What's the best way to pitch to investors?
Some say no more than 10 slides. Others recommend the science comes first. We've heard that we must include uses of funds. The list of requests goes on and on.
Here's a thought. What if we presented the problem, our discovery that addresses the problem and then the possibilities for impact? Here's a 1-minute stand-alone pitch. We can look at slides, but this is the message.
• The problem with Parkinson's disease is that 𝗻𝗼 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗴𝗲𝘁𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿.
• The state–of–the–art 𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗽𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 and unchanged since proposed in the 1960s.
• We 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱 the reason these treatments don't work. And then we 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱 a treatment that will.
• In contrast to the typical scientific breakthrough, we are developing a therapy that is 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗮𝗻 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝗱𝘃𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 – it will completely change the landscape.
• We're talking about a 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲, 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗴𝗺–𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗳𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵 supported by experimental data in 9 models of disease, for which the FDA agreed we are ready to launch Phase 2 trials.
• How would you feel to 𝗯𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗮 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗼𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 to permanently change the understanding of a common, debilitating, neurodegenerative disease, in so doing, transform the lives of millions?
Where are the early-adopters, the risk-takers and/or those with capital to invest who have been (or are) affected by Parkinson's?
The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research Parkinson's Foundation Parkinson's UK Critical Path Institute (C-Path) Parkinson's Disease (PD) Parkinson's (PD)