Comments on: Raising Capital: Part 08 http://academicvc.com/2008/02/29/raising-capital-part-08/ Stephen Fleming's blog about academia, venture capital, and spaceships Thu, 18 Feb 2010 14:09:42 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Stephen Fleming http://academicvc.com/2008/02/29/raising-capital-part-08/comment-page-1/#comment-50 Stephen Fleming Tue, 11 Mar 2008 02:17:00 +0000 http://academicvc.wordpress.com/2008/02/29/raising-capital-part-08/#comment-50 Curtis,<br/><br/>I've never really used Slideshare...<br/><br/>I suspect I'd have the same problem with Slideshare as I do with podcasts -- bandwidth. Not network bandwidth; human bandwidth. <br/><br/>I can read and comprehend text at 1200 words per minute. Once it's turned into a podcast (or a slidecast or whatever), that plummets. Which is why I never listen to podcasts.<br/><br/>Probably not bad to have your pitch on slideshare.net as a backup, but I wouldn't lead the encounter with it. Curtis,

I’ve never really used Slideshare…

I suspect I’d have the same problem with Slideshare as I do with podcasts — bandwidth. Not network bandwidth; human bandwidth.

I can read and comprehend text at 1200 words per minute. Once it’s turned into a podcast (or a slidecast or whatever), that plummets. Which is why I never listen to podcasts.

Probably not bad to have your pitch on slideshare.net as a backup, but I wouldn’t lead the encounter with it.

]]> By: Curtis Palmer http://academicvc.com/2008/02/29/raising-capital-part-08/comment-page-1/#comment-49 Curtis Palmer Mon, 10 Mar 2008 21:52:00 +0000 http://academicvc.wordpress.com/2008/02/29/raising-capital-part-08/#comment-49 poetry, pure poetry. I've personally moved towards PPT files that don't "say" anything without me. Diagrams and images used can be interpreted by reading the summary/plan or with me talking through it. But, I agree that PPT files aren't meant to be emailed (anymore). :^)<br/><br/>What do you think about posting PPT files (with narration) on slideshare.net as an alternative to emailing a pitch deck? poetry, pure poetry. I’ve personally moved towards PPT files that don’t “say” anything without me. Diagrams and images used can be interpreted by reading the summary/plan or with me talking through it. But, I agree that PPT files aren’t meant to be emailed (anymore). :^)

What do you think about posting PPT files (with narration) on slideshare.net as an alternative to emailing a pitch deck?

]]> By: Stephen Fleming http://academicvc.com/2008/02/29/raising-capital-part-08/comment-page-1/#comment-48 Stephen Fleming Fri, 29 Feb 2008 03:32:00 +0000 http://academicvc.wordpress.com/2008/02/29/raising-capital-part-08/#comment-48 Yeah, commenting on my own post.<br/><br/>But if I'd seen this earlier, I'd have linked to it in the body of the post:<br/><br/>http://www.scottburkett.com/index.php/atlanta-business-scene/2008-02-16/having-fun-down-at-tech.html<br/><br/>Good advice halfway down on what belongs in a business plan. Yeah, commenting on my own post.

But if I’d seen this earlier, I’d have linked to it in the body of the post:

http://www.scottburkett.com/index.php/atlanta-business-scene/2008-02-16/having-fun-down-at-tech.html

Good advice halfway down on what belongs in a business plan.

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