An evening with Silicon Valley's "Pitch Doctor" Bill Joos
"The Dynamics of Market Development: Doing the Right Thing at the Right Time"
May 24, 2007, Thursday @ 6:00 pm
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Sacramento Marriott (click for driving instructions)
11211 Point East Drive,
Rancho Cordova, CA
Cost: Members free; $50 at
the door
Networking: 6:00 to 7:00 PM
Speaker and Discussion: 7:00 - 8:00 PM
More Networking: 8:00 to 9:00 pm |
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The business plan is the most important document you'll write as an entrepreneur or an established business. It can be the ticket to funding, and interest from potential clients and partners. Learn what NOT to do so you can develop a hard-hitting, compelling business case for your company.
And once you have completed your business plan, you begin the task of selling to your investor. The second half of this presentation will focus on crafting the best possible fund raising presentation in the shortest possible time. This session will take you through the process of creating and delivering a compelling elevator pitch, executive summary and, most importantly, the critical company overview presentation for your initial meeting with potential funders
Bill Joos is one of the most respected keynote speakers in the industry and over 15,000 entrepreneurs worldwide have attended conferences where Bill has been a featured keynote speaker on various entrepreneurial topics. If you are an entrepreneur, you cannot afford to ignore this event.
Among other things, this discussion will focus on:
- How to focus on avoiding the top 10 classic pitfalls in your business plan
- What are the "must-have" points on your business pitch?
- What are the key business-model related objections that you need to be prepared for?
- Elements of successful VC pitches. What makes them great and fundable?
Speaker Bio
“Bill Joos is the principal of "Go To Market Consulting" based in Palo Alto, CA and a Co-founder and Venture partner with Garage Technology Ventures. He works with early stage startups, venture capital firms and their portfolio clients.
Most recently he spent 6 years as the VP of Entrepreneur Development at Garage Technology Ventures, an early stage venture capital firm that he co-founded along with Guy Kawasaki. His reputation at Garage was that he provided their clients with effective, hands-on, action-oriented strategic and tactical mentoring and coaching.
Bill has worked with literally hundreds of early-to-mid stage startups and helped them polish and clarify their messages and refine their fund-raising and customer presentations; but his contributions to them extended well beyond being a "Pitch Doctor". He has mentored and coached entrepreneurs in go to market strategies, revenue and pricing optimization, business alliances, business development, partnerships, and marketing.
Over 15,000 entrepreneurs worldwide have attended conferences where Bill has been a featured keynote speaker on various entrepreneurial topics.
He has held sales and marketing positions with a variety of companies, including IBM and as a VP at the software division of Apple Computer. “
Non-Member Payment
- $50 at the
door or become a 2007 member for $150 and pay $0 at the
door!
Please join us tonight at the Marriott. Thank you.
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