Pitching your business is not an easy task. I've posted before about The Pitch and if you search the web you'll find lots of great tidbits on how to raise some dough for your venture.
The problem with people talking about pitching is that everybody comes from a different perspective. An investor such as myself will tell you what they want and expect in their presentations. A seasoned entrepreneur will tell you stories of successes and failures. It really is all about the audience. You'll note that the stronger the personality of the audience, the more likely he or she will fire back about his personal pet peeves and annoyances. Hopefully by now, most of you know mine.
I do enjoy reading entrepreneur's perspectives on The Pitch. Mostly because I find it interesting to see how different actions are interpreted. Thus far, I've been lucky enough to not have read any feedback or descriptions of how I've reacted to company presentations.
At any rate, some guys over at BusinessFund.com have posted a nice piece on the topic of how to pitch to a VC or angel. If you're not a big fan of Guy Kawasaki's, then ignore the first reference for the post (yes, it actually has a few references!).
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