30 Rule of PowerPoint

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16 pointsMykalMorton3 comments

Ugh. Yes, 10-20-30 is what most VCs ask for. However, it's not what works in a first meeting. You can't demo a product and sell a dream with 10/20/30.

http://platformsandnetworks.blogspot.com/2009/12/pitching.ht...

http://www.kartme.com/blog/pitching-without-powerpoint-8-tip...

I think that Beamer is a good alternative for those who want a relatively nice-looking presentation without shelling out $2000 for a Mac + another $80 for iWork.

http://latex-beamer.sourceforge.net/

10 KILL "POWERPNT.EXE"

20 PRINT "PROBLEM SOLVED!"

30 END

(Hint: The KILL command in old Microsoft BASIC deleted a file.)

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