38. How to Pitch Investors (James Church)

In this episode of the Ideas on Stage podcast we spoke with James Church.   James is the author of the Amazon best-selling book, Investable Entrepreneur: How to convince investors your business is the one to back, and co-founder and COO of Robot Mascot.   He’s on a mission to stop great ideas failing due to poor communication and is frustrated to see so many founders struggle to raise the capital they need because they’re unable to convince investors their business is the one to back. James is passionate about working with founders to present a clear, concise and credible business case to investors.   James has been featured in Entrepreneur Magazine and Forbes. He’s run mentoring sessions at Tech Hub, Google Campus and Runway East, and delivered mastermind sessions for accelerators run by The Chartered Institute of Marketing, Design Museum, Dent Global and the University of East Anglia.   In this episode we talked about how to pitch investors.   Key Takeaways - Great ideas don’t raise investment, great communication does- How to get your message across to investors - What investors look for in entrepreneurs- Why your investor pitch is like a sales pitch - Why entrepreneurs and investors speak a different language   We hope you enjoy it!   +++IDEAS ON STAGE RESOURCES Want to inspire your audience, increase your influence, and make a bigger impact?   - Read the Confident Presenter book: https://amzn.eu/d/bKswMEe - To make the most of the book, take the Confident Presenter Scorecard to assess you presentation skills in less than 3 minutes, for free: https://ideasonstage.com/score - Attend the next Ideas on Stage web class: https://www.ideasonstage.com/uk/masterclass