HTE 061: Oren Klaff on the Ability to Communicate and Pitch Anything

Today’s guest is responsible for more than $500 Million in successful business pitches and deals. He helps people sell companies for a living. He is the Director of Capital Markets for the investment bank, Intersection Capital, where he raises tens of millions of dollars from investors and institutions. He is the author of a must read book called, Pitch Anything - a book that I have read twice in the past year and I recommend it to every entrepreneur — because if you can’t pitch your ideas, you will never be successful. Now, let’s hack… Oren Klaff.

What you will learn in this episode:

If you don’t want to give away things for free, then you have to learn the ability to pitch Define your priorities and ignore the rest — focus is key The one thing investors look for in a company before giving them money Treating your deals like dating and keeping your options open

Resources and links mentioned:

Pitch Anything Site Pitch Anything book Oren - Frame Control video Oren on Twitter Jon on Twitter Show Sponsor: FreshBooks (30-day Free Trial)