The One Thing That Separates Pro Pitches from Amateurs

DC Palter
3 min readApr 20, 2021
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After writing more than twenty articles on pitching, I was asked if I could sum up my advice in a single sentence. My first reaction was a snarky, “Yes, read all the damn articles.”

But while working with various startups over the past few weeks to help them prepare for their pitches, I realized I frequently said, “The one thing you need to keep in mind is…”

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DC Palter

Entrepreneur, angel investor, startup mentor, sake snob. Author of the Silicon Valley mystery To Kill a Unicorn: https://amzn.to/3sD2SGH