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Earlier this month at LeWeb, I ran into entrepreneur, professor and startup mentor John Lewis. Having been funded at least 6 times by my count, John Lewis has been living in Paris for quite some time, helping startups at LeCamping, mentoring at StartupWeekend events, and as a professor of finance at both HEC and IAE Gustave Eiffel. Using his experience launching and running software startups, John Lewis has announced the launch of DojoBoost, a new startup accelerator which may receive its first class of startups as early as March 2012.

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Well, there are tons of advice given on what you should do while pitching to investors. Sure! There are loads of articles available on what not to do. I thought of putting up my learnings as well. Thanks to Young Startup Ventures and NY VC Summit, I got to learn these things mentioned below. It was a great event and got to talk to several great entrepreneurs, VCs, Angels, Corporate Investors. It was amazing!

Bill Clark is the CEO of Microventures, a securities broker/dealer that uses crowdfunding to allow investors to invest between $1,000 and $10,000 in startups online. You can follow him on Twitter @austinbillc. Most people understand that a high percentage of startups never make it. So what if you could give yourself a leg up on the competition? Below is a list of tips that may help your startup get to the next level. These ideas are not revolutionary, and many successful startups already have these qualities. Why not ensure yours does too?

Allez, petite louche encore aujourd’hui sur notre fameux “écosystème de startups”. On a causé déjà pas mal, ici ou là en interpellant les politiques, ou encore par ici ou par-là,  de tout ce qui montre que, tout de même, on a des raisons d’espérer que l’entrepreneuriat devienne un courant beaucoup plus important dans les années à venir. A mon avis, on a déjà fait une bonne partie du chemin ! Certes, la formation et la sensibilisation doivent être renforcés, les démarches administratives, et surtout fiscales et sociales encore être simplifiées, mais ça avance et plutôt pas mal. L’investissement est un peu mieux organisé, les montants en jeu augmentent régulièrement, les incubateurs se créent et les places dans les espaces de co-working partent comme des petits pains. On n’a jamais parlé autant d’entrepreneuriat un peu partout.

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You should not have the audience focused on your slides, but your words during the presentation. Bullets are an absolute no-no throughout the presentation. My presentation had one sentence at most per slide with an accent color highlighting what was a really important word for the audience to understand. The slides should set the tone for what you are currently talking about to keep everyone on track. Stay away from transitions or overly flashy slides. They were cool when you were in junior high, but don't add a lot when talking to a large crowd.

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