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About the Show
You are listening to an episode from Season 1 where the show was Build a Business Success Secrets.

Starting in Season 2 we changed our name to EDGE to better reflect what we do on the podcast, giving business owners the edge to win in business and in life.
 
 Read the show description for full details and we hope you enjoy the shows.

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In this episode we explain exactly what to put on your Business Model slide of your pitch deck.

Your business model is the mechanism through which your company generates its profit by delivering value to customers.

 In it's simplist terms, your business model is your your company's story of delivering your product or service to your customers and how much money you make by doing it.

What is this Perfecting Your Pitch Mini Series?

We're perfecting your pitch so you have the very best chance to raise the money from investors to take your business to the next level.

If you want to raise or borrow money you need the right pitch deck. Do it wrong and it's the difference between raising the money you need for your business and not raising any.
 
You'll get it right by following this simple, proven, battle tested thirteen slide pitch deck outline.

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Brandon writes a weekly email newsletter called EDGE that over 22,000 people rely on for an edge to achieve their best selves in business and life.

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Brandon writes about what he knows...lessons from 2x exits, 20+ strike outs  Venture Capital, Marketing at AOL, writing a #1 Amazon Best Seller, Podcasting, Angel Investing, Philanthropy, Public service, Fitness and Peak Performance.

Who it's for
People that want to achieve their full potential.

Claim your edge with others who have been getting a step ahead.

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A Podcast for entrepreneurs and peak performers

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Part 7 of our mini series on how to make a pitch deck for investors to raise money for your company in 13 slides.
 
 In this episode we continue with your Market Opportunity slide and explain fives places you can look to find market analysis and research reports to put this slide together.
 
Best of all, these five places to find market research are free. 

Use these resources and get your market opportunity analysis pitch deck slide written today!

What is this Perfecting Your Pitch Mini Series?

We're perfecting your pitch so you have the very best chance to raise the money from investors to take your business to the next level.

If you want to raise or borrow money you need the right pitch deck. Do it wrong and it's the difference between raising the money you need for your business and not raising any.
 
You'll get it right by following this simple, proven, battle tested thirteen slide pitch deck outline.

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Brandon writes a weekly email newsletter called EDGE that over 22,000 people rely on for an edge to achieve their best selves in business and life.

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Brandon writes about what he knows...lessons from 2x exits, 20+ strike outs  Venture Capital, Marketing at AOL, writing a #1 Amazon Best Seller, Podcasting, Angel Investing, Philanthropy, Public service, Fitness and Peak Performance.

Who it's for
People that want to achieve their full potential.

Claim your edge with others who have been getting a step ahead.

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A Podcast for entrepreneurs and peak performers

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Entrepreneurs have so many great ideas and once they settle on building one of them into a business they find ways the product or service can solve even more problems.

Hey, we're entrepreneurs, we get excited right?! However...

That can get in the way of sales, profits and sometimes even leads a business to fail. 
 
Ease drop in on a conversation Joe Tiano and I had on the this one "simple" thing we've found, through building product and services businesses, that always seems to be the key to more sales and a successful business.

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Who it's for
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Part 6 of our mini series on how to make a pitch deck for investors to raise money for your company in 13 slides.
 
 In this episode we explain exactly what to put on your fifth slide, your Market Opportunity Slide. And...
 
 We give you exactly how to set up your market slide, what to say when you are presenting to investors and...
 
 A huge mistake to avoid that almost all entrepreneurs get wrong when pitching investors. If you make this mistake investors will roll their eyes because they know you don't know how to size your market correctly.

What is this Perfecting Your Pitch Mini Series?

We're perfecting your pitch so you have the very best chance to raise the money from investors to take your business to the next level.

If you want to raise or borrow money you need the right pitch deck. Do it wrong and it's the difference between raising the money you need for your business and not raising any.
 
 You'll get it right by following this simple, proven, battle tested thirteen slide pitch deck outline.

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Brandon writes about what he knows...lessons from 2x exits, 20+ strike outs  Venture Capital, Marketing at AOL, writing a #1 Amazon Best Seller, Podcasting, Angel Investing, Philanthropy, Public service, Fitness and Peak Performance.

Who it's for
People that want to achieve their full potential.

Claim your edge with others who have been getting a step ahead.

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A Podcast for entrepreneurs and peak performers

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Part 5 of our mini series on how to make a pitch deck for investors to raise money for your company in 13 slides.
 
In this episode we explain exactly what to put on your fourth slide, your Product Slide. And...
 
We give you exactly what to put on your product slide, what to say when you are presenting to investors and...
 
The mistake to avoid that almost all entrepreneurs get wrong when pitching investors.

What is this Perfecting Your Pitch Mini Series?

We're perfecting your pitch so you have the very best chance to raise the money from investors to take your business to the next level.

If you want to raise or borrow money you need the right pitch deck. Do it wrong and it's the difference between raising the money you need for your business and not raising any.
 
