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In order to do this, the Founder Institute recommends using the simple one-sentence pitch format described below.</p> </div> <div class="mt-6 md:mt-8 rounded-lg bg-gray-300 text-gray-800 mx-auto inline-block px-6 py-3"> <strong>Remember:</strong> If you can't describe your business in one-sentence, then you don't understand it well enough. </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="mx-auto px-4 md:px-10 lg:px-8 xl:max-w-7xl relative"> <div class="bg-white shadow-md rounded-xl p-6 md:p-12 xl:p-16 text-center"> <div class="flex flex-wrap justify-center items-center text-base sm:text-xl md:text-2xl lg:text-4xl text-gray-800 gap-x-2 sm:gap-x-3 gap-y-2 sm:gap-y-3"> <span>My Company</span> <span data-controller="placeholder" data-is-empty="true" contenteditable class="cursor-text px-4 py-2 rounded-xl bg-purple-100 osp-input text-purple-800 focus:outline-4 focus:outline-purple-700" data-placeholder="name of Company"></span> <span>, is developing</span> <span data-controller="tooltip placeholder" data-is-empty="true" data-tooltip-content-value='<div class="flex items-start gap-x-2"><i class="fi-icon-info text-2xl mt-0.5"></i><div class="text-base md:text-[17px]">The <strong>defined offering</strong> needs to be short, simple and capable of being understood by everyone, like 'a website', 'a mobile application', 'hardware' or 'desktop software.'</div></div>' data-tooltip-options-value="{"hideOnClick":false,"trigger":"focus","maxWidth":500,"allowHTML":true,"placement":"top","theme":"yellow","sticky":true}" contenteditable class="cursor-text px-4 py-2 rounded-xl bg-yellow-200 osp-input text-yellow-800 focus:outline-4 focus:outline-yellow-700" data-placeholder="a defined offering"></span> <span>to help</span> <span data-controller="tooltip placeholder" data-is-empty="true" data-tooltip-content-value='<div class="flex items-start gap-x-2"><i class="fi-icon-info text-2xl mt-0.5"></i><div class="text-base md:text-[17px]">The <strong>defined audience</strong> is the initial group of people that you will market your offering to. In the case of consumer applications, it is usually a demographic, such as 'women age 25 to 35 years old.' In the case of business applications, it is usually a job function at a type of corporation, such as 'system administrators at medium sized technology businesses.'</div></div>' data-tooltip-options-value="{"hideOnClick":false,"trigger":"focus","maxWidth":500,"allowHTML":true,"placement":"top","theme":"blue","sticky":true}" contenteditable class="cursor-text px-4 py-2 rounded-xl bg-blue-100 osp-input text-blue-800 focus:outline-4 focus:outline-blue-700" data-placeholder="a defined audience"></span> <span data-controller="tooltip placeholder" data-is-empty="true" data-tooltip-content-value='<div class="flex items-start gap-x-2"><i class="fi-icon-info text-2xl mt-0.5"></i><div class="text-base md:text-[17px]">Now that you have an offering helping an audience, you need to <strong>solve a problem</strong>. The problem needs to be something that everyone understands, such as 'reduce the time collecting bill payments' or 'engage in an immersive entertainment experience.'</div></div>' data-tooltip-options-value="{"hideOnClick":false,"trigger":"focus","maxWidth":500,"allowHTML":true,"placement":"top","theme":"red","sticky":true}" contenteditable class="cursor-text px-4 py-2 rounded-xl bg-red-100 osp-input text-red-800 focus:outline-4 focus:outline-red-700" data-placeholder="solve a problem"></span> <span>with</span> <span data-controller="tooltip placeholder" data-is-empty="true" data-tooltip-content-value='<div class="flex items-start gap-x-2"><i class="fi-icon-info text-2xl mt-0.5"></i><div class="text-base md:text-[17px]">The final component, the <strong>secret sauce</strong>, adds your unique approach to solving the problem and demonstrates a mastery of the market. Some examples are 'by sending automated email alerts based on analysis of highest response times' or 'with virtual worlds constructed in reaction to the movements of the players.'