{"id":144,"date":"2009-01-05T15:13:15","date_gmt":"2009-01-05T04:13:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mrpitcher.wordpress.com\/?p=144"},"modified":"2009-01-05T15:13:15","modified_gmt":"2009-01-05T04:13:15","slug":"how-to-pitch-for-money-and-get-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.razchorev.com\/newme\/how-to-pitch-for-money-and-get-it\/","title":{"rendered":"How to pitch for money &#8211; and get it!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"zemanta-img\" style=\"float:right;display:block;margin:1em;\">\n<div>\n<dl class=\"wp-caption\">\n<dt class=\"wp-caption-dt\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Art-Start-Time-Tested-Battle-Hardened-Starting\/dp\/1591840562%3FSubscriptionId%3D0G81C5DAZ03ZR9WH9X82%26tag%3Dzemanta-20%26linkCode%3Dxm2%26camp%3D2025%26creative%3D165953%26creativeASIN%3D1591840562\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Cover of \" src=\"http:\/\/ecx.images-amazon.com\/images\/I\/4121XMD3A5L._SL200_.jpg\" alt=\"Cover of \" width=\"124\" height=\"200\"><\/a><\/dt>\n<dd class=\"wp-caption-dd zemanta-img-attribution\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Art-Start-Time-Tested-Battle-Hardened-Starting\/dp\/1591840562%3FSubscriptionId%3D0G81C5DAZ03ZR9WH9X82%26tag%3Dzemanta-20%26linkCode%3Dxm2%26camp%3D2025%26creative%3D165953%26creativeASIN%3D1591840562\">Cover via Amazon<\/a><\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>I&#8217;m currently reading a book I wanted to read for a long time, and never got around to, called <a class=\"zem_slink\" title=\"The Time-Tested, Battle-Hardened Guide for Anyone Starting Anything\" rel=\"amazon\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Art-Start-Time-Tested-Battle-Hardened-Starting\/dp\/1591840562%3FSubscriptionId%3D0G81C5DAZ03ZR9WH9X82%26tag%3Dzemanta-20%26linkCode%3Dxm2%26camp%3D2025%26creative%3D165953%26creativeASIN%3D1591840562\">The Art of The Start<\/a> &#8211; <a class=\"zem_slink\" title=\"Guy Kawasaki\" rel=\"homepage\" href=\"http:\/\/www.guykawasaki.com\/\">Guy Kawasaki<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Guy is, according to <a title=\"Guy's blog\" href=\"http:\/\/www.guykawasaki.com\/about\/index.shtml\" target=\"_blank\">him<\/a>: a founding partner at Garage and co-founder of <a href=\"http:\/\/alltop.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Alltop<\/a> as well as a husband, father, author, speaker, and hockey addict. He&#8217;s written <a title=\"Guy's Books\" href=\"http:\/\/www.guykawasaki.com\/books\/\" target=\"_blank\">9 books<\/a>, the latest one is Realty Check.<\/p>\n<p>In this book, Guy&nbsp; is explaining a few fundamental issues when starting a business. Guy is sharing his experience as a <a class=\"zem_slink\" title=\"Venture capital\" rel=\"wikipedia\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Venture_capital\">VC<\/a> (Venture (some call them Vaulters) Capitalist, and trying to get rid of (or at least reduce) his <a class=\"zem_slink\" title=\"Tinnitus\" rel=\"wikipedia\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tinnitus\">Tinnitus<\/a>, which is a rare illness, which causes constant ringing in his ear.<\/p>\n<p>The book is written in humor, however I recommend taking the advice in the book pretty seriously.<\/p>\n<p>From my understanding, the book stands for these things:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The KISS principal (<a class=\"zem_slink\" title=\"KISS principle\" rel=\"wikipedia\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/KISS_principle\">Keep it simple, stupid<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>keep learning and educating yourself &#8211; cause you don&#8217;t know what you don&#8217;t know<\/li>\n<li>don&#8217;t be too clever in your documents &#8211; have a clever product, and super clever team, which leads to the next point<\/li>\n<li>You shouldn&#8217;t operate on your own &#8211; surround yourself with the best people you could find.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I subscribe to the same: I always involve other people, good people in my ventures, (example: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.timetorethink.com\" target=\"_blank\">www.timetorethink.com<\/a>). it is a lot easier than working alone, and you get the pleasure of having other people&#8217;s input and opinions.<\/p>\n<p>Hopefully you&#8217;ll read this book, just before you start your business, and this book will steer you in the right direction.<\/p>\n<p>Maybe it is &#8220;too late&#8221; and you already run a business. If you think you know it all, and there is nothing to be learned from other people, you wouldn&#8217;t be reading this blog in the first place.<\/p>\n<p>I don&#8217;t think this is the case, hence you&#8217;re reading this blog. Reading The Art of The Start as a business owner, will shed some light on how things are working (and why other things don&#8217;t work).This book will also expose you to some brand new thinking patterns, teaching you &#8220;<strong><span style=\"text-decoration:underline;\">how to fish<\/span><\/strong>&#8221; as the old saying goes:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Give a man a fish &#8211; you&#8217;ll feed him for a day; Teach him how to fish &#8211; you&#8217;ll feed him for life!<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Enjoy the book &#8211; I am!<a href=\"http:\/\/blog.guykawasaki.com\/\"><br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"mceTemp\">\n<dl class=\"wp-caption alignright\">\n<dd class=\"wp-caption-dd\">\n<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<\/div>\n<h6 class=\"zemanta-related-title\" style=\"font-size:1em;\">Related articles by Zemanta<\/h6>\n<ul class=\"zemanta-article-ul\">\n<li class=\"zemanta-article-ul-li\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.finette.co.uk\/blog\/index.php\/2008\/11\/recommended-read-reality-check-guy-kawasaki\/\">Recommended Read: Reality Check (Guy Kawasaki)<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"zemanta-article-ul-li\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.altaidevalley.com\/2008\/10\/if-you-cant-mee.html\">If you can&#8217;t meet Guy Kawasaki, read him!<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"zemanta-article-ul-li\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.finette.co.uk\/blog\/index.php\/2008\/10\/web-20-pitch-camp-x0-impressions\/\">Web 2.0: Pitch Camp x.0 Impressions<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align:left;\" class=\"getsocial\"><a title=\"Add to Facebook\" href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=http:\/\/mrpitcher.wordpress.com\/2009\/01\/05\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border:0 none;margin:0;padding:0;\" src=\"http:\/\/getsocialserver.files.wordpress.com\/2009\/02\/gs3012.png\" alt=\"Add to Facebook\"><\/a><a title=\"Add to Newsvine\" 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