Wednesday 8 August

Start-up investors have to sit through a lot of dross before they are pitched an idea and founder that they can give their enthusiastic backing. Stuttering deliveries, technical glitches, pitches that are little more than a read-out-loud statement – Australia’s business angels have seen and heard them all. Today, we speak to our leading […]

Oliver Milman 07 August, 2012

Start-up investors have to sit through a lot of dross before they are pitched an idea and founder that they can give their enthusiastic backing.

Stuttering deliveries, technical glitches, pitches that are little more than a read-out-loud statement – Australia’s business angels have seen and heard them all.

Today, we speak to our leading start-up investors to get their 10 top tips on how to craft a winning pitch as well as – just as importantly – disasters you must avoid.

Meanwhile, digital marketing guru Scott Robinson explains why your business needs a mobile-specific website and there’s a tax time warning for home-based IT contractors.