20 VC 045: From Idea to Pitch with Alan Jones

20 VC 045: From Idea To Pitch with Alan Jones, Founding Investor @ Startmate

Posted on 15th June 2015 by Harry

Alan Jones is Chief Growth Hacker at Bluechilli, who have set the incredible goal of building 100 startups by 2016! Alan is also Founding Investor and Mentor at Startmate, an Australian Y Combinator style accelerator. If that wasn’t enough Alan also invests and advises through Blackbird Ventures, Pollenizer and Startmate.

In Today’s Amazing Discussion with Alan We Discover:

What you should do when you have a great idea?
How to validate a market?
How to figure out if it is a viable business?
What can non technical co-founders do to get their idea of the ground?
What individuals can do to meet technical co-founders?
What are the biggest tips for entrepreneurs when facing a pitch?

Items Mentioned in Today’s Show:

Dan Ariely: Predictably Irrational

Tzukuri: Bluetooth Wearable Technology

TreeHouse

Quora

OtherLevels: Mobile Marketing Automation Platform

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