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>Similarly, practicing for demo day means getting the exact phrasing of a 7 minute talk absolutely perfect.

When I was a student of Toastmasters, I came across the treasure chest of dot-com era (2001) VC pitches from SpringBoard Enterprises ("Women-Capital-Connections").

I feel that many of the video clips of pitches in their Learning Center's Video Archive demonstrate the power of a confident, polished, professional, articulated pitch.

I'm happy to have found them again on Google. RealPlayer streams (Use Real Alternative instead of Real Player)

http://www.springboardenterprises.org - Learning Center - Video Archive or http://64.45.59.230/learning/lc3.asp?pid=699

KimFisher of AudioBasket.com - http://eventuring.org/Video/real/opsv00audiobasketa.rm

Julz Chavez, Get Real Girl, New York 2001 (0:42 min) Chavez describes her two market segments and focuses on her addressable market. http://eventuring.org/Video/Real/marny001getrealgirla.rm

Yes, most of the pitches are for failed B2B enterprises but you can't dismiss the presenter's drink-the-kool-aid-style fervor (remember that?)




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