</div></div>' data-tooltip-options-value="{"hideOnClick":false,"trigger":"focus","maxWidth":500,"allowHTML":true,"placement":"top","theme":"acai","sticky":true}" contenteditable class="cursor-text px-4 py-2 rounded-xl bg-acai-100 osp-input text-acai-800 focus:outline-4 focus:outline-acai-700" data-placeholder="secret sauce"></span> </div> <div class="mt-8 md:mt-12 rounded-lg border-2 border-dashed border-gray-500 text-gray-800 mx-auto inline-block px-6 py-5 text-sm sm:text-base md:text-lg leading-relaxed md:leading-relaxed"> <strong>Example:</strong> My company, <span class='bg-purple-100'>the Founder Institute</span>, is developing <span class='bg-yellow-200'>a startup accelerator</span> to help <span class='bg-blue-100'>idea-stage and pre-seed entrepreneurs</span> <span class='bg-red-100'>build fundable businesses</span> with <span class='bg-acai-100'>a structured methodology and global investor network.</span> </div> </div> <div class="grid grid-cols-2 gap-4 md:gap-6 mt-4 md:mt-6"> <div class="bg-white shadow-md rounded-r-xl border-l-4 border-red-600 p-6 md:p-6 xl:p-8 flex items-start gap-x-4 gap-y-2 flex-col md:flex-row"> <div class="rounded-full bg-red-100 text-red-700 flex items-center justify-center text-center flex-shrink-0 w-9 h-9"> <i class="fi-icon-close text-base"></i> </div> <div class="text-sm sm:text-base md:text-lg text-gray-800"> <strong class='text-red-700'>Don't</strong> use adjectives, particularly superlatives. Never say 'first', 'only', 'huge' or 'best' as these words signal inexperience </div> </div> <div class="bg-white shadow-md rounded-r-xl border-l-4 border-acai-600 p-6 md:p-6 xl:p-8 flex items-start gap-x-4 gap-y-2 flex-col md:flex-row"> <div class="rounded-full bg-red-100 text-acai-700 flex items-center justify-center text-center flex-shrink-0 w-9 h-9"> <i class="fi-icon-check text-base"></i> </div> <div class="text-sm sm:text-base md:text-lg text-gray-800"> <strong class='text-acai-700'>Do</strong> properly define your target market. For example, 'women' or 'small businesses' are way too large and not nearly targeted enough </div> </div> <div class="bg-white shadow-md rounded-r-xl border-l-4 border-red-600 p-6 md:p-6 xl:p-8 flex items-start gap-x-4 gap-y-2 flex-col md:flex-row"> <div class="rounded-full bg-red-100 text-red-700 flex items-center justify-center text-center flex-shrink-0 w-9 h-9"> <i class="fi-icon-close text-base"></i> </div> <div class="text-sm sm:text-base md:text-lg text-gray-800"> <strong class='text-red-700'>Don't</strong> use any buzzwords, acronyms or industry jargon in your pitch </div> </div> <div class="bg-white shadow-md rounded-r-xl border-l-4 border-acai-600 p-6 md:p-6 xl:p-8 flex items-start gap-x-4 gap-y-2 flex-col md:flex-row"> <div class="rounded-full bg-red-100 text-acai-700 flex items-center justify-center text-center flex-shrink-0 w-9 h-9"> <i class="fi-icon-check text-base"></i> </div> <div class="text-sm sm:text-base md:text-lg text-gray-800"> <strong class='text-acai-700'>Do</strong> keep it short. It's easy to write a long sentence, but the right thing is to be concise </div> </div> </div> <div class="mt-10 md:mt-16 lg:mt-20"> <div class="space-y-3 md:space-y-4 text-gray-800 text-base md:text-lg mx-auto text-center mb-4 md:mb-6 lg:mb-10"> <p>In