Tips for Communicating Your Startup Idea Most Effectively

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Communicating Ideas w/o getting lost in the details Joanna Lord VP of Growth Marketing SEOmoz @joannalord

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I walk through tips for communicating your startup idea effectively. How can you tell the best story, get their attention and not get lost in the details?

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Communicating Ideas…w/o getting lost in the details

Joanna LordVP of Growth Marketing

SEOmoz@joannalord

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Harder than it sounds.

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Avoiding the “blah blah blah” black hole of death.

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Winning startups have beautiful stories.

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This is not serendipity, it’s science.

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So how do you communicate your story?

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The basics.

Passion. Purpose. UVP. Current state. Aspirational.

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Passion.

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Purpose.

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UVP.

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Current state.

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Aspirational.

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That sounds easy...but to be effective you need to know your audience.

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Common audiences worth preparing for.

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Put in context of landscape.Find your disruptive angle.

Make it visual.Fluff the feathers.

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The customer.

UVP.Benefits for them.

Trust signals.Offer them supporting resources.

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The investor.

Purpose.The market/opportunity.

UVP.The team/support.

Passion.

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Employee #2.

Passion.Solution.

Opportunity for them.Challenges.

Aspirational.

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That’s the gist of it.

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Stay consistent.

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Continuously revisit.

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Put your weight behind it.

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Have some fun with it.

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Thank You

Joanna LordVP of Growth Marketing

SEOmoz@joannalord