When “pitching”, show your idea / startup / company in a positive light, but DO NOT cross the line of not telling the truth: Article: Your Pitch is Just the Beginning: Walking the Line on Little White Lies by Elizabeth Usovicz, General Manager of Transaction Commons “There’s nothing wrong and everything right with presenting your startup in the best possible …
Earlier this week was the December Pitch Zoo event. We went through what has taken place at Pitch Zoo the past two years (2nd year review), discussed the future (improvements), and Regina practiced her pitch for Riscamagine. As for the future, here is some of the feedback discussed: People want to “See It First” before they come to Pitch Zoo. Possible solution: provide a …
Hacker Gals and Stacy Burdette were written up in an article on WMUK this week. Read more via the following link. Hacker Gals: A How-To Collective For Women November 18, 2014 WMUK by Anthony Gladden Stacy practiced her pitch in March 2014, November 2013, and September 2013 at Pitch Zoo.
Buffalo (New York) held a pitch competition on October 30th which dispersed $5 million to 11 startups. The competition received 6,932 applications from 96 countries and every state in the United States (50). The applicants were filtered to 113 semifinalists. From those semifinalists 11 finalists emerged and pitched on October 30 at the Shea’s Performing Arts Center in Buffalo, NY. The monetary …
Last night was the November Pitch Zoo event. Six individuals / companies practiced their pitches, and received feedback from the community.