the short video below, <strong>Adeo Ressi, Founder & CEO of the Founder Institute</strong>, explains the One Sentence Pitch in full:</p> </div> <iframe class="w-full aspect-[16/9]" src="https://player.vimeo.com/video/16447520?color=c9ff23"></iframe> </div> </div> </div> <section class="bg-white text-gray-900 pb-20 md:pb-24 lg:pb-32 overflow-hidden"> <div class="mx-auto px-4 md:px-10 lg:px-8 xl:max-w-7xl pt-12 md:pt-20 lg:pt-24 relative"> <div class="text-center mb-8 md:mb-10 lg:mb-14"> <h2 class="text-3xl md:text-4xl lg:text-5xl font-bold tracking-tight lg:tracking-tighter mt-4 md:mt-6"> Frequently Asked <span class="bg-clip-text text-transparent bg-gradient-to-r from-acai-700 to-lime-600" style="-webkit-box-decoration-break: clone;"> Questions </span> </h2> </div> <div class="max-w-5xl mx-auto linkify"> <dl class="space-y-2 md:space-y-4 divide-y divide-gray-400"> <div class="pt-2 md:pt-4" x-data="{ open: false }"> <dt class="text-lg"> <h3> <button class="text-left w-full flex justify-between items-start text-gray-800 py-4" :aria-expanded="open ? 'true' : 'false'" aria-controls="faq-1" type="button" @click="open = !open"> <span class="font-medium text-gray-900 text-xl md:text-2xl"> Isn't one sentence too short? </span> <span class="ml-6 h-7 flex items-center"> <span class="fi-icon-chevron-down transform text-2xl md:text-3xl text-gray-700" :class="{'rotate-180': open}"></span> </span> </button> </h3> </dt> <dd id="faq-1" class="pb-3 md:pb-5" tabindex="-1" x-show="open"> <p class="text-gray-800 text-lg md:text-xl md:leading-normal fragment underline-atag "> It is short by design. The goal of the one-sentence pitch is to quickly establish an immediate understanding about your business, so that more fruitful conversation can follow. </p> </dd> </div> <div class="pt-2 md:pt-4" x-data="{ open: false }"> <dt class="text-lg"> <h3> <button class="text-left w-full flex justify-between items-start text-gray-800 py-4" :aria-expanded="open ? 'true' : 'false'" aria-controls="faq-1" type="button" @click="open = !open"> <span class="font-medium text-gray-900 text-xl md:text-2xl"> Shouldn't I focus on building a pitch deck instead? </span> <span class="ml-6 h-7 flex items-center"> <span class="fi-icon-chevron-down transform text-2xl md:text-3xl text-gray-700" :class="{'rotate-180': open}"></span> </span> </button> </h3> </dt> <dd id="faq-1" class="pb-3 md:pb-5" tabindex="-1" x-show="open"> <p class="text-gray-800 text-lg md:text-xl md:leading-normal fragment underline-atag "> You will need to quickly pitch your business hundreds, if not thousands, of times before you are ready to build a pitch deck. You can鈥檛 build a good home without a good foundation. Perfect the one-sentence pitch, THEN you鈥檒l know how to build a great deck. </p> </dd> </div> <div class="pt-2 md:pt-4" x-data="{ open: false }"> <dt class="text-lg"> <h3> <button class="text-left w-full flex justify-between items-start text-gray-800 py-4" :aria-expanded="open ? 'true' : 'false'" aria-controls="faq-1" type="button" @click="open = !open"> <span class="font-medium text-gray-900 text-xl md:text-2xl"> Is pitching just for fundraising? </span> <span class="ml-6 h-7 flex items-center"> <span class="fi-icon-chevron-down transform text-2xl md:text-3xl text-gray-700" :class="{'rotate-180': open}"></span> </span> </button> </h3> </dt> <dd id="faq-1" class="pb-3 md:pb-5" tabindex="-1" x-show="open"> <p class="text-gray-800 text-lg md:text-xl md:leading-normal fragment underline-atag "> Good entrepreneurs never stop pitching, because getting feedback on your pitch is the most effective way to test what messages resonate. 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