Speaking and Communicating Podcast

Does your brilliant idea keep being rejected by investors? Who makes it in Silicon Valley and who doesn’t?Meet Donna Griffit!Donna is a Corporate Storyteller, Pitch Alchemist for StartUps and a Best Selling Author. She takes your numbers, facts, figures, bits and bytes and puts them all through her magic filter and spins them into a golden story. Where you see data - she sees a living, breathing, captivating story with the potential to drive people to action.With an acting background and Masters In Drama Therapy from NYU, coupled with her corporate training background - Donna transferred those skills into the expert corporate storyteller that she is today. For over 18 years she has roamed the globe working with 1000+ Startups, Fortune 500 companies and Venture Capitalists. She has trained clients in over 30 countries, helping them create, edit and deliver verbal and written presentations, pitches and messages that sing. Through her guidance clients have raised almost $2bn.Donna is the author of “Sticking To My Story: The Alchemy Of Storytelling For Startups”. Following her guidance will captivate investors and give your startup the ultimate edge as she shows you how to create a pitch that leaves investors begging to be a part of your success story.Tim Draper calls her book the new bible for startup founders.Stewart Butterfield, CEO of Slack, "If there's one piece of advice I could go back to give myself, it is concentrating on that storytelling part, on convincing people. If you can't do that, it doesn’t matter how good the product is, how good the idea was for the market; you don’t have the people believing.”Key Points and Time Stamps:[00:03:28] - Global financial crises opportunities for startups[00:03:40] - What do investors look for in startups?[00:04:42] - Why some startups may resist corporate storytelling[00:05:14] - The short 2 hours it takes Donna to find your pitch deck[00:05:57] - Do investors prefer solopreneurs or teams?[00:09:00] - Signs that investors are interested in your startup[00:09:41] - What angel investors want to know before investing[00:10:49] - Relationship building in investor circles[00:11:43] - Competitor analysis for startups[00:13:49] - Is AI taking corporate storytelling jobs away?[00:16:37] - Startup elevator pitch examples[00:21:57] - How to protect your IP[00:22:53] - Presentation storytelling tips for startups[00:25:24] - How to be fully prepared for a pitch deck[00:27:42] - Getting to the heart of your storyConnect with Donna:Website: https://donnagriffit.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/donnaabraham/Additional Resources:“Sticking To My Story: The Alchemy Of Storytelling For Startups” by Donna GriffitConnect with me:WebsiteFacebookInstagramLeave a rating and a review:Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/storytelling-for-startups-w-donna-griffit/id1614151066?i=1000618608562Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/1outJRzrGKezU1YJMJAT6FYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xYG8AwnBvjo