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Re:Anatomy of an (un)fundable startup by jfoutz on Friday August 31, 2012 @01:54AM (#4458472)
You're undervaluing a pitch, and you have no idea what a perfect pitch is.

You can be incredibly slick, with a Lessig level of timing matching your slides to your words, but that's not a perfect pitch. A perfect pitch is what gets you funded. you need to cut through all the VC's defenses surprise and delight them in a way that makes them want to give you money.

Maybe you do know this, but it's worth pointing out the perfect pitch isn't some generic bullshit that plays well on youtube, it's tailored precisely to one guy. your guy. your funder.

Re:Anatomy of an (un)fundable startup by eaurouge on Friday August 31, 2012 @02:44AM (#4458579)
You have no idea what I know or don't know. In any case, getting funded isn't some sort of proof that you've built an exceptional business, it doesn't even prove you've built a business. In other words, you don't automatically have an "exceptional startup" because you got funded.