🕰️ Timestamps:
00:00 - Introduction
00:42 - Purpose of a Pitch
02:15 - Defining the Outcome of Your Pitch
05:32 - Elements of Persuasion in a Pitch
12:08 - Different Types of Pitches
17:57 - Core of a Great Pitch
21:29 - Crafting an Effective Pitch
24:27 - Structuring the Pitch for Funding
28:22 - Right People to Practice Pitch to
30:06 - What Investors Look for in Startups
33:30 - Structuring Your Pitch for Maximum Impact
38:39 - Handling Q&A Sessions Effectively
41:14 - How should you End the Pitch?
45:18 - How often should Startups change the Pitch as it Progresses
47:43 - Should you seek feedback after a pitch?
50:55 - Importance of Visuals and Demos in a Pitch
55:36 - You are the Pitch
01:00:01 - Conclusion
📍 About:
Kris Childress is the Managing Partner at Kris Consulting, a Singapore-based consultancy helping early-stage tech startups. With a rich background in business development, technology commercialization, and strategic storytelling, Kris has played a pivotal role in the success of noted Singapore ventures such as Zimplistic, Equatorial Space, and NEU Battery Materials, providing expert guidance in pitching, business ideation, and strategy.
As the Mentor-in-Residence at the National University of Singapore’s Enterprise Incubator, Kris works closely with university spin-offs, providing hands-on mentoring to help them navigate the early stages of development. He likes to describe his focus as Ideation, Validation, and Narration for early-stage ventures. Kris was also part of the teaching and consulting team for the NUS Graduate Research Innovation Program (GRIP) for over 5 years, where he guided a number of startups towards market success.
Prior to moving to Singapore, Kris was deeply involved in business development for several U.S.-based technology companies in hardware, software, and consulting services. He holds a degree in Biology from a leading American university and has lived in Singapore for more than 17 years with his Singaporean wife and their two dogs, Zac and Zofie.
In addition to his professional endeavours, Kris is an avid reader with wide-ranging interests, which he says has been essential to his work as a mentor. Kris and his wife are also passionate travellers, having recently visited and kayaked in Antarctica for the first time.
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