{"id":79015,"date":"2019-04-09T11:16:04","date_gmt":"2019-04-09T18:16:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/?p=79015"},"modified":"2019-06-21T10:31:11","modified_gmt":"2019-06-21T17:31:11","slug":"lessons-and-observations-from-pitches-at-our-impact-investor-challenge-kickoff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/resources\/lessons-and-observations-from-pitches-at-our-impact-investor-challenge-kickoff\/","title":{"rendered":"Lessons learned from Pitches at our Impact Investor Challenge Kickoff"},"content":{"rendered":"

Spring\u2019s annual<\/span> Impact Investor Challenge<\/span><\/a> started last Wednesday with<\/span> 20 amazing companies<\/span><\/a> pitching to a room of 19 investors. Since I first volunteered with Spring in 2014, I can proudly say that it was one of our best and most moving events.<\/span><\/p>\n

It was inspiring and humbling to hear the stories of how these 20 entrepreneurs were using business as a force for good to create positive impact in health, environment, community, accessibility & diversity, economic empowerment, and arts & culture.<\/span><\/p>\n

Having had a week to digest I want to share some observations and lessons I thought I could share to help companies in better showcasing themselves.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Format:<\/h2>\n

Our pitches were 2 minutes long, back-to-back with no Q&A. After the 20 pitches were done, investors deliberated on a few companies to call back for Q&A. The investors then deliberated again and would narrow down 10 companies to invite back the next week for another round of Q&A.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Lessons for Companies<\/h2>\n

Pitch Decks:<\/h3>\n
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  1. There’s a difference between your pitch\/presentation deck and your takeaway deck.<\/span>\n