If you can’t explain what you do in one paragraph, you’ve got a problem

attention

Investors and audiences do not have time to waste. You only have a few seconds to grab their attention.

So what is an entrepreneur to do to stand out from the crowd?

From the article: “I strongly believe that a founder should be able to explain what they do in one paragraph. I’m not a believer in the “one sentence mashup approach” (e.g. “We are like Pinterest + Groupon + Facebook for dogs”). Rather, I like three sentences: (1) what we do, (2) who we do it to, and (3) why you should care. Sometimes this can be two sentences, sometimes four, but never more than a paragraph.”

If you can’t explain what you do in one paragraph, you’ve got a problem | VentureBeat.

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Content Curator Cendrine Marrouat

Cendrine Marrouat is a journalist, blogger, content curator, and author located in Canada. She is the founder of Creative Ramblings, a social media blog focusing on entrepreneurs and small businesses, and teaches classes on social media 101. Her latest release, "The Little Big eBook on Blogging: 40 Traffic Generation Tips," is a comprehensive resource that provides bloggers of all levels with essential information and precise guidance to attract quality traffic to their blogs.

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