Business Proposal Quotes

Most venture capitalists won't read a business plan unless the entrepreneur is introduced to them by a contact.

The pitch should be very clear about what you are doing, why you are doing it, and why I should care. If you can cover those things quickly and precisely, it's easy for me to decide whether I want to spend more time with you or not.

I think one of the main reason's Rick Rosenthal and Whitewater PIctures decided to 'get in bed with me' on 'Fat Kid' was because I came in with a strong business plan as well as a creative vision on how to make the film.

In the same way that I tend to make up my mind about people within thirty seconds of meeting them, I also make up my mind about whether a business proposal excites me within about thirty seconds of looking at it. I rely far more on gut instinct than researching huge amounts of statistics.

If the government would like to hire my services to maximize value for their stake, they should approach me. No problem.

I don't pitch for contracts.

You still could go to some industry or some university or the government and if you could persuade them you had something on the ball—why, then, they might put up the cash after cutting themselves in on just about all of the profits. And, naturally, they'd run the show because it was their money and all you had done was the sweating and the bleeding.

Bottom line is, you have to pitch. You want timely hits.

Usually if you have an idea, you have to first pitch it to a production company, get them on board, then go around and pitch to networks.

First and foremost, any business proposal I like must sound fun.