Investor Business Pitch, Pitch Deck Outline & Elevator Pitch (Udemy.com)
Ideal elevator pitch for pitching to investors like venture capitalists or angel investors, co-founders, partners.
Created by: Alex Genadinik
Last updated July 2025
What you will learn
- GET THE INVESTMENT with a DIFFERENCE-MAKING pitch and presentation
- Pitch your business in 1 sentence and under 15 seconds
- Create longer pitches including an investor slide deck
- Effectively communicate your business ideas
- Tighten up your business pitch
- Make your pitch clear
- After your pitch is clear, make is inspiring and relatable
- WORLD-CLASS student support: I answer 99% of student questions within 24 hours
- PERSONALIZED HELP from the instructor: Join OFFICE HOURS Zoom call with the instructor and students to ask questions directly
How it compares
Against the other 376 rated Udemy courses in Finance & Accounting on CourseDuck:
- Rating4.4 out of 5higher than 28% of them
- Reviews125#317 of 377 by number of reviews
- Length1.4 hoursshorter than 88% of them
- Last updatedJuly 2025more recently than 50% of them
Course Description
Learn to do an elevator pitch in 1-sentence instead of the typical 60-seconds, and expand that into a full investor pitch deck presentation.
In your career as an entrepreneur, you will pitch your business many times per day, every day.
"If you can't explain something to a 5-year-old, you don't understand it yourself." - Einstein
CLEAR AND EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION IS A SIGN OF YOUR PROFESSIONALISM
Junior professionals typically pay less attention to the clarity and effectiveness of communication. As professionals gain experience, they realize that all forms of communication are important and work on improving theirs.
That makes it easy for more senior professionals, especially investors, to recognize first-time entrepreneurs. You don't want to be cast aside because of simply not pitching your business well, but that is what happens to businesses and entrepreneurs who can't communicate their ideas.
STOP HAVING DOORS CLOSE ON YOU
Most entrepreneurs experience investors as impatient people who don't want to talk. The truth is that they are not bad or impatient people. They just can't be bothered to talk to too many beginners. They are busy and their time is precious.
IMAGINE HOW GREAT IT WOULD BE IF YOU COULD SPARK INVESTOR INTEREST
If you can communicate your business clearly in a way that sparks interest and even inspires potential investors, investors and venture capitalists would gladly talk to you, would ask follow up questions, and would welcome follow up meetings. That might make the difference between being shut out and getting an investment.
WHAT YOU GET IN THIS COURSE
This course will help you create an investor pitch deck. We'll work from a pitch deck example and a template. Once you understand how to write a pitch deck, you will be able to create one for your start-up. There are many pitch deck examples of different businesses in the course. As we write the pitch deck, you can use that example as a pitch deck template for your business.
One of the pitch deck templates we'll work from is the pitch deck which Sequoia Capital recommends. Sequoia Capital is one of the most successful venture capital firms in the world.
AFTER THIS COURSE
You will be able to do your 60-second or 1-minute elevator pitch in 10-15 seconds while being clear, on-point, and interesting to whoever you are talking to.
Whether you are making a venture capital pitch or going into a sales pitch or sales presentation, after this course, you will be able to communicate your ideas as effectively as possible and impress.
RESPONSIVE AND CARING INSTRUCTOR: WORLD-CLASS STUDENT SUPPORT
If you have questions, know that I am here to help! I answer 99% of student questions within 24 hours. Many students tell me that other instructors don't respond. Well, I do because
1) I care about my students.
2) I feel a responsibility to make sure that students get their money's worth from the course.
Invest in yourself! Enroll now!
Instructor Details
- 4.4 Rating
125 Reviews
Alex Genadinik
One of the best teachers in the world because I teach with my heart. I help people get real results, many of whom have reached 7- and 8-figure businesses that I transparently showcase in my courses.
INSTRUCTOR BACKGROUND
3-time bestselling Amazon author, 20 years of successful entrepreneurship experience. Passionate instructor caring deeply about helping students reach full potential.
A number of my books are used in major US universities and high schools.
My current professional interests include Emotional Intelligence and productivity. I am constantly exploring ways to accomplish more with less time.
Additionally, I am interested in SEO, digital marketing, and creativity.
Originally from Ukraine.
COMMITMENT TO STUDENT SUCCESS
I go the extra mile to help students.
Education is more than acquiring knowledge or getting a job. True education is a beautiful experience, enriching your inner life while making your dreams a reality.
Invest in yourself, and give yourself the gift of elevating your life with world-class education, assisted by a caring and experienced instructor who supports you on your journey.
TEACHING AND COACHING HIGHLIGHTS
- 20+ time Udemy bestselling instructor.
- 10+ years of teaching experience.
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Reviews
By Lilia Zhornist on 4/4/2023
Very interesting course, lots of valuable information on the subject, which is very interesting. Nicely and easy spoken with lots of great help. Highly recommend for beginners and intermittent level.
By Michelle Lee on 2/10/2021
Very basic, information kind of all over the place there needs to be more clarity more exercises
By Pierluigi Gianni Vecchi on 2/4/2021
This course has some real life examples are showing me what is good to do and what to avoid that can be related to when I need to pitch something internally.
By Fight Forecaster on 2/2/2021
Yes. Re-iterates some of the key points I knew in a succinct manner.
By William Miller on 12/31/2020
Only 10 minutes in and this is a great course to learn what is needed as a startup or small business looking for investment. You can always learn the hints and tips to be better ready for investment, and this is a video that will help you with this immensly.
By Ben Andersen on 3/3/2020
This curse gave a nice background to the basics of what a pitch deck is and about how to give a pitch. A lot is common sense but it is still good to have some clarity and it is reassuring for people to have things laid out nice and clearly.
By Marc Galin on 2/22/2020
Quick, to-the-point and practical implementation in building an impactful slide deck to grab investors attention
By Vlatko Jovanovski on 2/12/2020
This course did help me gain further knowledge into how to communicate my business better and more clearly.
By Stoyan Vlahovski on 2/12/2020
You might have the best idea but you will get nowhere unless you have the money to develop it. That's why I decided to take this course and I already see impressive results.
By Kristie Snively on 2/11/2020
Good, detailed advice - specific directions on what to say/how to pitch your business or ideas to investors or partners, whatever the case may be. Very good course!
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