As launchers, we tend to think that our ideas are so great that they’ll sell themselves. We spend months perfecting the idea and then decide to brush over the communication and presentation. But a great idea with bad communication is a stalled idea. [Read more…] about The 10 Biggest Pitching Mistakes
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116: The Differences Between Intrapreneurs and Entrepreneurs
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Summary:
Both intrapreneurs and entrepreneurs are agents of change and the world needs you and your gifts. Today, our mentors, Shane Benson and David Farmer, join host, Kevin Jennings, to talk about the differences between intrapreneurs and entrepreneurs with how they make decisions, pitch ideas, and garner the support they need to propel their ideas forward. If you’re still deciding whether you want to pursue intrapreneurship versus entrepreneurship, tune in to this week’s episode to see in which environment you would thrive.
Welcome to episode 116 of the Launch Youniversity Podcast.
Links + Resources:
Time, Talent, Energy: Overcome Organizational Drag and Unleash Your Teams Productive Power
033: Break Into Business: Monica Lage on Launching Your Passion From The Ground Floor
114: The Truth about Scaling Fast With Global Scaling Academy’s Chris Yeh
Three Takeaways:
- Your pitch is important. As an intrapreneur, you’ve got more people to convince your idea is worth pursuing and fewer opportunities to do it. While entrepreneurs have more chances to share their ideas, they often have to pitch them over and over again. Both intrapreneurs and entrepreneurs have to make sure their pitch is solid to make sure they adequately convey their vision. Click here to learn how to improve your pitch.
- Vision drives resources. Both intrapreneurs and entrepreneurs need resources to propel their visions forward. For intrapreneurs, your vision must align with the existing organization’s broader mission. Ask yourself, “Does my vision line up with where the organization is headed?” Entrepreneurs have a lot more creative autonomy when it comes to vision, but you must use discretion when deciding how narrow or wide to cast your vision.
- Ask yourself some serious questions. The world needs both intrapreneurs and entrepreneurs, however you need to decide which environment you thrive in. Decide if you love the ebbs and flows of entrepreneurship or the more steady pace of intrapreneurship.
Thank you for listening to the Launch Youniversity Podcast! If you have a question that you want to be answered on the podcast… ask us here!
How to Pitch to Investors
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Readiness Checklist for any High-Stakes Presentation
You have an idea to pitch, or a big presentation to share.
This presentation needs to be a home-run.
Are you ready for prime time? [Read more…] about Readiness Checklist for any High-Stakes Presentation
The Worst Response to a Pitch (And How to Avoid It)
The worst thing for a launcher to receive isn’t a rejection.
It’s passivity.
When people don’t respond to your pitch, it’s usually a sign they are confused or the idea isn’t worth a response. [Read more…] about The Worst Response to a Pitch (And How to Avoid It)
060: Why Your Pitch May Not Be Working
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SUMMARY:
You happen to find yourself on an elevator with a person of significance and you have a just a few seconds to pitch them what you’re doing. That’s what an elevator pitch is: Selling an idea in a clear and concise manner, in a short amount of time, and inspiring the person you’re pitching to take action. Whether you know that analogy, or this is the first time hearing it, your elevator pitch matters. Good ideas die with bad communication. This episode is about finding, refining, and improving your pitch.
Welcome to episode 60 of the podcast.
LINKS + RESOURCES:
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Elevator Pitch is an online, workshop-style video course that guides you through proven methods to shape, hone and sharpen your message and polish your delivery. It includes a printable, digital workbook with exercises providing the step-by-step directions and the writing space you need to develop your pitch as you go.
Following the process outlined in Elevator Pitch, you’ll have crafted your pitch in approximately four hours. How could a stronger, clearer message impact your next presentation, sales call or team meeting? Make your next presentation your best presentation with Elevator Pitch.
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THREE TAKEAWAYS:
If you can’t say it simply, you don’t understand it well enough.
The goal here is to keep it simple. When you pitch a product, you want to tell people who can tell other people. Nobody is going to share your idea with others if they can’t understand it.
A great idea, poorly communicated, is a stalled, unfunded and unsupported idea.
You might have the greatest idea in the world, but if you don’t know how to communicate it well then it’ll never get off the ground. When you’re building out your idea, practice how you would simply and concisely explain it to others. (And practice it again and again and again.)
Your pitch is like your packaging.
Think about the experience of buying a brand new iphone from the Apple store vs. buying a used one on ebay. One comes in the crisp white box, headphones perfectly folded, screen protector on. The one from ebay will probably arrive in a padded yellow shipping envelope. Which one would you be more excited for? That’s because packaging matters, and your pitch is your packaging. Don’t rely on the fact that you have a great idea and think that the communication doesn’t matter. The communication is what makes the experience great.