How to craft an elevator pitch for a startup

7 lessons · 9:47 · updated 9/10/2026
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What you will do in this course

What an elevator pitch is
Three pitch-crafting strategies
Avoid common pitch mistakes
Structure your elevator pitch
Pitch to investors
Learn from a winning pitch
Introduce your startup concisely

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Getting started

2 lessons · short section, not a full path on its own

1. What Is Elevator Pitch? | How To Create An Elevator Pitch? | Startup Terms | Sandeep Das

Sandeep Das · watch the original · 0:57

2. How to Craft Your Elevator Pitch

Structure your elevator pitch

AJ&Smart · watch the original · 0:58

Check yourself

Four questions on this section. Wrong answers are the point: each one explains itself.

Now you explain it

Close what you watched and explain the topic in your own words in 30 seconds. What you can explain is what you have learned. You are marked against this course's lessons and nothing beyond them.

Explain how you would do this: Getting started — Structure your elevator pitch.

You are judged on these, and nothing else in the course:

What an elevator pitch is
Structure your elevator pitch

Your explanation

Doing it properly

3 lessons

1. 3 Success Strategies for Crafting the Perfect Elevator Pitch

Three pitch-crafting strategies

Entrepreneur · watch the original · 1:01

2. How To Pitch To Investors

Pitch to investors

Kevin O'Leary · watch the original · 0:33

3. Introducing Concisely ft. Blissclub, Swiggy

Introduce your startup concisely

Elevation Capital · watch the original · 4:16

Check yourself

Four questions on this section. Wrong answers are the point: each one explains itself.

Now you explain it

Close what you watched and explain the topic in your own words in 30 seconds. What you can explain is what you have learned. You are marked against this course's lessons and nothing beyond them.

Explain how you would do this: Doing it properly — Introduce your startup concisely.

You are judged on these, and nothing else in the course:

Three pitch-crafting strategies
Pitch to investors
Introduce your startup concisely

Your explanation

Going deeper

2 lessons · short section, not a full path on its own

1. Stop Pitching Like This | Vusi Thembekwayo

Avoid common pitch mistakes

Vusi Thembekwayo · watch the original · 0:49

2. TEDx Southbank 1 Minute Pitch Winner Joseph Knox Wheeler

Learn from a winning pitch

Joseph Wheeler · watch the original · 1:13

Check yourself

Four questions on this section. Wrong answers are the point: each one explains itself.

Now you explain it

Close what you watched and explain the topic in your own words in 30 seconds. What you can explain is what you have learned. You are marked against this course's lessons and nothing beyond them.

Explain how you would do this: Going deeper — Learn from a winning pitch.

You are judged on these, and nothing else in the course:

Avoid common pitch mistakes
Learn from a winning pitch

Your explanation

Not part of the path

Added by readers, or indexed before this course was sorted. These are not counted as one of the three sections.

1. Perfect your Startup Elevator Pitch

The Failed Founder · watch the original · 0:43

2. Pitch Perfect: Crafting a Compelling Elevator Pitch for Your Business

Carla Harris · watch the original · 0:40

3. How to Make Your Best Pitch? Nicole Walters: Know Your Investor

Entrepreneur · watch the original · 0:19 · a taster

4. How To Master An Elevator Pitch? | Full Disclosure

Full Disclosure · watch the original · 1:00

5. Elevator Pitch Hack

Vanessa Van Edwards · watch the original · 0:23

6. Shantanu’s 1 MINUTE elevator pitch | Razorpreneur

The BarberShop with Shantanu · watch the original · 1:00

7. Task Assignment: The Elevator Pitch

The Wall Street Journal · watch the original · 1:28

8. Elevator Pitch to introduce yourself can be a powerful tool for a first impression.

Anuj Gurwara · watch the original · 0:42

9. 2018 Elevator Pitch Winner, Flyer Pitch Competition

University of Dayton · watch the original · 0:58

10. 30-Second Elevator Pitch (Watch this)

Sam Demma · watch the original · 0:20

11. Learn How to Craft Your Elevator Pitch

MagnerCenterVideo · watch the original · 0:31

12. Startup: So wird dein Pitch zum Erfolg

in German

LOOKAUT · watch the original · 0:57

13. What the Best Pitch Decks Have in Common with Mike Vernal (Sequoia Capital)

NFX · watch the original · 1:20

14. 10-20-30 Rule for Pitch decks | Startup | Sarthak Ahuja

Sarthak Ahuja · watch the original · 0:24

15. Quick Career Tips — Crafting Your Elevator Pitch

Brandeis Career Network · watch the original · 0:57

16. How To Craft The Perfect Pitch

Dan Henry · watch the original · 0:49

17. 3 keys to a successful investor pitch! Screw up any one of these and you’re dead in the water!

Versa Business Tips · watch the original · 0:54

18. Coming up

Elevation Capital · watch the original · 1:26

19. Series Intro

Elevation Capital · watch the original · 1:06

20. Importance Of Pitch Decks

Elevation Capital · watch the original · 4:16

21. Winning Principles

Elevation Capital · watch the original · 1:20

22. Captivating Your Audience ft. Atlys

Elevation Capital · watch the original · 8:57

23. Going Deeper Into Insight & Product ft. Swiggy, Dezerv, UC

Elevation Capital · watch the original · 8:40

24. Results Of Your Insight & Product ft. Blissclub, Comet, Swiggy

Elevation Capital · watch the original · 7:01