<p></p><div class="KonaFilter image-container float_right"><div class="image on-image"><img src="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/5579de756bb3f7040449d052-1200-924/rick-klau.jpg?maxX=600" border="0" alt="rick klau" width="600"><p class="source"><span>Steve Jennings/Getty</span></p><p class="caption">Google Ventures partner Rick Klau.</p></img></div><p></p></div>Google's investment branch, <a href="https://www.gv.com/">Google Ventures</a>, is an investor in and adviser to some of Silicon Valley's hottest companies, like Uber and Periscope, as well as rising retailers like Blue Bottle Coffee.<p><a href="http://www.gv.com/team/rick-klau">Rick Klau</a> has been a Google Ventures partner since 2011 and <a href="https://twitter.com/rklau/status/609051895236321280">took to Twitter</a> to share some of the best advice he can offer entrepreneurs pitching their business to customers. It's advice that's just as relevant to pitches to investors.</p><p>It all boils down to storytelling.</p><p>Here are Klau's tips:</p><div><div><div class="storify"><iframe src="//storify.com/richfeloni/rick-klau-s/embed?header=false&amp;border=false" width="100%" height="750" frameborder="no" allowtransparency="true"></iframe><script src="//storify.com/richfeloni/rick-klau-s.js?header=false&amp;border=false"></script><noscript>[<a href="//storify.com/richfeloni/rick-klau-s" target="_blank">View the story "Rick Klau's pitching fundamentals" on Storify</a>]</noscript></div></div></div><p class="embed-spacer"></p>    <div class="margin-top">        <h3>NOW WATCH: <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/facebooks-oculus-unveiling-copied-apple-video-2015-6">Facebook tried to copy Apple with its big Oculus unveiling and it failed miserably</a></h3>        <div>            <div>    <script src="http://player.ooyala.com/v3/6e12e8b3387a44daacfb73afba25a76e"></script>    <div class="ooyala-video-player" data-video-autoplay="false" data-video-id="Rud3RsdTqwbu58YP3br0vIkmpAoPPyIZ" data-player-variable="ooyalapopvideo" id="ooyalaplayer_popvideo" style="width:1280px;height:720px"></div>    <script>    if (typeof RunFunctions === 'undefined') { var RunFunctions = []; }     RunFunctions.push(function()    {         var ooyalapopvideo = OO.Player.create('ooyalaplayer_popvideo', 'Rud3RsdTqwbu58YP3br0vIkmpAoPPyIZ',{ autoplay: 'false' });     });    </script>    <noscript><div>Please enable Javascript to watch this video</div></noscript></div>        </div>        <script>(function() { function createPlayer() { OO.ready(function() { RunFunctions.forEach(function(ooyalaFunction) { ooyalaFunction(); }); RunFunctions = [];}); } createPlayer(); }()); </script>    </div>

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Steve Jennings/GettyGoogle Ventures partner Rick Klau.Google's investment branch, Google Ventures, is an investor in and adviser to some of Silicon Valley's hottest companies, like Uber and Periscope, as well as rising retailers like Blue Bottle Coffee.Rick Klau has been a Google Ventures partner since 2011 and took to Twitter to share some of the best advice he can offer entrepreneurs pitching their business to customers. It's advice that's just as relevant to pitches to investors.It all boils down to storytelling.Here are Klau's tips:[View the story "Rick Klau's pitching fundamentals" on Storify] NOW WATCH: Facebook tried to copy Apple with its big Oculus unveiling and it failed miserably if (typeof RunFunctions === 'undefined') { var RunFunctions = []; } RunFunctions.push(function() { var ooyalapopvideo = OO.Player.create('ooyalaplayer_popvideo', 'Rud3RsdTqwbu58YP3br0vIkmpAoPPyIZ',{ autoplay: 'false' }); }); Please enable Javascript to watch this video (function() { function createPlayer() { OO.ready(function() { RunFunctions.forEach(function(ooyalaFunction) { ooyalaFunction(); }); RunFunctions = [];}); } createPlayer(); }());

Steve Jennings/GettyGoogle Ventures partner Rick Klau. Google's investment branch, Google Ventures, is an investor in and adviser to some of Silicon Valley's hottest companies, like Uber and Periscope, as well as rising retailers like Blue Bottle Coffee.

Google Ventures partner shares the 7 elements of a perfect sales pitch

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