The Investor Pitch Assessment Sheet
The Investor Pitch Assessment Sheet
To complete Assignment 1, you will need to assess at least two pitches from each of the nominated websites (6 pitches in total) and complete and submit a copy of this score sheet for each pitch.
Venture Pitch: ______________________________________________________________________________________ Date Viewed: _________________
Your name: _________________________________________________________________________________________ Student ID: ___________________
| Consider the Pitch in terms of the following key concepts | Covered1 Yes or No (Circle) | Plausible2?Rank out of 10 (where 10 is highly plausible and 0 is not at all plausible) | What grabbed your attention or was lacking in considering this aspect? |
| A description of the product or service
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Y or N | ||
| A focus on the pain point, the problem and the solution | Y or N | ||
| Realistic identification of the potential customers and/or end users in the near term and how they will be reached | Y or N | ||
| An estimate of the size of the market opportunity to sustain growth | Y or N | ||
| A description of the uniqueness of the venture compared to competitors and/or alternatives (may be in terms of innovation in product, process, business model etc) | Y or N | ||
| Supporting evidence provided that quantifies the opportunity | Y or N | ||
| Supporting evidence provided that qualifies the team | Y or N | ||
| The industry dynamics are considered to reveal ease of entry and maintenance of control | Y or N | ||
| A profitable business model is presented and how the venture makes money is clear | Y or N | ||
| The financial projections detail profit and loss, cash flow and balance sheet forecasts | Y or N | ||
| The money needed to fund the venture is explicit and justified | Y or N | ||
| An exit strategy is planned and outlined | Y or N | ||
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| Introduction and overall flow Did the pitch grab your attention and tell a good story? What is it that engaged you in the presentation? Was anything distracting? |
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| Length Was the length of the presentation sufficient? Was it too long or too brief? Did it contain enough detail for you? What was missing or too detailed? |
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| Pitch Persuasiveness Did the pitch leave you ready to support the entrepreneur/venture and view a more detailed documented proposal? If yes, why, if not why not? |
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1 ‘Covered’ means the proposal included a clear reference to this opportunity assessment concept.
2 ‘Plausible’ means that the presentation of this concept was believable and convincing.