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September 06, 2007
On Entrepreneurship: Be Passionate
Today, while I’m in Tel Aviv, I am spending time meeting with a number of early-early-stage startups in search of their first investment capital. When I am evaluating which of the Entrepreneurs I should consider taking another look at, one of the things I ask myself is how passionate the person was when pitching their idea.
The people who simply use this opportunity to meet with me to go through the motions of pitching their company but who are not passionate about what they are saying are most likely are going to fall into the blur of the moment; The people who stand out in my mind at the end of the day are based on a number of traits but a major one is how passionate they were at the time when they were pitching their idea.
Just a suggestions - whenever you are pitching your company, please be sure to share your passion for your company with everyone around you. Engage your audience. Those who connect with others are most likely to find themselves one step closer to getting funded.
Tags: Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneur, Jeff Pulver
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Posted by jeff on September 6, 2007 04:37 AM | Permalink
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Comments
I love to see the passion in their eyes as they tell me about their company. It gets me excited to be part of their team.
Posted by: Damon at September 10, 2007 02:13 PM
"Do what you love in service to those who love what you do." --Steve Farber :)
May you find many passionate folks while you're there. :)
Posted by: Liz Strauss at September 6, 2007 09:26 PM
when do you leave israel?
Posted by: entrepreneur at September 6, 2007 10:18 AM