 You'll get it right by following this simple, proven, battle tested thirteen slide pitch deck outline.

EPISODE LINKS:

How to Write a Business Plan and Pitch Deck in 13 easy to Build Slides

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Who it's for
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Claim your edge with others who have been getting a step ahead.

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Victoria Wieck is the American Entrepreneur dream story of going from rags to riches. 

She's warm, funny and fierce.

About Victoria Wieck
Immigrating from South Korea to America with her parents with only thirty dollars, she has built a multi-million dollar business with over $500 million in retail sales.
 
She shares her amazing story from a series of corporate jobs, to  starting her own company in 1989 on a shoestring budget to spend more time with her family.
 
For the past 23 years (19 years on Home Shopping Network (HSN), and 4 years on Shop HQ), Victoria has been sharing her jewelry designs with millions of viewers during her own monthly shows.

Learn how to sell your product on TV with shopping networks like Home Shopping Network and ShopHQ.
 
You'll love this episode!

 
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Victoria on Instagram
 http://www.instagram.com/victoriawieckjewelry

Victoria at Million Dollar Hobbies
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Watch this Episode on YouTube
 https://youtu.be/bFO5B5g0InA
 

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Who it's for
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Claim your edge with others who have been getting a step ahead.

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PRODUCTIVITY Podcast - Daily productivity tips in less than 5 minutes an episode..backed by science.

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Travis Rosbach is the Founder of Hydroflask and now runs the Tumalo Group that helps select companies successfully source and manufacture products in China.

Travis joins us in this episode to share his lessons learned from years of having his products made in China.
 
 You get his top 7 mistakes to avoid. 
 
 If you are thinking of having products made or sourcing products for drop shipping from China this episode is a must listen. And...
 
 Don't miss the stinger at the end.

LINKS

• Tumalo Group
  https://TumaloGroup.com 

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Brandon writes about what he knows...lessons from 2x exits, 20+ strike outs  Venture Capital, Marketing at AOL, writing a #1 Amazon Best Seller, Podcasting, Angel Investing, Philanthropy, Public service, Fitness and Peak Performance.

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PRODUCTIVITY Podcast - Daily productivity tips in less than 5 minutes an episode..backed by science.

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Part 3 of our mini series on how to make a pitch deck for investors in 13 slides.
 
 In this episode we explain exactly what to put on your second slide, your Problem Slide. And...
 
 We give you a fill in the blank script to make it easy along with two real world examples. The first example the exact slide Airbnb used to raise money from investors and the second example from File Finder. 

What is this Perfecting Your Pitch Mini Series?

We're perfecting your pitch so you have the very best chance to raise the money from investors to take your business to the next level.

If you want to raise or borrow money you need the right pitch deck. Do it wrong and it's the difference between raising the money you need for your business and not raising any.
 
 You'll get it right by following this simple, proven, battle tested thirteen slide pitch deck outline.

EPISODE LINKS:

How to Write a Business Plan and Pitch Deck in 13 easy to Build Slides

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Bottom Line Up Front (BLUF)
Brandon writes a weekly email newsletter called EDGE that over 22,000 people rely on for an edge to achieve their best selves in business and life.

Content
Brandon writes about what he knows...lessons from 2x exits, 20+ strike outs  Venture Capital, Marketing at AOL, writing a #1 Amazon Best Seller, Podcasting, Angel Investing, Philanthropy, Public service, Fitness and Peak Performance.

Who it's for
People that want to achieve their full potential.

Claim your edge with others who have been getting a step ahead.

Link to sign up: https://edge.ck.page/bea5b3fda6

A Podcast for entrepreneurs and peak performers

Other great podcasts worth listening:

PRODUCTIVITY Podcast - Daily productivity tips in less than 5 minutes an episode..backed by science.

MARKETING Podcast- The MARKETING podcast brings you marketing science, case studies that reveal successful marketing techniques and teach strategic marketing analysis where we model...

Travis Rosbach is the Founder of Hydroflask and now runs the Tumalo Group that helps select companies successfully source and manufacture products in China.

Travis joins us in this episode to share his lessons learned from years of having his products made in China.
 
 You get his top 7 mistakes to avoid. 
 
 If you are thinking of having products made or sourcing products for drop shipping from China this episode is a must listen. And...
 
Don't miss the stinger at the end.

Find Travis at: https://TumaloGroup.com

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Brandon writes about what he knows...lessons from 2x exits, 20+ strike outs  Venture Capital, Marketing at AOL, writing a #1 Amazon Best Seller, Podcasting, Angel Investing, Philanthropy, Public service, Fitness and Peak Performance.

Who it's for
People that want to achieve their full potential.

Claim your edge with others who have been getting a step ahead.

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A Podcast for entrepreneurs and peak performers

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PRODUCTIVITY Podcast - Daily productivity tips in less than 5 minutes an episode..backed by science.

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