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The Big Idea Asks for Help

Written by: Rich Sloan September 29th, 2008
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The producers at The Big Idea called asking if I’d make myself available to help out one of their viewers in need. His name was Tony, and here was his situation: He’s a dad of four kids, got let go from one job accepted a new one and that company went bankrupt right before his [...]

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I drew pictures at a sales meeting, and it worked

Written by: Rich Sloan July 11th, 2008
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I made a public promise on this week’s telechat with Dan Roam, author of The Back of the Napkin: Solving Problems and Selling Ideas with Pictures. The promise was to use the techniques that Dan recommends at a very high-powered sales presentation that I was to give yesterday to a big potential partner.
Well, I did [...]

Posted in Angel Investors / Venture Capital, Bank Financing, Business Financing, Finding Funding, Growth Capital, Growth Strategies, Market Your Invention, Marketing, Running a Business, Sales, Sales Proposals, Sales Strategy, Strategic Partnerships, Strategies & Smarts, Writing a Business Plan | 7 Comments