where you think you need to be (gretzky puck analogy) and how you are going to get there. He and I agreed – this is the heavy lifting.

Cheers

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