Entrepreneurship 101: Who should pitch?
MaRS Entrepreneurship 101 Series
At Mike Polonsky’s Entrepreneurship 101 lecture, an interesting question was posed from the audience:
Question of the Week
If the key to a successful pitch lies more in the business case presented than in the technology per se, should the technology founder give the pitch? Or should someone with less technical savvy but more polish be imported to make presentations to investors? Passion or polish?
Downloads*
- Session video presentation - Dial-up connection (mp4)
- Session video presentation - Broadband connection (mp4)
- Presentation: “Hey buddy, can you spare a $100 million?” (PDF)
*Please note that you will need a player such as Quicktime (free) to view the mp4 files and Acrobat (free) to view the PDF slides.
As a Venture Group Advisor at MaRS, Tony advises entrepreneurs and high growth companies, particularly in environmental, advanced materials and manufacturing markets, with a special emphasis on mentoring and development of entrepreneurs.