Over 100 people attended the TAG/GRA Business Launch Competition kick-off event last Thursday. Atlanta entrepreneurs were encouraged by the success stories from last year's winners. The CEO's from ReachCall, IVOX, and Acculynx, the three previous winners, gave updates on their companies progress. In the last nine months the companies raised over $15 million in venture captial.
Our own Lance Weatherby performed as moderator for the kick-off event and shared some of his experiences from the 2008 competition. He also promised to post his presentation on how to compete in the Business Launch Competition. The presentation is below for your reference.
If you are looking for more help with the competition and pitch process, be sure to check out the ATDC library. The Executive Summary template may be of particular benefit for the Business Launch Competition.
We have added a few more documents to the PeachSeedz Library, our repository for documents and resources that help startups.
Communicating With Investors
Your
executive summary will help get you a meeting with a potential
investor. You then need to give a compelling presentation that
communicates the most salient points of your business. Learn how to
construct an investor presentation that sells your business and
generates interest.
Best Practices: Question and Answer
Some
entrepreneurs are great at presenting and terrible at Q&A. Some
are the opposite. It is important to shine during both portions of a
pitch. A quality Q&A session shows how you
process and respond to challenges and gives a glimpse of your
personality.
Sample Executive Summary
An
executive summary is a one page summary of your business. It is
intended to give investors a quick overview of your business and help
them decide if they want more information. Check out our sample summary to get an idea of what yours should look like.