{"id":15717,"date":"2020-10-20T14:21:35","date_gmt":"2020-10-20T22:21:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/?p=15717"},"modified":"2022-10-11T12:11:27","modified_gmt":"2022-10-11T20:11:27","slug":"bep-365-business-english-startups-2-pitching-to-investors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/9to5english.com\/wordpress\/2020\/10\/20\/bep-365-business-english-startups-2-pitching-to-investors\/","title":{"rendered":"BEP 365 &#8211; English for Startups 2: Pitching to Investors"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-15717-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/bizpod\/BEP365-Startups-2.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/bizpod\/BEP365-Startups-2.mp3\">https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/bizpod\/BEP365-Startups-2.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p><a title=\"BEP 365 - Business English for Startups 2\" href=\"https:\/\/businessenglishpod.com\/learningcenter\/Premium2008\/content18\/BEP365POD\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/BEP365-English-Startups-2-LESSON-Pitching-to-Investors-600x257.jpg\" alt=\"BEP 365 LESSON - English for Startups 2: Pitching in English to Investors\" width=\"600\" height=\"257\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-15718\" srcset=\"https:\/\/9to5english.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/BEP365-English-Startups-2-LESSON-Pitching-to-Investors-600x257.jpg 600w, https:\/\/9to5english.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/BEP365-English-Startups-2-LESSON-Pitching-to-Investors-300x128.jpg 300w, https:\/\/9to5english.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/BEP365-English-Startups-2-LESSON-Pitching-to-Investors-768x329.jpg 768w, https:\/\/9to5english.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/BEP365-English-Startups-2-LESSON-Pitching-to-Investors-200x86.jpg 200w, https:\/\/9to5english.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/BEP365-English-Startups-2-LESSON-Pitching-to-Investors-400x171.jpg 400w, https:\/\/9to5english.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/BEP365-English-Startups-2-LESSON-Pitching-to-Investors-800x342.jpg 800w, https:\/\/9to5english.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/BEP365-English-Startups-2-LESSON-Pitching-to-Investors.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Welcome back to Business English Pod for today\u2019s lesson on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/category\/presentations\/\" title=\"Business English Pitch\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">pitching in English<\/a> to investors.<\/p>\n<p>The world of tech startups can be extremely exciting and rewarding. But success is certainly not guaranteed. In fact, 90% of new ventures that don\u2019t attract investors within the first three years will fail. So if your company has made it through the valley of death, and you\u2019re burning through cash but don\u2019t have any revenue, then you\u2019d better make sure you\u2019ve got a great pitch to potential investors.<\/p>\n<p>In just 10 to 20 minutes, you need to convince investors that they should risk their money on you. Or, more accurately, why they should risk their money on you instead of on the thousands of other companies they could invest in. It\u2019s hard to think of a higher stakes presentation than a pitch to investors. So what will increase your chances of success?<\/p>\n<p>Well, you need to talk about the problem that your product solves, and how your product is truly unique. Of course, in the startup world, timing is everything. So you need to be able to show there\u2019s a market for what you\u2019re offering. And a good startup isn\u2019t just about a good idea, it\u2019s about a solid revenue model. So you\u2019ll need to explain that clearly. It\u2019s also smart to sit down and think about what questions investors might have, and answer them before they have to ask them!<\/p>\n<p>In today\u2019s dialog, we\u2019ll listen to a presentation by Quinn, who founded an online payments company called Moolah. In our last lesson, we heard Quinn preparing for his pitch with the help of a mentor. Now it\u2019s showtime, as Quinn delivers his pitch in the hopes of attracting investment.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Listening Questions<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1.\tWhat is the problem that Quinn identifies at the start of his presentation?<br \/>\n2.\tWho is Moolah\u2019s target audience?<br \/>\n3.\tWhat question does Quinn anticipate the investors might have?<\/p>\n<p>[tp no_translate=&#8221;y&#8221;]<strong>Premium Members: <a href=\"https:\/\/businessenglishpod.com\/learningcenter\/Premium2008\/content18\/BEP365SN-Startups-2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\">PDF Transcript<\/span><\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/businessenglishpod.com\/learningcenter\/Premium2008\/content18\/BEP365QIZ\/presentation.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Quizzes<\/span><\/a> | <a href=\"\/learningcenter\/Premium2008\/content18\/BEP365PC.mp3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: 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