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Entrepreneurs have trouble crafting a simple, emotional message because they suffer from the curse of knowledge.
Inc Magazine: How to Read a Term Sheet Looking for venture capital? Here’s what you need to know about liquidation preferences and preferred stock.
Perfecting Your Pitch – what goes into a good investor presentation?
Why Business Plans Don’t Deliver – The five most common flaws-and how to fix them
In Pitching to Angel Investors, Preparation Tops Zeal
Don Dodge on The Next Big Thing: Why VCs say no 99% of time
You’re the Boss: Protecting the Patent System for Entrepreneurs

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Business Network Chicago

The BNC Venture Capital Group introduces exciting investment opportunities to professional investors (angels and early stage venture capitalists) and fosters the growth of entrepreneurial activity.

Len Bland, CEO of Concept Equity, and David Carman, CEO of Business Network Chicago, lead the BNC Venture Capital Group.

We review four entrepreneurial opportunities. Each presentation lasts 10 minutes, followed by a 15 minute Q&A.]

Effective presentations answer 3 questions:

· What is the product or service and why will customers buy it?

· Why is the management team qualified to execute the business plan?

· How will the investor make money?

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I learned how to better tell my story, getting it much more succinct and more impactful.

We explored some of the open-ended questions that we hadn’t been able to ask ourselves.

I found this to be a very engaging, exciting process. The whole process from beginning to end.

I very much enjoyed the whole process. You get great input from the team from BNC.

It is a discipline that’s well worth pursuing. It’s kind of like seeing both the forest and the trees.

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