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This is not about becoming rich.  This is not about becoming popular.  This is not about building a brand.  This is about you. In this lecture, you will hear David Rose explaining the ten most important characteristics to portray when you make a pitch to a VC or Angel. And how you convince them that you have those characteristics in 15 minutes. Unfortunately, most of us will never have that opportunity.

But there is a lesson to be learned from this. Because what David Rose is discussing is not how to sell an idea or a company, but rather how to inspire trust. And that – inspiring trust – is something that we could all become better at.

Enjoy the video. If you would rather skip to the pitch, just keep scrolling down the page.

Ten Things to Remember About Inspiring Trust

Before we get into this list, you must believe in one thing before you begin. If you don’t, you will fail.

You must believe in YOU – you are the most important thing at that moment. If you don’t believe it, why would the people you are talking to? Inspiration begins with confidence.

And now for the list. By order of importance the characteristics you must portray are:

1. Integrity
2. Passion about your idea / ideals
3. Experience ingrained from your past mistakes
4. Knowledge about the your world
5. Skills in everything from technical to marketing to speaking
6. Leadership
7. Commitment to your idea / ideals
8. Vision to change the world
9. Realism to know the limits
10. Ability to Listen so you can learn from others

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