When you pitch to Stellaris, you can begin your answers whichever way you want. We love speaking Indian languages, so feel free to pitch us in Hindi or Kannada. We're judging your ability to run the business, not your verbal tics.https://twitter.com/paulg/status/1107130142579523585 …
I'm not saying that investors judge founders by how they speak, just that they (like any audience) will be more engaged if you don't speak as if you're reciting something you've memorized.
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While in my original tweet I was speaking specifically about non-native English speakers, I don't agree with the general point either. Canned responses are fine because it shows the founder was thoughtful enough to anticipate the question and formulate an answer.
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Depends on the quality of the response, of course. Also another caveat is the quality of salesmanship in bay area startups vs India. Here, prep is a way to stand out and is perhaps rarer than "spontaneity".
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You’re not alone - plenty of people feel that way! Seems to be especially common in Bay Area tech https://www.npr.org/2015/09/03/432732859/so-whats-the-big-deal-with-starting-a-sentence-with-so …
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