Richard Branson, the founder of the Virgin Group recently posted an article on Linked in (hat-tip to Derrick McIver) recently regarding business pitches: The art of pitching. In the article he mentions that there are 5 items that are important in a pitch: Be able to explain how the new business will make a difference Be grounded in your knowledge …
One of the many activities that has been going during the SxSW Interactive Conference this past week has been a pitch event: Student Startup Madness. A Michigan startup out of Michigan State University won the event, Temporun. The Student Startup Madness event started in the summer of 2012, and culimiated into the finals at SxSW last Saturday, March 9th. Eight …
The first Pitch Zoo event this past Monday (March 4th) went well. The four “pitchers” did a wonderful job — thanks Kitt, Brian (and Dann), Matt, and Tom. Each one received feedback on their pitches which they felt was helpful. The food that Maria Brennan (The Victorian Bakery) prepared was great. The coffee and tea provided by WaterStreet was much needed. And …
As part of pitching at the Pitch Zoo, “pitchers” will get a surprise: A Pitch Zoo t-shirt, saying “I PITCHED AN INNING AT THE ZOO!”. Below is a picture of one of the samples. The picture doesn’t do the t-shirt justice. I would have modeled it to make the shirt look better, but I have yet to pitch an inning …
The Pitch Zoo stickers have arrived. You can pick one up at tomorrow’s event (March 4th). I have already put one on my Pitch Zoo folder — to ensure that I know which folder it is. 🙂