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Here's What You Should Say [to An Investor]: 'this Is What My Company Does' It's That Simple. What You're Trying To Do Is Get Potential Investors To Fantasize About How Your Product Or Service Will Make A Boatload Of Money. They Can't Fantasize If They Don't Know What You Do.

A Crash Is When Your Competitor's Program Dies. When Your Program Dies, It Is An 'idiosyncrasy'.

"patents Make Our Product Defensible." The Optimal Number Of Times To Use The P Word In A Presentation Is One. Just Once, Say, "we Have Filed Patents For What We Are Doing." Done. The Second Time You Say It, Venture Capitalists Begin To Suspect That You Are Depending Too Much On Patents For Defensibility. The Third Time You Say It, You Are Holding A Sign Above Your Head That Says, "i Am Clueless."

The Angels Started Singing, The Clouds Parted, It Was A Religious Experience. I've Never Had The Same Reaction To A Product, Not In 25 Years.

If You're An Entrepreneur And You Think That The President Makes A Difference To Your Business, You Should Stay At Your Current Job.